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New Assistant Commissioner for Academic & Student Affairs Named

February 28, 2013 Greg Benson has been appointed Assistant Commissioner for Academic and Student Affairs and is responsible for providing...

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Assistant Commissioner Gary Wixom Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

February 2, 2013-St. George Assistant Commissioner for Career and Technical Information, Gary Wixom, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the...

READ · Feb 07

Governor’s 2013-14 Budget is Good News for Higher Education

Funding recommendation includes key priorities for Utah’s colleges and universities

SALT LAKE CITY – The 2013-14 budget...

READ · Dec 12

Excess Credit Hour Policy Explained

Below is the text of the new Excess Credit Hour Policy adopted by the Board of Regents on November 16,...

READ · Nov 26 · 2 Comments

Regents Approve Changes to Excess Credit Policy

At its meeting in November, the Utah State Board of Regents approved a change to its tuition policy with the...

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Commissioner Buhler Weighs in on College Costs

October 25, 2012 Cost of College & Student Debt—the Utah Perspective By David L. Buhler, Utah Commissioner of Higher Education The latest...

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Dr. Charles A. Wight Named 12th President of Weber State University

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Utah selected to take the lead Watch video of the...

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READ · Oct 11

Regents Name Finalists in WSU President Search

October 4, 2012 SALT LAKE CITY – The State Board of Regents announced Thursday the four finalists who will interview...
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Prepare & Pay for College

Utah Educational Savings Plan Receives Gold Rating

(Salt Lake City) The Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP), Utah’s official nonprofit 529 college savings program, received a Gold Analyst...
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Class of 2012 finding solutions to rising college costs

SALT LAKE CITY — June 6 will be Rachel Telladira's last day as a student at East...
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READ · May 24

College Tax Credit: The $2,500 American Opportunity Tax Credit

(Troy Onink, Forbes.com) -- It’s tax season, and if you wrote a bunch of checks to pay for college...
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READ · Apr 02

Smart steps to start saving for college

(Russ Lindberg, KSL.com) -- If you have children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or others who will be attending...
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READ · Mar 26

Academics

New Assistant Commissioner for Academic & Student Affairs Named

February 28, 2013 Greg Benson has been appointed Assistant Commissioner for Academic and Student Affairs and is responsible for providing...
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READ · Feb 28

Concurrent Enrollment Summary Data Report

The Utah State Office of Education (USOE) and the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE ) 2011-2012 Concurrent Enrollment...
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READ · Dec 13

Happy Holidays and Warm Wishes!

From the Academic Affairs Staff at the Utah System of Higher Education: Liz Hitch, Teddi Safman, Blair Carruth, Gary Wixom,...
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READ · Dec 03

President Holland’s UVU CTE Program Highlights

Utah Valley University President Matthew Holland recently highlighted UVU's Culinary Arts program, one of UVU's well-recognized CTE programs. Click the...
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READ · Nov 26