University Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Many students go to college to find themselves as worthy candidates for a lofty job down the line. However, college isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about creating one. Colleges and universities enjoy the fruits of their graduates’ labor in multiple ways. Should higher ed be worried?

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University Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The spring semester was a time of great adjustment for colleges and universities in Texas as state schools were forced to disband any office related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Universities that don’t comply with the ruling risk losing state funding. Greg Abbott back in June.

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University Business

JANUARY 25, 2024

Kidnapping and sexual assault survivor Elizabeth Smart is seeking funding so Smart Defense, the sexual violence prevention and self-defense program she developed, can be offered at all of Utah’s state-supported colleges and universities. The program has been piloted at Southern Utah University and Snow College.

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University Business

MAY 19, 2023

With over 140 million college reviews and ratings, Niche has a “Best Colleges” category for various lenses, from student life and party scene to academics and professors. The seven colleges that lean most significantly in a political direction contrary to their state are conservative institutions in majority-liberal states.

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University Business

JUNE 22, 2023

As colleges and universities fight to attract a dwindling cohort of students to their institutions, one major obstacle standing in their way is their price tag. The cost of a college education is a primary source of stress for students and parents applying for college and among those already enrolled. When Utah Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Virginia State University will host the second presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle Oct. This is a historic moment for our university and for HBCUs nationwide.” “This is a historic moment for our university and for HBCUs nationwide.” The University of Utah will host another one Oct. 25, 2024. “In

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

The Education Design Lab has announced the launch of its new Rural College Design and Data Academy. The innovative models championed by the Lab encourage rural learners to pursue higher education options and pave the way for sustainable economic growth for rural communities."

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 31, 2024

Utah’s legislature recently approved a bill prohibiting diversity training, hiring, and inclusion programs at universities and in state government. ” Critics argue that these measures undermine academic freedom and fail to address disparities in college enrollment. The bill, awaiting Republican Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Abby McNulty Abby McNulty has been named vice president of institutional advancement at Salt Lake Community College in Utah. McNulty holds a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College in Asian studies and studio arts and a master’s in public policy from Columbia University.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A new version of a bill to regulate name, image and likeness in Utah would exempt college athletes’ NIL agreements submitted to public universities from the state’s open records law, closing them off to any public scrutiny. HB202 requires athletes to submit any NIL contract over $600 in value to the university.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The newly appointed Utah Board of Higher Education named Deputy Commissioner Geoffrey Landward as interim commissioner pending a nationwide search for Woolstenhulme’s successor. Landward has been with the Utah System of Higher Education for eight years, most recently as deputy commissioner and secretary to the Utah Board of Higher Education.

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University Business

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Utah’s flagship university says it does not require prospective hires to sign a diversity, equality and inclusion statement before they’re employed. Cox shares no evidence that Utah colleges require DEI statements—while U. of Utah says it doesn’t appeared first on University Business. The post Gov.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 27, 2023

Yes, college and university enrollment has fallen, decreasing by almost 7.5 Just six in 10 Americans say college is worth the time and money. And yet, this fall the University of Utah admitted a record class of first-year students for the third year in row. I don’t buy it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Richard “Biff” Williams has been appointed president of Missouri State University. Williams possesses the qualifications and experience necessary to ensure the university continues to thrive and build on its strong foundation,” said Parman. Williams served as president of Utah Tech University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2023

Tiffany Hernandez Tiffany Hernandez has been appointed president of Glendale Community College, part of Arizona’s Maricopa County Community College District. Hernandez holds a bachelor’s degree in Russian language from the University of Arizona, a J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law, and a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Eatman Six new directors and board officers were elected during the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, D.C. James Madison University President Dr. Jonathan R. Morgan State University President Dr. David Wilson was elected treasurer. Dr. Timothy K.

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University Business

APRIL 19, 2024

With the pandemic all but ending in 2022 and in-person events back in full swing, colleges, universities, faculty, students and nearly everyone had the opportunity to rejoice. It represents the highest jump in reported campus crimes since universities began compiling statistics on it due to the Clergy Act of 1990.

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University Business

JUNE 8, 2023

state’s most LGBTQ-friendly college for students in light of Pride Month. Four of the state’s most LGBTQ-friendly colleges also feature on BestAccredited Colleges’ top 10 LGBTQ-friendly college ranking. stars) Arizona: Northern Arizona University (4.5

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Several universities in Utah are challenging a state panel’s determination that contracts laying out the terms of college athletes’ compensation for use of their name, image and likeness must be made public, The Deseret News reported.

