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The Senior Sendoff banquet at the University of Utah Guest house in Salt Lake City, Utah on Tuesday, April 18, 2018. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle)

One Final Get Together

By Mackenzie McDermott and Jacqueline Mumford April 24, 2018

The University of Utah honored its outgoing seniors on Tuesday, April 17, with the sixth annual Senior Send-Off at the University Guest House and Conference Center. Hosted by the U Student Alumni Board...

The final candidates for senior vice president of academic affairs are Daniel Reed, Chaden Djalali and Wojtek Jan Chodzko-Zajko. Courtesy of the University of Utah.

Final Candidates for Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs

By Claudia Robles April 22, 2018

As President Ruth Watkins steps into her new position, the search is on to find a replacement for the former senior vice president of academic affairs. Watkins was the senior vice president of academic...

Take Back the Night marchers on their way to Westminster College. Courtesy of Ocean Candler.

U Students Take Back the Night

By Grace Mason April 20, 2018

Student organizers gathered at President's Circle at the University of Utah Thursday, April 5 to participate in the annual Take Back the Night March to end sexual violence. Over 100 community members marched...

(Photo by: Justin Prather / Daily Utah Chronicle)

Up to the Task: Emily Anderson Named Executive Editor

By Josh Petersen April 20, 2018

  The past 12 months have been a particularly eventful and often troubling era for the University of Utah community. In April 2017, Mary Beckerle was dismissed as CEO of the Huntsman Cancer Institute,...

Amy Wildermuth  at the University of Utahs Park Building in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday,Nov.10, 2017

(Photo by Jose Remes/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Wildermuth Resigns to Become Dean at Pitt Law School

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor April 19, 2018

Amy Wildermuth is stepping down as Associate Vice President for Faculty, Chief Sustainability Officer and a professor of law at the University of Utah to assume a new position as dean of the University...

LDS Institute of Religion. Chronicle archives.

Students of Numerous Faiths Gather to Serve

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor April 19, 2018

S tudents of a variety of religions from across campus met at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Institute of Religion at the University of Utah for an interfaith dialogue and service project...

Cara MacDonald

Summit Offers Voice on Racism, Institutional Inequality

By Cara MacDonald April 18, 2018

At the end of a year that has been full of tense racial issues on campus, including the posting of anti-black flyers and vandalism that included anti-black graffiti, the Black Faculty and Staff Association...

Electric bikes in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 5, 2018.

Bike Down Electric Avenue

By Grace Mason April 18, 2018

The University of Utah Sustainability Office and Utah Clean Energy announced on March 26 the launch of U Bike Electric, a campaign that aims to improve local air quality by encouraging the purchase of...

Presidents circle at the University of Utah Monday September 14, 2015. (Chronicle Archives)

Tuition Hike Coming for Students

By Christina Giardinelli April 17, 2018

Next year, students at the University of Utah will see their tuition bill raise by 3.9 percent. This translates to a $300 increase per year for resident undergraduates who are taking 15 credit hours. On...

Us Economics Department: Marxist or Diverse?

U’s Economics Department: Marxist or Diverse?

By Cara MacDonald April 16, 2018

The University of Utah’s economics department has been labeled a center of Marxist thought since it began its leftward trajectory following a move toward academic freedom in the early 20th century. State...