Higher Ed Utah

Utah college students want more support from lawmakers

(David DeMille, The Spectrum) -- College students from across Utah joined a campaign this week urging state lawmakers to...

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READ · Jan 25 · 1 Comment

Students display research at Capitol

(Megan Gessel, Daily Utah Chronicle) -- About three dozen students presented research findings to state legislators Tuesday in a...

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READ · Jan 25

Salt Lake Community College Names New Dean of Technical Specialties

(UtahPulse) -- Salt Lake Community College has named Rick Bouillon its new Dean for the School of Technical Specialties.  Bouillon...

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READ · Jan 25

USU leaders say they’re optimistic about 2012 legislative session

(Kevin Opsahl, Herald-Journal) -- Officials at Utah State University feel good after the first two days of the legislative...

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READ · Jan 25

Utah Valley University seeking to move historic home to historic park

(Donald W. Meyers, Salt Lake Tribune) -- For 120 years, the small, adobe-brick farmhouse stood on what once was...

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READ · Jan 24

SUU Receives Largest Gift in History to Endow College of Science Engineering

(Jennifer Burt for KCSG) -- Southern Utah University announced Friday the largest single gift in its 115-year history: $4...

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READ · Jan 23

University of Utah hires within, names David Pershing president

(Wendy Leonard, Deseret News) -- The University of Utah has a new president. The State Board of Regents Friday selected...

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READ · Jan 23

David W. Pershing named new University of Utah President

SALT LAKE CITY – The State Board of Regents has selected Dr. David W. Pershing as the 15^th President...

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READ · Jan 20

Strategies for paying off student loans

(Liz Weston, LA Times) -- Dear Liz: I graduated from college last summer and was lucky enough to get...

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READ · Dec 06 · 2 Comments

Save for college. Save on taxes.

Here are some 2011 year end tax reminders from UESP... (Click the image below for a downloadable .pdf of these helpful...

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READ · Nov 30

Report: Utah grads have lowest average debt in US

(Jon Byington, for the Deseret News) -- College graduates across the nation owed an average of $25,000 in student...

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READ · Nov 04

Many parents putting kids’ college education ahead of own retirement

(Sarah Gambles, Deseret News) -- For some parents looking forward to a retirement filled with vacations, gardening, doing family...

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READ · Nov 03

How Community Colleges can Help Increase Student Success

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) recently released a series of reports based from...

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READ · Jan 26

Rigorous Programs of Study for Career and Technical Education

Utah is one of six states in the nation to participate in a Rigorous Programs of Study grant project funded...

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READ · Jan 10

“What is an Educated Person?” Conference

Below is information about "What is an Educated Person?" Conference:

• WEP Conference 2011-11-04_Agenda
• WEP Conference 2011-11-04_Breakout Notes 2010
• WEP Conference...

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  READ · Jan 06

Developing Human Capital: Meeting the Growing Global Need for a Skilled and Educated Workforce

In a new report written by the National Association of Workforce Boards, Association for Career and Technical Education, and the...

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READ · Dec 05