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Campus

How BYU makes general education affordable, fulfilling

Elsa Bray
By Elsa Bray
March 12, 2024 12:00 AM
Most colleges across the U.S. require some form of general education and BYU is no exception.
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Local

Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine to celebrate public grand opening

By Sydni Merrill
March 07, 2024 12:00 AM
The Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine is Utah's newest medical school. The college will open their doors to the community at their grand opening celebration on Saturday, March 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Devotionals and Forums

Vice president of IT encourages 'higher education,' giving equal time to the Lord

By Cassidy Wixom
May 10, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU's vice president of information technology and chief information officer, Tracy Flinders, addresses BYU students about obtaining higher education and giving equal time to the Lord.
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Campus News

Doctrine vs culture: Supporting women's choices in the workplace, education

By Cassidy Wixom
February 23, 2021 12:00 AM
Women in Utah often face unique challenges entering the workforce or seeking higher education because of the prevalence of certain cultural attitudes within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Editorials

Opinion: How the pandemic should change higher education

By Lisi Merkley
May 12, 2020 12:00 AM
Few things are more invalidating as a college student than needing to receive a doctor’s note to miss class when you are sick without getting docked points. Oftentimes students will come down with something as simple as a bad cold that doesn’t warrant a doctor’s visit but makes physically attending class hard. Weighing the pros and cons of missing a class with a mandatory attendance policy for something like a cold usually results in the sick student attending class and potentially spreading their cold to their classmates.
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Campus Events

Dean Keoni Kauwe encourages graduate students to find community in their academic life

By Nathan Wanlass
September 12, 2019 12:00 AM
New graduate students met in the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom on Sept. 12 for a night of food and fun. Many of the students weren’t sure what to expect from the night, but the promise of potential reward money and the guaranteed free meal were incentives for some.
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Business

Students with a 529 plan grow savings while investing for education

By Sarah Matthews
April 29, 2019 12:00 AM
See also 529 plan investment accounts allow education money to grow tax-free
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State

HB287: Bill would expand 'special trust' penalty to higher education employees in sexual abuse cases

By Harriet Norcross
February 25, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU students eat and do homework on the BYU campus. HB287 would extend aggravated sexual abuse of a child protections to higher education students under the age of 18. (Universe file photo)
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Local

Organization promotes Utah education tax hikes

By Madalyn Mcrae
July 13, 2017 12:00 AM
Our Schools Now is proposing a law that would increase taxes to generate revenue for public education.
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Metro

Utah higher education intern advocates for Hispanics

By Katelyn Kenedy
April 20, 2017 12:00 AM
Only 15 percent of Hispanics have a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to 41 percent of whites and 63 percent of Asians, according to a 2014 Pew Research study.
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Campus

Utah higher ed chief looks to curtail student debt and boost enrollment

January 01, 1970 12:00 AM
By Shauntel Forte
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