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Board of Higher Education lays out four‑pillar strategic plan focused on access, completion, value and economic development
Summary
The Utah Board of Higher Education presented a revised strategic plan emphasizing access, meaningful completion, financial value and economic development; leaders described new tactics including expanded K‑12 partnerships, elimination of application fees for Utah residents and proposals for direct admission programs.
The Utah Board of Higher Education presented its updated strategic plan to the Education Committee, emphasizing four priorities — access, completion, financial value and economic development — and outlined tactics intended to better align postsecondary institutions with workforce and state needs.
The plan, introduced by Jeff Lambert, Commissioner of Higher Education, and Amanda Covington, chair of the Board of Higher Education, updates earlier strategy after the board’s membership was replaced last year and reflects work with institutional presidents, trustees and state offices. "This is a living document," Commissioner Lambert said, describing a 2024 task force and outreach to legislators, the governor’s office and the legislative fiscal analyst’s office.
Board leaders said the plan narrows the mission to operating as a cohesive system that includes both degree‑granting institutions and…
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