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University Business

DECEMBER 12, 2022

But colleges aren’t turning a blind eye to the issues. They live on a ramen-dependent budget and hang their hopes on finding a college town that is affordable for their four-plus-year journey. Here’s a look at the rest of the 24 best cities for college students on a budget: Manhattan, Kansas. Provo, Utah.

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University Business

JUNE 6, 2023

Engineers have been using AI-like genetic algorithms since the 1960s, so ChatGPT and other text-generating bots don’t strike Utah professor Cynthia Furse as particularly revolutionary, at least in their current form. The post How these Utah professors are addressing ChatGPT in the classroom appeared first on University Business.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Leading With Informed Optimism While President Randall was appointed to his current position in August 2021, making him a relative newcomer compared to many other higher education leaders, he's hardly a newcomer at the University of Utah. We're going to redefine the student experience at the university.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 12, 2023

The University of Utah College of Engineering will receive $50 million and a new name, honoring benefactor John Price, a university graduate and former diplomat. Pending approval from the Board of Trustees, the college will be named the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering. Hide by line?:

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University Business

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A Utah company says it plans to try to acquire a historically Indigenous Oklahoma college it successfully sued to collect a debt. The president of Bacone College in Muskogee characterized the company’s move as “colonization,” according to a report last week by KWGS. Read more from Axios.

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University Business

JUNE 13, 2023

Asked why Cox elected to nominate an entirely new board, Jennifer Napier-Pearce, the governor’s senior adviser and director of communication, said Cox supported SB146, which “reshapes the Utah Board of Higher Education, reducing the number of members and enabling the board to better focus on a statewide vision. Read more from DeseretNews.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The colleges that rank highest for the most transparent merit scholarships provide clear, easily accessible information on the awards and the criteria they use, according to a new analysis. Regretfully, families will continue to be at a major disadvantage if colleges are not transparent about their ultimate net cost,” Degnan added.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A bill allowing people to carry concealed weapons at public college campuses in West Virginia passed by a landslide in the state's House of Delegates Feb. As it stands now, the state prohibits carrying guns on public college and university campuses. 21, NPR reported. This move sends the bill to West Virginia Gov.

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University Business

MAY 8, 2024

In higher ed, Florida boasts the second-highest “timely” graduation rates for students at two- and four-year public colleges and universities. In K12, Florida earned its highest marks in college readiness, based on the 12th-graders’ SAT and ACT scores. News noted. News found. What about hate speech?

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Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 19, 2023

Florida, Texas, South Dakota, and Utah may see few if any declines. Related links: Many US States Have Seen Enrollment Drops of More Than 20 Percent (Glen McGhee and Dahn Shaulis) Projections Data from the 10th Edition of Knocking at the College Door (WICHE) State Universities and the College Meltdown Alaska is Leading the College Meltdown.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has elected seven new directors and new board officers at its 2023 Annual Meeting, including Dr. Mary Ann Villarreal as chair of its Board of Directors. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence at Bishop’s University; Dr. Suzanne M.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2024

Mainstream images of college campuses don’t often include toddlers on a playground. Today, however, one in five college students is also a parent. The University of Nebraska at Kearney, home to the Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center, offers discounted child care services to those enrolled at the university.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Shaun Harper, university professor, provost professor of education, business and public policy, and the founder and executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center, was watching a livestream from the U.S. Each author wrote from his or her field of expertise but emphasized that colleges are not monolithic. “It Committee member U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Image: Fifty percent of Utah Valley University students identify as female, but this wasn’t always the case: historically—and in ways that defied national trends about women’s college achievement—women enrolled and graduated from the university at significantly lower rates than men. Share here.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Image: Two faculty members at Brigham Young University’s Idaho campus say they were suddenly told they can’t work there anymore. Last academic year, BYU’s Utah campus let go a longtime professor of writing under similarly mysterious circumstances. BYU in Utah referred questions to Idaho.

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University Business

APRIL 15, 2024

Colleges and universities must create more robust data networks to efficiently analyze their graduates’ occupational outcomes and ensure that more of their credentials can serve today’s high-growth industries, declares an inaugural report from the Strada Education Foundation, an education company focused on increasing upward mobility.

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University Business

MARCH 6, 2023

Jim Justice’s signing last Wednesday , permit holders are now allowed to carry concealed guns onto public college and university campuses. West Virginia joins Texas and ten others to promote concealed campus carry, such as Georgia, Utah, Colorado and Oregon, to name a few, signaling other states take the lead.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Several prominent universities banned legacy admissions when affirmative action ended. With students from underserved backgrounds liable to take the biggest step backward, university officials believed the practice of favoring applicants who hail from alumni was difficult to justify. Vincent’s College in Pennsylvania.

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