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Saying Utah State University has ‘weathered uncertainty,’ new president takes the school’s helm
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (387+ words) (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah State University President Brad Mortensen does motions to "The Scotsman" during his inauguration ceremony at the Wanlass Performance Hall on Friday, Jan 16, 2026. The northern Utah school known for its agricultural roots welcomed Brad…...
From The Cache Crop: USU gets a winery satellite campus in Southern Utah
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (787+ words) Starting off: Big ups to the team at Cherry Peak on their better-late-than-never opening last weekend " looked like a lot of fun up there! This week we touched base with Logan's new mayor to learn how he'll be tackling the…...
Voices: Utah’s health workforce faces a new threat. Students will pay the price.
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (501+ words) (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) An empty hospital bed pictured at Jordan Valley Medical Center in 2017. For more than a decade, I've worked in higher education in Utah, and for over 25 years, I've worked in health care. Each year,…...
BYU-Hawaii students left in immigration limbo after Trump’s Tonga travel ban
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (972+ words) (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) An aerial view of BYU'Hawaii in Laie, Oahu, in March 2025. The university's website lists Tonga, a majority Latter-day Saint country, second among the top 10 nations represented within its student body. For Tongan…...
Utah school board seeks to cut 5% from state’s education budget. Here’s what may be on the chopping block.
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (562+ words) Utah's education leaders are considering what programs should be cut to meet the Utah Legislature's mandate to trim 5% of the state's budget " and everything from suicide prevention to school vouchers is on the block. The Utah State Board of Education…...
Longtime Utah Valley University President Astrid Tuminez is stepping down
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1814+ words) (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) UVU President Astrid Tuminez enters the stage dancing to Bruce Springsteen before delivering her annual "state of the university" address in the Keller Ballroom on Wednesday, Jan 14, 2026. After a difficult past year both personally…...
Voices: We’re proof that Utah’s arts investment works. Will today’s students get the same opportunities?
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (508+ words) (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Students work in an art class at Lehi High School, on Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025. We are three arts professionals, who received arts education via Utah's K-12 and university systems. Practicing theatre, visual arts, dance and choir…...
Utah educators: What are the biggest challenges in schools today? The Tribune wants to know.
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (136+ words) (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kindergarten teacher Kaitlin Roundy preps her room at Glacier Hills Elementary in Sandy on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. As the 2026 legislative session approaches, The Salt Lake Tribune wants to hear from Utah educators. Proposals aimed at…...
In anti-DEI Utah, this college president is gay, LDS and a first-generation student, and he’s not shy about it
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1440+ words) When Greg Peterson bumps into a student on the way to his office at Salt Lake Community College, wearing his signature bright blue Converse sneakers, he doesn't tell them he's the president. If they ask what he does, he'll usually…...
He runs the biggest community college in Utah. Here’s what he said in a new Q&A.
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (1014+ words) (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake Community College President Greg Peterson in his office on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Greg Peterson has been leading the biggest community college in the state for a year and a half. His direction since…...