Utah students from low-income families participate in college at rates nearly 15% lower than their peers
The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) released a report outlining the college participation and completion rates of Utah high school graduates, using data from USHE, the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC). The report focuses on the gap in college participation between Caucasians and minorities and the completion […]
50th Anniversary: Board of Regents taps past when looking to future of Utah’s state higher ed governing body
[Pictured above: 1969 Utah Board of Regents] Fifty years ago, the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) was formed by the state legislature with a single board—the Utah State Board of Regents—to govern the new system. In 1969, the population in Utah was just over one million. The world was learning new things about the […]
2019-2020 Student Regent applications due March 26
Since 1977, the Governor has appointed a student from an institution in the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) to represent Utah students on the State Board of Regents. The Student Regent is a voting member of the Board and serves at the Governor’s appointment for one year. Any eligible USHE student is encouraged to apply. […]
College Access Day on the Hill: Regents, presidents, students, higher ed leaders advocate for college access
Regents, Utah college presidents, higher education leaders, institutional boards of trustees, college access advisors, and student leaders met with lawmakers on Monday to talk about the importance of making college accessible to every Utahn. The lunch, held in the Capitol rotunda, focused on two initiatives: the college access advising initiative and HB 260, Access Utah […]
USHE presidents sign letter of support for HB 260: “It’s time to expand the programs already proven to work to all Utahns.”
On February 11, 2019, Utah’s public college and university presidents and the Commissioner of Higher Education signed a letter of support for Representative Derrin Owens’ HB 260 Access Utah Promise Scholarship. This legislation would create a last-dollar scholarship patterned after SLCC Promise and Dream Weber, that would pay for tuition and fees for the first two years […]
Board of Regents celebrates 50 years of centralized state higher education governance
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Board of Regents and the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE), ushering in an era of more streamlined, centralized higher education governance in the state. Since 1969, when the number of students attending Utah’s public colleges and universities numbered 40,000, the Board has worked […]
Forty-five percent of Utah’s high school graduating class of 2017 enrolled in college the following year
SALT LAKE CITY – Forty-five percent of Utah high school graduates enroll in college the year after high school graduation, according to the recently-released High School Feedback Reports from the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE). Utah continues to be near the lowest in the nation for the percent of high school graduates going directly […]
Board of Regents announces expansion of college access advising program
33 Utah high schools will have a full-time college access advisor by fall 2019 Thirty-three Utah high schools will have a full-time, permanent college access advisor this fall, the Utah Board of Regents announced at its meeting on Friday, January 25, 2019, at Utah Valley University. The near-peer college access advisor will help students register for and […]
Utah Commissioner of Higher Education announces he will conclude service at year’s end
Dr. David L. Buhler announced Tuesday his decision to conclude his service as Utah’s Commissioner of Higher Education effective December 31, 2019. The Board of Regents will commence a national search in the spring. His announcement now will allow time for a thorough search and a smooth transition. “Late last week, I shared my decision […]
Top 10 facts about higher ed in Utah
1.) The Board of Regents’ top 2019 legislative priority is a statewide college access advising program, with a permanent, full-time college access advisor for every Utah high school by the 2021-22 school year. To better support Utah high school students on their path to college, the Board is introducing a statewide program that will put a […]
