Utah State University in Logan was on Charlie Kirk’s itinerary after he started his tour at Utah Valley University. Here’s what students had to say about Gov. Spencer Cox’s call to rein in political violence.

Even though the Orem campus of Utah Valley University is closed, some students still gathered the day after political influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed to grieve and pay their respects.

Following budget cuts spurred by the Legislature’s higher ed reinvestment plan, Salt Lake Community College’s Community Writing Center has been put on the chopping block.

Starting July 2028, would-be Utah lawyers will take the NextGen Uniform Bar Examination to start their career. Law professors say it’s more representative of modern practice and will produce more competent attorneys.

La administración de Trump ya no prohíbe que agentes de ICE hagan arrestos en escuelas, pero los distritos no tienen conocimiento de que se haya realizado algun operativo en los campus hasta la fecha.

The Trump administration no longer bars ICE agents from making arrests at schools, but the districts are not aware of any enforcement on campus to date.

There was one dissenting vote on the recommendation from the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee. The higher ed budget reinvestments were mandated by the Legislature.

It’s not 100% coverage yet, said State Security Chief Pennington. “But I do believe that everyone's on board and moving in the right direction.”

Funds for public education in Utah vary by school district. That’s left some asking to increase property taxes to secure more revenue to keep skilled educators in their classrooms.

College students are about to flood back to BYU, the University of Utah and other Beehive State schools. Meaning, it’s a ripe time for scammers to act.

Chris Agnew, director of the Generative AI for Education Hub at Stanford University, called Utah’s approach to AI in education one of the most coordinated and strategic in the country.

The concern is greatest for areas of the state where a high percentage of students do not have the MMR vaccine, like the southwest corner of Utah.