Utah has become the testing ground for the Dignity Index, a program that rates speech on an eight-point scale — with “contempt” on one end and “dignity” on the other. The University of Utah will host the initiative at a cost to taxpayers of roughly $400,000 a year, plus $120,000 in ...

Increasingly, Weber State University students wandering the halls of the Wattis Business Building or stopping by during office hours raise concerns about the declining value of a college education. A 2024 Pew survey found that only 22% of Americans agreed a four-year degree is “extremely ...

The holidays are here and now I can go berserk cooking. It’s a wonderful time for all involved. This is because the menus for Thanksgiving and Christmas are more or less set and delicious, so anyone coming over to eat is guaranteed to find something good, which isn’t always the case the ...

One of the features of working in a department of physics and astronomy is that I’m always learning new things. A conversation in the hallway and I have a new appreciation for static charge. A question in class makes me reconsider what I know about the chemical change in a kernel of popcorn ...

It begins with a generous person standing in a store aisle searching through rows of colorful yarn until she finds just the right two matching skeins. She buys them, goes home, pulls out her crochet hook or knitting needles or loom and begins to create a scarf or hat, driven by the thought of ...

Questions about the value and purpose of higher education are swirling in national discourse. This is not new. At the institutions we lead, we have been asking things like: “How can we ensure that our students are prepared for the jobs of today and tomorrow? What barriers to ...