Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs have become an integral part of the University of Utah. The U has five official DEI centers and offices: the American Indian Resource Center, the Black Cultural Center, the Center for Equity and Student Belonging, the Dream Center and Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion. But Utah’s 2023 legislative session.
Tech and business executives should take the lead on setting strategy for the state’s public universities and technical colleges, Gov. Spencer Cox indicated this week, announcing his 10 picks for a new board.
Students across Utah universities are facing the highest proportions of hunger ever recorded. Colleges fight back through the pandemic by expanding food
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Courtesy of David Newkirk Utah actor and LGBTQ activist Charles Lynn Frost has died. Frost was best known for his work as Sister Dottie Dixon a faithful Latter-day Saint with a quirky Utah accent who fiercely loved her gay son Donnie. This story and more in Thursday evening s news brief.
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Gov. Spencer Cox Responds To Moves By State Legislature
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox responded Thursday to the state Legislature’s actions during its special and extraordinary sessions this week. Lawmakers passed resolutions opposing critical race theory and a bill to ban mask mandates in schools. Cox said he supports the CRT resolutions, even though he left the topic off the agenda for the special session. He also said he plans to sign the bill that bans future mask mandates in schools.