Utah’s public colleges will see tuition increases this year — despite coronavirus concerns

Despite concerns over the appropriateness of raising tuition during the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s higher education board moved forward Thursday in approving hikes at seven of the eight public colleges in Utah.The only one without an increase — Southern Utah University — was the only school not to request one.Throughout the three-hour discussion, two board members pleaded for the other universities to follow SUU’s example and take into account the impact of the out