Revised Budget Revenues Announced The Legislature has $209 million more than expected to spend in budgets as it prepares the 2018-19 budget. This came from… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 5
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chairs presented the subcommittee’s priorities to the Executive Appropriations Committee on Thursday. Final 2018-19 budget revenue… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 4
America’s largest interstate higher education tuition-discount programs set records in 2017-18 for students enrolled and dollars saved. 42,240 students saved more than $403 million—up 7%… Continue Reading Utah students saved over $8M through WICHE out-of-state tuition-discount programs in 2017-18
The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee met twice this week, hearing from five of the eight USHE presidents. Each president advocated the Board of Regents’ unified… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 2
The 45-day 2018 Legislative Session commenced on Monday, January 22, 2018. With over 1,200 legislative bills filled, several are expected to impact Utah’s public colleges… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 1
1.) 8 out of 10 Utah high school graduates who go on to college, enroll in a USHE institution. The vast majority of Utah high… Continue Reading Top 11 facts about higher ed in Utah
The Utah State Board of Regents has selected Ruth V. Watkins as the 16th president of the University of Utah. Watkins is the first woman… Continue Reading Ruth V. Watkins named 16th president of the University of Utah
For every tax dollar the state invests in higher education, there is a 3 dollar increase in tax revenues to the state. Further, a Utahn who invests a year’s worth of tuition in a college education will realize at least a 41% wage increase in the first year working after college. Continue Reading The ROI of Utah’s College Graduates
Legislative math initiative increases college math completion in high school by 28% SB 196 Math Competency Initiative (Millner/Gibson), passed during the 2015 Utah legislative session, encourages high… Continue Reading Making a Difference in Math
The United State Congress and U.S. federal agencies have embarked on several actions in recent weeks impacting higher education. A lot of action is still… Continue Reading Federal action directly impacting higher education moves forward