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Courtney Tanner

Reporter

Courtney is a reporter at The Tribune, where she has worked since May 2016. She unwinds by fishing in the mountains far away from cell service. She’s a fan of bacon and Kevin Bacon.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Weber State University's sign is pictured on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024. The Ogden school is moving forward with a unique tuition model to save students money.

This Utah university is adopting a unique tuition plan to save students money. Could it be a model for all schools?

By Courtney Tanner | April 18, 2025, 3:17 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah State University is pictured on Friday, July 19, 2024. Under the 2025 state-imposed budget cuts, the northern Utah school plans to merge several colleges on campus.

Utah State University merges 5 colleges into 2 as state mandates multimillion-dollar budget cuts

By Courtney Tanner | April 15, 2025, 1:15 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The football stadium at Utah State University is pictured on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. The school's settlement with the Department of Justice is now "partially terminated," as of February 2025, based on USU's compliance, including making changes to the environment in its football program.

DOJ agreement with Utah State now ‘partially terminated’

By Courtney Tanner | April 14, 2025, 7:41 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pride and trans flags adorn a common area of the University of Utah's School of Social Work, on Friday, April 5, 2024. A year later, pride flags are now banned from being hung in public spaces at the U. and under public schools under HB77.

University of Utah pleads with faculty not to violate state pride flag ban, says Legislature has ‘a lot of power over us’

By Courtney Tanner | April 12, 2025, 6:26 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mitzi Montoya speaks about higher education and the Legislature at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. During an Academic Senate meeting on Monday, April 7, 2025, Montoya spoke about budget cuts.

University of Utah told to look at cutting majors with fewer than 40 graduates per year

By Courtney Tanner | April 10, 2025, 3:07 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) University of Utah President Taylor Randall at a groundbreaking ceremony in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 13, 2022. On March 24, 2025, Randall issued a memo to faculty saying a new law required a review of campus policy to limit their jurisdiction.

University of Utah faculty call President Randall ‘draconian’ after he orders review of their authority

By Courtney Tanner | April 9, 2025, 3:21 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah campus on Tuesday, Feb. 4. 2025. At least 20 international students at the U. have received letters from the Trump administration revoking their visas to be in the United States and instructing them to self-deport.

20 University of Utah international students see visas revoked by Trump admin

By Courtney Tanner | April 9, 2025, 11:24 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Greg Peterson, president of Salt Lake Community College, attends a meeting of the Utah Board of Higher Education in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 28, 2025. He said he's worried about how quickly schools have to make massive decisions about cutting their budgets.

‘The timeline is frantic’: Utah university presidents only have 2 months to make major budget cuts

By Courtney Tanner | April 2, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah campus is pictured on Tuesday, Feb. 4. 2025. Tuition will increase at the U. and all public colleges and universities in the state for fall 2025.

New tuition hikes are coming to all Utah colleges. Here’s what that looks like at your school.

By Courtney Tanner | March 31, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah System of Higher Education Commissioner Geoff Landward speaks about higher education and the Legislature at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. The commissioner spoke on Thursday, March 27, 2025, about SB334, a bill reframing general education classes — starting with a pilot at Utah State University.

Curriculum on Western civilization, Christianity’s rise doesn’t make sense at all schools, Utah higher ed commissioner says

By Courtney Tanner | March 28, 2025, 9:12 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah's Research Park in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. The Trump administration cut funding for a U. research institute in March 2025.

Trump admin cuts University of Utah funding that institute used to research health disparities, citing DEI

By Courtney Tanner | March 27, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks with reporters during a news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. Cox signed SB334 on Monday, March 24, 2025; the bill overhauls required general education coursework, starting at Utah State University.

Utah college courses will focus on Western civilization and ‘rise of Christianity’ after Gov. Cox signs controversial bill

By Courtney Tanner | March 25, 2025, 8:25 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah's university and college presidents stay in office for less time than the national average, creating a revolving door for leadership.

Why do Utah’s university presidents not stay in office long? This is what we found.

By Courtney Tanner | March 17, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The campus of Weber State University is pictured on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024. The Ogden school is eliminating as dean position over the College of Education as it looks to make budget reductions required by the Utah Legislature.

This Utah university is eliminating administrative positions to respond to state-imposed budget cuts

By Courtney Tanner | March 15, 2025, 9:46 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building on the University of Utah campus on Tuesday, Feb. 4. 2025. The Trump administration has flagged the U.'s business school, one of 45 institutions nationwide, for what it terms are ‘race-exclusionary practices.’

University of Utah’s business school flagged by Trump administration for ‘race-exclusionary practices’

By Courtney Tanner | March 14, 2025, 10:42 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) University of Utah President Taylor Randall speaks about higher education and the Legislature on campus in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. He presented his plans for future campus planning for the state's flagship school on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

4 major ways University of Utah President Taylor Randall wants to transform campus in the next decade

By Courtney Tanner | March 13, 2025, 1:20 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah campus is pictured on Tuesday, Feb. 4. 2025. The U. faces the largest of the budget cuts this year that are impacting the state's eight public colleges and universities under HB1 and HB265.

Everything we know about Utah’s massive higher education cut and ‘reinvestment’ bill, which passed its final hurdle

By Courtney Tanner | March 5, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. John Johnson, R-North Ogden, at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

This Utah lawmaker wants required college courses to focus on ‘Western civilization’ and ‘the rise of Christianity’

By Courtney Tanner | February 28, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

(Utah System of Higher Education) Shane B. Smeed was named the new president of Utah Tech University on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.

Utah Tech University announces new president after 14-month vacancy

By Courtney Tanner | February 27, 2025, 3:26 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Academic and Administration Building at Salt Lake Community College campus in Taylorsville, Tuesday, Feb. 4. 2025. Public universities and colleges in the state overwhelmingly dedicate most of their space to one function: And it's not classrooms.

What Utah’s colleges and universities dedicate much of their campuses to may surprise you. Hint: It’s not classrooms.

By Courtney Tanner | February 25, 2025, 9:19 p.m.

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