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University of Utah’s ‘Pac-12 plan’ seeks to boost academic standards, diversity

(Paul Koepp, Deseret News) -- If officials at the University of Utah have their way, the student body will look very different in five years, more high-achieving and diverse. Administrators presented the school's desired future "student enrollment profile" to the U.'s trustees on Tuesday. While the university hopes to hold its enrollment head count steady at about 32,000, more of...

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Get real on scholarships

(Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post) -- As the parent of a soon-to-be college student, I’m privy to a lot of conversations other parents have about their child’s chances of getting significant scholarship or grant money.

I have one word to describe many of these conversations: delusional. It’s delusion that soothes many parents who know they haven’t saved...

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Conference shows Utah girls that science is a great career path

(Brian Maffly, Salt Lake Tribune) -- Orem • To get students interested in biology, Jamie Jensen subjects them to the peroxide challenge. In this exercise, you put a food item in a test tube and douse it with hydrogen peroxide. “Awesome, eh,” the Utah Valley University assistant professor of biology told a roomful of girls Saturday. The peroxide bubbled...

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Lawmaker promises changes to bill about career website

(Molly Farmer, Deseret News) -- A bill intended to better inform students of career opportunities  passed a Senate committee Wednesday with the understanding the sponsor will further incorporate programs already in place. SB305 would create a website and mobile application with information about the number of Utahns who graduate with degrees in various fields, how competitive...

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