Decision over Dixie State University name change moves to state Legislature

After the Utah Board of Higher Education voted unanimously Friday to recommend changing the name of Dixie State University, the decision moves to the state Legislature.The process of renaming the college began Monday when the school’s board of trustees voted in favor of removing “Dixie” from the college’s name.It’s the latest discussion over several years about the controversy of whether to retain “Dixie,” due to its connections to the Confederacy and th