Dixie State trustees vote on another new name after backlash June 29, 2021 at 3:52 pm FILE - In this March 1, 2021, file photo, protestors and counter-protestors gather at the Dixie State University campus to express opinions on the potential name change of the university in St. George, Utah. A committee created to consider a name change for a university in Utah voted Monday, June 7, 2021, to choose a name that does not include Dixie a regional term many consider offensive because of its association with the Deep South and slavery. (Chris Caldwell /The Spectrum via AP, File)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Southern Utah’s Dixie State University should change its name to Utah Tech University, the board of trustees voted Tuesday after the school’s previous name recommendation faced backlash and confusion.
Dixie State should switch name to Utah Tech, panel says June 14, 2021 at 3:47 pm
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) Southern Utah’s Dixie State University should change its name to Utah Polytechnic State University, a committee recommended Monday as the institution works to remove the term associated with the Deep South and slavery.
The recommendation that also includes a suggested nickname of “Utah Tech” comes after a national outcry against racial injustice sparked by the death of George Floyd.
The recommendation will go to university and state boards in the coming months before being weighed by a legislative committee. If it’s rejected the committee will work to pick another name.