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(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Old Main building at Utah State University in Logan on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. During her tenure, President Elizabeth "Betsy" Cantwell significantly remodeled her office in the building, amounting to $245,891 before security upgrades, which cost an additional $33,603, records show.

Utah State President Cantwell spent $660K on new cars, SLC apartment, office bidet and more, records show

By Courtney Tanner | April 28, 2025, 9:01 p.m.

(Trent Nelson|The Salt Lake Tribune) Bethami Dobkin speaks at her inauguration as president of Westminster College, now Westminster University, at Converse Hall in Salt Lake City, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. In April 2025, Dobkin was the only higher education leader in the state to sign onto a leader condemning President Donald Trump's attempts to exert control over universities and colleges.

This one Utah university president signed onto national letter criticizing Trump’s attacks on higher education

By Courtney Tanner | April 25, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) University of Utah President Taylor Randall, left, is greeted by President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, prior to inauguration ceremonies for Randall as the U’s 17th president at Kingsbury Hall on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. In April 2025, the U. announced that students who go on Latter-day Saint missions — along with other activities — will be able to get school credit for those.

Class credit for serving an LDS mission? The University of Utah will now offer just that.

By Courtney Tanner | April 24, 2025, 7:49 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Scott Ryther, right, an attorney for the Utah Attorney General's Office, speaks to Utah 3rd District Judge Laura Scott during a December 2024 hearing on Utah Education Association's lawsuit against the Utah Fits All Scholarship (or voucher) program.

Utah’s school voucher program will keep going while state appeals ruling, judge says

By Carmen Nesbitt | April 23, 2025, 9:56 p.m.

(Rick Egan|The Salt Lake Tribune) The Shepherd Union Building at Weber State University pictured on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024. Weber State is eliminating 49 positions and 89 classes in the 2025 budget cuts.

Budget cut update: Weber State University eliminates 49 staff positions, 89 classes

By Courtney Tanner | April 23, 2025, 5:32 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Marissa Root, seen here in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 21, 2025, had her lawsuit against the University of Utah thrown out after years in the legal system. Root says she received little assistance from the school after reporting that a U. football player sexually assaulted her in 2019.

A judge ruled the University of Utah didn’t have to help a sex assault victim because the attack happened off campus

By Courtney Tanner | April 23, 2025, 5:57 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chase Schetselaar speaks as Utah Valley University students speak out about the closing of their multicultural center on campus, including a space for LGBTQ community members, in Orem on Thursday, April 17, 2025.

Utah Valley University closes cultural centers, lays off staff due to budget cuts

By Courtney Tanner | April 22, 2025, 8:28 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Third District Judge Laura Scott during a hearing on Utah Education Association's lawsuit against the Utah Fits All Scholarship (voucher) program, in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.

What’s next for Utah’s school voucher program after judge declared it unconstitutional? Here’s what we know so far.

By Carmen Nesbitt | April 21, 2025, 9:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah State University in Logan on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. USU is the first school to announce which majors and certificates it will cut under HB265; it published a list of 14 programs on the chopping block in April 2025.

This Utah university just cut 14 academic programs under state-imposed budget cuts

By Courtney Tanner | April 21, 2025, 8:46 p.m.