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Urquhart: Colleges need better prepared students

(David DeMille, The Spectrum) -- Utah Sen. Stephen Urquhart, R-St. George, is considering a plan that would set academic requirements for graduating high school stu­dents in order to earn college admission. While some state schools al­ready have admissions require­ments, most — including Dixie State College — have an open enrollment system where any­one is allowed to register for classes. As...

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Conference teaches higher ed lobbying

(Nic Dunn, Daily Utah Chronicle) -- Some state legislators are questioning whether public education in Utah is really worth the state funding it receives, said Dave Buhler, associate commissioner for the Utah System of Higher Education. Buhler, a former Utah senator and political science professor at the U, spoke at the Associated Students of the University of Utah’s Civic Engagement...

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Diplomas for Legislators… my Chronicle of Higher Ed Editorial

The Chronicle of Higher Education selected me as one of their four experts this week to submit an opinion on lawmakers and post-secondary degrees. For this piece they asked, "How important is it for state lawmakers to hold college degrees? Does a college education matter, and, if so, how? Does educational attainment...

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Bill’s Blog: Herbert right to veto roads bill

As Commissioner of Higher Education, I am fortunate to be able to speak out on behalf of our colleges and institutions and the issues that can affect them. In this morning's Salt Lake Tribune, I wrote this op/ed piece supporting Governor Herbert's veto of Senate Bill 229, a...

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