Legitimate https://legitimate.net/ Legitimate: Recent articles en-us 20 Here’s how much your Utah college tuition will now go up All eight of the state’s public colleges and universities will increase tuition and fees for fall 2024. Students can see what’s happening at their institution in this breakdown. 23 Mar 2024 12:00 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/23/heres-how-much-your-utah-college/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/23/heres-how-much-your-utah-college/ Courtney Tanner Utah tuition increases tuition increases Utah colleges tuition Utah universities tuition University of Utah tuition Will a Black student’s case at BYU-Hawaii change the rules on hair at LDS Church-run schools? A Black student at BYU-Hawaii was told to cut his locs — or be kicked out of the LDS Church-run school. This is what happened next. 19 Mar 2024 12:00 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/19/will-black-students-case-byu/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/19/will-black-students-case-byu/ Courtney Tanner Kanaan Barton BYU Brigham Young University BYU-Hawaii Brigham Young University-Hawaii Native students at BYU share what it’s like being ‘the minorities of the minorities’ Brigham Young University has the whitest enrollment of any college in the state. But Native American students, says JoAnni Begay, are in a unique position that she describes as being “the minorities of the minorities.” 18 Mar 2024 12:00 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/18/native-students-byu-share-what-its/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/18/native-students-byu-share-what-its/ Courtney Tanner Native American students at BYU Indigenous students at BYU Brigham Young University Native at BYU lds church Parents challenged the Book of Mormon, the Quran in this Utah school district. Here’s what happened next. This is what a Utah school district decided on challenges over the Book of Mormon and the Quran. 13 Mar 2024 12:00 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/13/parents-challenged-book-mormon/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/13/parents-challenged-book-mormon/ Courtney Tanner Davis School District Davis book ban Utah book ban Utah Bible ban Bible ban First university in Utah renames DEI office after lawmakers ban words. This is what it’s now called. Following the directive from state lawmakers, Utah Valley University has stripped the words “inclusion” and “diversity” from its campus office for underrepresented students — making it the first school in the state to do so. 12 Mar 2024 12:00 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/12/first-university-utah-renames-dei/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/12/first-university-utah-renames-dei/ Courtney Tanner Utah Valley University diversity equity and inclusion Utah DEI UVU DEI UVU name change For the first time, traditional Native healing services could be covered under Medicaid for Utah’s tribes Medicaid in Utah doesn't currently cover traditional Native healing services. But that could soon change here — and the hope is that it would expand care for tribal members. 19 Feb 2024 12:57 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/02/19/first-time-traditional-native/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/02/19/first-time-traditional-native/ Courtney Tanner Native American Utah Native American traditional Native medicine Utah Navajo Health System Medicaid Ute Tribe takes rare step to oppose Utah bill that could limit it from buying back ancestral lands The chairman of the Ute Indian Tribe says a new bill from Utah lawmakers feels like a targeted effort to block the tribe from buying back more of its ancestral homelands — and he’s calling it “clearly” retaliatory after the situation over Tabby Mountain. 13 Feb 2024 13:00 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/02/13/ute-tribe-takes-rare-step-oppose/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/02/13/ute-tribe-takes-rare-step-oppose/ Courtney Tanner Julius T. Murray III Ute chairman Julius Murray Tabby Mountain SITLA Natalie Cline’s history: Years of controversy, complaints and investigations led to backlash against Utah school board member A timeline of Natalie Cline's comments — from accusing schools of "grooming" kids and inciting violence against a teacher — show what has led up to the most recent uproar with the Utah school board member. 10 Feb 2024 13:22 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/10/timeline-utah-school-board-member/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/10/timeline-utah-school-board-member/ Courtney Tanner Natalie Cline Utah Natalie Cline Utah State Board of Education Utah school board Utah school board member Natalie Cline Utah community rallies in support of targeted student-athlete as district calls for state board member Natalie Cline to resign In a strong show of solidarity, more than 100 people filled the room as Granite School District’s board of education called for Natalie Cline to resign for her "cowardly, harmful and unacceptable" post about a student-athlete. 10 Feb 2024 02:48 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/09/utah-community-rallies-support/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/09/utah-community-rallies-support/ Courtney Tanner Natalie Cline Granite School District Utah school board member Natalie Cline student athlete Utah student athlete Will Utah lawmaker face charges for sharing protected information on transgender athlete cases? A state lawmaker shared protected information — in apparent violation of the law she crafted — when she commented publicly about the determinations made in cases where transgender high school athletes in Utah have petitioned to compete. And it’s possible that Rep. Kira Birkeland, R-Morgan, could face criminal charges for that. 09 Feb 2024 12:55 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/02/09/will-utah-lawmaker-face/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/02/09/will-utah-lawmaker-face/ Courtney Tanner kera birkeland Natalie Cline Utah transgender athletes Kera Birkeland broke law Kera Birkeland trans athletes Utah school board leaders promise ‘prompt action’ against member Natalie Cline after her student athlete post spurred 180 complaints Leaders of the Utah State Board of Education promised to take “prompt action” against member Natalie Cline after her controversial post where she shared photos of a high school athlete to raise questions about the minor’s gender. 