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The MEB Parking Lot on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Feb. 28, 2024. (Courtesy of The Daily Utah Chronicle Archives)

Parking Costs Climb Again

The university plans to raise parking rates next semester, adding to ongoing concerns about affordability and access.
By Teanna Sorensen | July 23, 2025

  In the next chapter for the continued struggle for parking on campus, a new foe appears: increased prices. The university’s Board of Trustees approved a new parking rate schedule for 2024...

Rendering of the project's courtyard. (Photo courtesy of U Office of Real Estate).

U Announces Private Partnership To Expand Housing

The partnership will add more than 1,400 beds to campus by fall 2026.
By Emerson Hagy, News Editor | October 10, 2024

  The University of Utah is moving forward with a $155 million student housing project, the first step in a long-term initiative to transform the campus into a more "traditional" residential college. U...

West High School Thursday afternoon in Salt Lake City (Photo by Maya Fraser | Daily Utah Chronicle)

The U’s New Pilot Program Could Affect Current Students

The Utah Direct program guarantees high school students from four school districts admission to the U if they have a 3.5 GPA or higher. Here's how it could affect current U students.
By Kate Keith, News Writer | September 4, 2024

  The University of Utah has initiated a pilot program guaranteeing admission to the U for all high school students in four Utah school districts with a 3.5 GPA or higher. Named "Utah Direct,"...

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Virtual Parking Passes Rev Up at the U

August 25, 2014

Parking passes are no longer those paper tags hanging from your car mirror. Instead, the U has gone virtual. Melissa Johnson, director of operations with the U’s Commuter Services, said it’s all part...