(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Board of Higher Education is establishing a task force on campus safety. That’s after a unanimous vote last week to take a deeper look at the issue. This comes in the wake of the shooting death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at Utah […]
Utah Tech University has a new president. The Utah Board of Higher Education unanimously selected Shane B. Smeed as the next president on Feb. 26. Smeed has 25 years of experience in higher education and currently serves as president of Park University. He shared, “I’m excited to return to my […]
(St. George, UT) — A committee is preparing to find Utah Tech University’s next leader. The school announced members of the group last week, which includes Utah Tech faculty, alumni, and a co-chair of the Utah Board of Higher Education, among others. The plan is for the committee to look […]
(St. George, UT) — Utah university presidents can no longer receive their salary after they resign if they’re accused of serious misconduct. The Board of Higher Education voted last week to get rid of a perk that previously allowed college presidents that resign to keep receiving their salary for up […]
After an extensive national search, the Snow College Presidential Search Committee has recommended three finalists to the Utah Board of Higher Education for the position of Snow College President. The first finalist is Courtney R. White, the Associate Vice President of Executive Affairs/Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A university in Utah voted Thursday to begin a process that could involve dropping Dixie from its name. Dixie State University’s Board of Trustees formed a committee Thursday that will review options for the institution’s name. The committee will collect feedback from a public survey, […]
Members of the Utah Board of Higher Education, students along with state and community leaders will convene virtually this year for the USHE Student Safety Forum. The forum is scheduled for Friday Jan. 15 with the public portion of the meeting beginning at 10:30 a.m. The USHE Student Safety Forum […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Board of Higher Education has unanimously voted in support of Dixie State University dropping “Dixie” from its name. Dixie State University’s Board of Trustees voted for a name change earlier this week, which was then supported by the higher education board. Dixie State […]
