Higher Education

Incumbent Mayor Michele Randall faces a challenge in November from city councilor Jimmie Hughes. Both met in a debate at Utah Tech University the day before ballots were mailed.

An Associated Press review of Utah Valley University found the school lacked several key public safety measures and practices that are standard security for events around the country.

The university made the announcement Monday as it struggles to contain fallout over security lapses and the shattering of the serene image administrators cultivated.

Classes at Utah Valley University were canceled in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Students arrived on Sept. 17 at a solemn campus, one with more security.

While slashed budgets, both federally and in-state, have cut other humanities programs in Utah, the Venture Course’s reliance on private funding means it’s still going strong.

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.

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

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.

The Trump administration has already cut almost $30 million in research grants to the University of Utah. Another $110 million annually could be on the line.

The A stall permit will cost $1024.56, and a U semester permit will cost $213.36 for fiscal year 2026.

The addition of the two southern Utah schools will give the conference 11 full members following Sacramento State’s departure for the Big West in all sports except football.