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‘I am just passionate about helping students’: New Utah State University president talks about goals, moving forward

ABC4’s Sarah Murphy sat down with USU President Brad L. Mortensen on his first day to learn about what goals, ideas for ...
Utah Public Radio

Brad L. Mortensen named president of Utah State University

Mortensen is currently president of Weber State University, a position he has held since 2019. He will start at USU on Nov. 10.
The Salt Lake Tribune

Most faculty at these 2 Utah universities will be required to teach more classes

The state’s higher education board voted quietly Thursday to increase the required number of teaching hours for most faculty members at two Utah universities. Instructional faculty — those who ...

Is BYU or Utah the best school in Utah? Here’s what the U.S. News rankings say

U.S. News & World Report placed 14 Utah colleges and universities in its new 2026 rankings, with Brigham Young University and the University of Utah at the top.
The Salt Lake Tribune

The spending of every Utah public university and college president will now be audited. Here’s why.

How exactly each president of a public college or university in Utah personally spent taxpayer dollars over the past year will now be the subject of a formal audit. The change comes after concerns ...