Utah System of Higher Education

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

In an updated lawsuit, the three departing schools allege the Mountain West Conference improperly withheld millions of dollars and misled them about a plan to accelerate the membership of Grand Canyon University for 2025-26.

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.

Mediation began in May and the conferences failed to reach an agreement on more than $55 million in “poaching” fees by Tuesday’s deadline. Colorado State, Utah State, San Diego State, Fresno State and Boise State are set to join the Pac-12 in 2026.

La clínica para personas sin seguro en Utah está programada para abrir a finales de 2025 o principios de 2026 en el campus de Orem de Utah Valley University.

The clinic for uninsured Utahns is slated to open in late 2025 or early 2026 on Utah Valley University’s Orem campus.

The Pac-12 and Texas State announced Monday that the Bobcats will join Utah State, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Oregon State, San Diego State and Washington State as the nine foundational members of the new Pac-12.

The state’s largest universities, the University of Utah and Utah Valley University, plan to streamline their offerings by cutting low-enrollment programs and strengthening student “durable skills.”

Over 2,600 Utah Republican delegates gathered at Utah Valley university to elect new party leadership ahead of the 2026 midterm cycle.

Utah Republicans will pick a party chair on Saturday. The decision between incumbent Robert Axson and firebrand Phil Lyman will guide where the party is headed.

The authors of a new memo say the seven states negotiating over a new Colorado River deal need to take shared water cutbacks to manage the river going forward.

Utah’s drought conditions could deteriorate even more as temperatures start to climb. NOAA’s latest seasonal outlook expects above-average heat through July.