University of Utah Presidential Search Committee announces public meetings
The University of Utah Presidential Search Committee will host three public meetings to obtain input from members of the University of Utah community and the general public on the presidential search. Public input from these meetings will help the committee shape a position announcement, the primary advertisement for the position used in recruiting candidates. September […]
SLCC Among Nation’s Top ‘Innovative Colleges for Adult Learners’
Press Release Salt Lake City—The national magazine Washington Monthly has named Salt Lake Community College to its list of “Twelve Most Innovative Colleges for Adult Learners.” The list recognizes institutions that have adapted to better serve adults who are 25 and older, which is about 40 percent of college enrollment on average around the country. […]
As new school year begins, Regents have been taking steps to support student health and safety at USHE campuses
Recent national events have brought increased attention to campus safety as a new school year gets under way. Specifically there is increased scrutiny of colleges and universities as issues like sexual violence, student mental health and free speech have become key issues in the national higher education policy conversation. USHE institutions have always made student […]
College-readiness program, StepUp Utah Scholars, makes changes for the 2017-18 school year
Launched in the 2006-07 school year, the Utah Scholars Initiative is a college-readiness program that helps students understand why college is so important and what they can do in junior high and high school to prepare for college, pay for college, and succeed in college and the workforce. When the program first began, volunteers visited […]
Average student debt in Utah continues to be lowest in nation
LendEdu recently released student loan debt statistics for the class of 2016, and Utah continues to have the lowest average student debt in the country at $18,810 (compared to the national average of $27,975). In fact, Utah was the only state in the nation with an average student debt load under $20,000. Utah also has the lowest […]
Analysis: USHE students likely to transfer & change majors before graduation
The general perception of a traditional college career goes as follows: upon high school graduation, a student immediately enrolls the following year in a college or university, attends full-time, and soon thereafter graduates from the same college two to four years later. A new analysis by the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education looks at how […]
Governor Herbert meets with regents, trustees and presidents
The Board of Regents, Boards of Trustees and presidents from all eight USHE institutions recently participated in a joint meeting of higher education leaders to discuss some of Utah’s most pressing higher education issues. This once-a-year coordinating meeting occurs in conjunction with the Regents’ regularly-scheduled July meeting. Governor Herbert also attended a portion of the […]
New report: 30M good jobs that pay without a BA (but many still require college)
Although the decline in the manufacturing economy eliminated many good jobs for high school graduates, new research from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (Georgetown Center) finds that there are currently 30 million good jobs in the U.S. that pay well without a bachelor’s degree (B.A.). These good jobs have a median […]
A long-term look at Utah’s college age population
By 2065 the number of college age population (ages 18-24) living in Utah is projected to increase by 65% (an increase of 196,705 students) to reach half a million, while the school age population (ages 5-17) is projected to increase by 49% (an increase of 329,743 students) to reach nearly one million, according to recently […]
How are tuition waivers used across USHE?
What are tuition waivers? Tuition waivers are a type of financial aid used to help students pay for college. Student aid—a critical part of keeping college affordable—comes in many forms, including federal grants and scholarships. From a student perspective, all student aid serves the same purpose: reducing the out-of-pocket amount a student must pay for […]
