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Gov. Spencer J. Cox Appoints Members to Serve on the Utah Board of Higher Education
Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed the following members to serve on the Utah Board of Higher Education: Stan Albrecht, Julie Beck, Rich Christiansen, Hope Eccles,

Utah Board of Higher Education appoints Jordan Rushton as interim president of Dixie Technical College, effective May 2022
The Utah Board of Higher Education named Jordan Rushton as interim president of the Dixie Technical College, to take effect in May 2022. He will

Utah Board of Higher Education approves tuition & fee change across Utah’s degree-granting colleges and universities
The Utah Board of Higher Education considered tuition and general student fee adjustments requested by Utah’s colleges and universities on the first day of their

2022 Legislative Update: Week 6
February 22-25, 2022 Executive Appropriations Committee Adopts Higher Education Funding Items The Executive Appropriations Committee adopted proposed new funding items this evening (in addition to

2022-23 Student Board member applications now open
Since 1977, Utah’s Governor has appointed a public college and/or university student to represent Utah students on the state’s Board of Higher Education. Under the

2022 Legislative Update: Week 5
February 14-18, 2022 Updated State Budget Revenues Announced Governor Cox and legislative leadership announced revised tax revenue projections on Friday, higher than projections adopted in

USHE announces new collaboration with AAC&U
Collaboration will advance state-level evidence on civic and community-based engagement The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced today that it will collaborate with the Utah System

2022 Legislative Update: Week 4
February 5-11, 2022 Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee wrapped up its work on Wednesday, February 9 and submitted its list of

2022 Legislative Update: Week 3
January 31 – February 4, 2022 Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee continued its meetings this week and received presentations from the

2022 Legislative Update: Week 2
January 24-28, 2022 Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee (HEAS) continued its meetings this week and received presentations from all technical and

2022 Legislative Update: Week 1
January 18-21, 2022 2022 Session Overview Legislative leaders estimate an additional $930 million in new revenues for FY23 due to a record amount of tax

Call for Feedback: DRAFT SUU Presidential Search Invitation for Applications & Nominations
Please send any confidential feedback regarding the DRAFT Southern Utah University Presidential Search Invitation for Applications and Nominations to suupresidentialsearch@ushe.edu. DRAFT SUU Presidential Search Invitation for Applications

Southern Utah University Presidential Search Committee announces public meetings
Southern Utah University Presidential Search Committee announces public meetings The Southern Utah University Presidential Search Committee will host three public meetings on Jan. 18, 2022,

USHE expands executive team, fills CFO role
Juliette M. Tennert as chief financial officer (left) and Taylor K. Adams as associate commissioner for strategic initiatives (right)

Southern Utah University Presidential Search Committee named by Utah Board of Higher Education
The Utah Board of Higher Education has named a 21-member committee to conduct a national search for the next president of Southern Utah University. The

Research tackles barriers for adult Utahns pursuing college degree, career change
To better understand the gap between what prospective adult learners saw as barriers to education and what institutions saw the barriers to be, Western Governors

USHE to participate in New Leadership Academy
Less than a year “old” at the U and the New Leadership Academy (NLA) is already building inroads to support state and local leaders in Utah. Thanks to a grant awarded to NLA,

Dave R. Woolstenhulme: Don’t believe the stories about higher education not being worth it
Increasingly around the nation, there is a growing sentiment that a college education isn’t worth one’s time or money. These opinions persist even as data

USHE hires Project Director to lead world-class innovation at The Point
Jefferson Moss to lead USHE’s involvement with POTM State Land Authority The Utah System of Higher Education welcomes Jefferson Moss as The Point’s Innovation District

Enrollment at Utah’s public colleges and universities grows overall
More than 211K students enrolled for fall 2021 In its annual release, data from the Utah System of Higher Education shows enrollment at Utah’s public