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Lumina Foundation awards State Board of Regents grant for defining quality in higher education
Funding allows Utah to continue efforts for better-educated workforce SALT LAKE CITY – In the last decade, the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) has emerged as a national leader...
UESP Lowers Fees and Adds New Investment Offering
The Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) today announces the reduction of its annual Administrative Asset Fee and introduces a new Customized Age-Based investment...
Utah Campus Compact receives grant to help students help others
SALT LAKE CITY – In an effort to support hundreds of Utah’s community organizations, the Utah Commission on Volunteers has awarded Utah Campus Compact a grant of $150,000 to...
Commissioner of Higher Education Unveils New Efficiency Report
LOGAN – Local history suggests that Utah has always been a hard-working, efficient state. Even a beehive gracing the state’s seal suggests that the motto “industry” is a Utah...
University of Utah Presidential Search Website Launches
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah State Board of Regents and the University of Utah have launched a presidential search Website to keep the public informed during the process...
State Board of Regents Meeting Scheduled for July 15
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah’s regular State Board of Regents will meet Friday July 15 beginning at 9 am in the Taggart Student Center at Utah State University in...
Summer of 2011 marks the end of summer semester Pell Grants
SALT LAKE CITY – Completing college coursework during the summertime has become increasingly popular as more and more students try to either register for classes they find difficult to...
UtahFutures offers scores of new career and college prep tools
Now even more resources with new Learning Express Library partnership SALT LAKE CITY – When preparing for college you could spend $62 on test prep books for the SAT and...
New Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs named
SLCC Career Education Vice Provost makes move to higher ed office SALT LAKE CITY – Blair Carruth has been named Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs for the Utah System of...
Amended agenda available for May 20 Board of Regents meeting
SALT LAKE CITY – An amended agenda for the regular State Board of Regents meeting has been posted to the Utah Higher Education website. Agenda amendment reflects Finance/Facilities Committee...









