How did Utah’s 2025 legislative session impact the U?
From funding to curriculum oversight, decisions made by Utah lawmakers reflected those broader discussions while highlighting the state’s measured approach to higher education governance.
HB 265
University submits draft of HB 265 Strategic Reinvestment Plan
On Friday, May 16, the university submitted a draft of phase one of its reinvestment plan to the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE), part of a three-year process to reallocate $19.6 million of state appropriated funds as required by House Bill 265 (HB 265).
Faculty vote to merge Humanities and Transform
The School for Cultural and Social Transformation and the College of Humanities have voted to merge.
University leaders lay out plans for strategic reinvestments
Under 2025 legislation—HB 265—Utah’s eight degree-granting institutions are required to cut 10% of their state-appropriated academic budgets over the next three years.