Higher Ed Utah

Utah Lawmaker’s Bid to Limit Tenure is Defeated

(Chronicle of Higher Education) -- A bill that would have limited the ability of public colleges and universities in...

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READ · Feb 09

Tenure ban bill returns, but research schools would be exempt

(Brian Maffly, Salt Lake Tribune) -- A Provo lawmaker who believes the tenure system has outlived its usefulness in...

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READ · Feb 07

Benson makes capitol effort

(McKenzie Romero, SUU news) -- SUU President Michael T. Benson has begun his efforts in the 2012 legislative session,...

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READ · Feb 07

Students Design Virtual ID Badge to Combat Online Hackers

(University of Utah) -- A student entrepreneurial team at the University of Utah believes it has come up with a...

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READ · Feb 07

Flying J donates to USU’s business school

(Kevin Opsahl, Herald Journal) -- Half of a $3.5 million donation from an Ogden-based company will help students at...

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READ · Feb 07

College students rally for higher ed funding

(Robert Gehrke, Salt Lake Tribune) -- About 150 college students and business and civic leaders from across the state...

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READ · Feb 06

Utah’s students and business leaders gather in support of higher education

(Salt Lake City) -- A sunshine filled sky was the perfect backdrop to today's gathering of students and business leaders...

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READ · Feb 03

Multiyear Study of Community-College Practices Asks: What Helps Students Graduate?

(Jennifer Gonzalez, Chronicle of Higher Education) -- Community colleges are brimming with programs and policies designed to help students...

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READ · Feb 03

I need to complete a FAFSA… now what?

The question that has haunted students on more than one occasion: I need to complete a Free Application for...

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READ · Feb 01

Strategies for paying off student loans

(Liz Weston, LA Times) -- Dear Liz: I graduated from college last summer and was lucky enough to get...

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READ · Dec 06 · 2 Comments

Save for college. Save on taxes.

Here are some 2011 year end tax reminders from UESP... (Click the image below for a downloadable .pdf of these helpful...

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READ · Nov 30

Report: Utah grads have lowest average debt in US

(Jon Byington, for the Deseret News) -- College graduates across the nation owed an average of $25,000 in student...

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READ · Nov 04

How Community Colleges can Help Increase Student Success

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) recently released a series of reports based from...

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READ · Jan 26

Rigorous Programs of Study for Career and Technical Education

Utah is one of six states in the nation to participate in a Rigorous Programs of Study grant project funded...

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READ · Jan 10

“What is an Educated Person?” Conference

Below is information about "What is an Educated Person?" Conference:

• WEP Conference 2011-11-04_Agenda
• WEP Conference 2011-11-04_Breakout Notes 2010
• WEP Conference...

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  READ · Jan 06

Developing Human Capital: Meeting the Growing Global Need for a Skilled and Educated Workforce

In a new report written by the National Association of Workforce Boards, Association for Career and Technical Education, and the...

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READ · Dec 05