08 Feb 2024 19:19 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/08/utah-school-board-leaders-promise/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/08/utah-school-board-leaders-promise/ Courtney Tanner Natalie Cline Utah State Board of Education USBE cannot impeach Natalie CLine impeach Natalie Cline Utah’s governor, lieutenant governor say school board member Natalie Cline has ‘embarrassed the state’ Utah's governor and lieutenant governor issued a rare joint rebuke late Wednesday saying Utah school board member Natalie Cline has “embarrassed the state” by publicly raising questions about the gender of a high school athlete — and now they’re calling for board leadership to take action against her. 08 Feb 2024 05:49 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/07/utahs-governor-lieutenant-governor/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/07/utahs-governor-lieutenant-governor/ Courtney Tanner Gov. Spencer Cox Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson Utah governor transgender athletes Natalie Cline Utah transgender athletes Utah school board member Natalie Cline questions high school athlete’s gender, causing social media uproar A Utah school board member started a social media firestorm when she publicly accused a high school athlete of being transgender with no evidence. She later apologized — but not before many commenters personally attacked the player, and the lawmaker who wrote the state’s anti-transgender athlete bill also weighed in possibly in violation of her own measure. 08 Feb 2024 00:18 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2024/02/07/utah-school-board-member-natalie/ https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2024/02/07/utah-school-board-member-natalie/ Courtney Tanner kera birkeland Natalie Cline Utah basketball Utah transgender athletes Natalie Cline post about transgender University of Utah professors say they’re frustrated by state’s anti-DEI measure — and the ‘chilling effect’ it’s already having University of Utah faculty vented their frustrations Monday over the state’s rollback of diversity efforts across public education — with one professor saying he's "disappointed" the school’s president didn't push back more on the legislation. 07 Feb 2024 13:00 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/07/university-utah-professors-say/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/07/university-utah-professors-say/ Courtney Tanner University of Utah Taylor Randall faculty upset over DEI bill Utah DEI bill Utah anti-DEI bill After ‘disrespectful violations,’ Ute Tribe terminates all nontribal hunting, fishing permits After a series of “disrespectful violations,” the Ute Indian Tribe of Utah is taking the rare step to suspend all fishing and hunting permits for outsiders to recreate on its lands. 06 Feb 2024 13:58 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/02/06/ute-tribe-makes-rare-move/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/02/06/ute-tribe-makes-rare-move/ Courtney Tanner Julius Murray Julius T. Murray III Ute Indian Tribe Ute hunting permits Ute fishing permits Utah’s governor posted about Black History Month days after signing anti-DEI bill. The backlash was swift. Two days after signing a bill to scrub diversity programs across the state, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox posted on social media in celebration of Black History Month — and faced immediate backlash. 01 Feb 2024 20:30 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/01/utahs-governor-posted-about-black/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/01/utahs-governor-posted-about-black/ Courtney Tanner Spencer Cox Utah governor Black History Month DEI bill Utah DEI bill Utah’s governor said he didn’t see evidence that DEI programs work. Colleges say they’ve given him this data. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has said he's “not seeing any evidence” of the impact of college diversity programs. But the state's public schools say they've given him and state leaders the data. Here's a look at the numbers they highlight. 01 Feb 2024 13:00 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/01/utahs-governor-said-he-didnt-see/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/01/utahs-governor-said-he-didnt-see/ Courtney Tanner Utah universities and colleges DEI Utah university DEI DEI Utah DEI diversity equity and inclusion Utah’s Gov. Cox signs anti-DEI bill, making the state the latest to limit diversity programs in education Gov. Spencer Cox signed off on Utah’s anti-DEI bill — setting in motion a far-reaching rollback of diversity efforts across all of public education and government in the state. 31 Jan 2024 02:10 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/31/utahs-gov-cox-signs-anti-dei-bill/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/31/utahs-gov-cox-signs-anti-dei-bill/ Courtney Tanner Gov. Spencer Cox Utah Gov. Spencer Cox Utah governor signs DEI bill Utah DEI bill HB261 Utah’s anti-DEI bill passes Senate in last major vote, paving way to overhaul diversity programs in education, government Senate Republicans have taken the last major vote to approve dismantling diversity programs across all of public education and government in Utah — one of the most far-reaching measures in the country. 25 Jan 2024 20:03 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/25/utahs-anti-dei-bill-passes-senate/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/25/utahs-anti-dei-bill-passes-senate/ Courtney Tanner anti-DEI bill Utah DEI bill diversity Utah diversity bill diversity equity and inclusion Utah’s anti-DEI bill could jeopardize Native American tuition waivers — and the Ute Tribe’s agreement with the U. College tuition waivers for hundreds of Utah tribal students could be in jeopardy as an “unintended consequence” of the legislative proposal to peel back diversity initiatives in higher education. 25 Jan 2024 00:12 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/25/utahs-anti-dei-bill-could/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/25/utahs-anti-dei-bill-could/ Courtney Tanner HB261 DEI bill Utah DEI bill Native tuition waivers Utah Native Americans