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University of Utah Alumni House in Salt Lake City on Sept. 20. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Board of Trustees approve 3.5% tuition increase

The change includes a 2.5% pay increase for higher education employees.
By Ella Sharrers, News Writer | March 26, 2026

  During a special meeting on March 18, the University of Utah Board of Trustees discussed a proposed 3.5% tuition increase for the 2026-2027 academic year. This change would add about $250 more...

Andrew King and Collin Simmons discuss parking, tickets and permits at the U during an ASUU forum on Monday, March 23, 2026. (Photo by Luca DiGregorio | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

ASUU Town Hall talks parking

University officials address rising permit costs and future parking plans at an ASUU-hosted forum.
By Luca DiGregorio, News Writer | March 26, 2026

  As parking permit costs have increased by almost $20 per semester since last year, ASUU brought university officials together on March 23 to speak with students about parking issues they have. Andrew...

Students in the Master of Social Work program, alongside members of the Salt Lake community, protesting an event organized by the University of Utah chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) taking place at the Social Work building in Salt Lake City on April 8, 2024. (Photo courtesy of The Daily Utah Chronicle archives)

Scholars explore protests, movements and resistance

Faculty and students explore how media, identity and public memory shape the evolution of protest movements.
By Kate Keith, News Writer | March 23, 2026

Scholars from across the country gathered Friday, March 20 at the Language and Communication Building (LNCO) to examine how the world shapes, communicates and remembers protest movements. The “Media,...

Koshka Foundation founder Kristina Anderson Froling speaks at the Utah Campus Safety Summit in the Alumni House on March 19, 2026 in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U hosts fourth annual Safety Summit

Law enforcement professionals from across the West spoke on approaches to emergency protocol, violent crime and campus safety.
By Teanna Starr and Addy Cowley | March 23, 2026

  On Thursday, March 19, the University of Utah hosted its fourth annual Utah Campus Safety Summit, where law enforcement, professionals and students gathered to learn from speakers with experience...

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College of Humanities faces $3.4 million in defunding, dean says

Dean Wanda Pillow discussed budget cuts, advising restructuring and AI initiatives at a student Q-and-A event March 3.
By Angelina Delgado, News Writer | March 19, 2026

  The College of Humanities has faced over $3.4 million in defunding, stated Dean Wanda Pillow at a student Q&A event held on March 3. Pillow discussed the funding losses alongside recent...

National flags in the A. Ray Olpin Union building on campus at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 28, 2021.

The U plans in-house international recruitment

The U hired three international recruiters to build an in-house system as third-party contracts near an end.
By Luca DiGregorio, News Writer | March 19, 2026

  The University of Utah recently hired three new full-time international recruiters to boost the U’s recruitment of international students abroad and create an internal recruitment system. The...

The University of Utah Park building on Dec. 5, 2025. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Board of Trustees hears faculty perspective on ‘system redesign’

The University of Utah's Board of Trustees heard the faculty's perspective on USHE's new "System Redesign" which implements horizontal and vertical integration.
By Luca DiGregorio, News Writer | March 19, 2026

  The University of Utah Board of Trustees heard concerns from faculty leadership on Monday over how a sweeping state higher education overhaul could affect department budgets and academic programs...

NYU professor of Latin American history Alejandro Velasco discusses Venezuela's economy and political positions at the Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (Photo by Luca DiGregorio | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

NYU professor gives guest lecture on Venezuela

New York University professor visited the U last Friday where he spoke on Venezuela's “past, present and future.”
By Leo LeBohec, News Writer | March 9, 2026

  A New York University (NYU) professor gave a lecture at the University of Utah on Feb. 27 about Venezuela’s “past, present and future.” NYU professor of Latin American history Alejandro...