SALT LAKE CITY — With new students stepping on campus, the Black Student Union at the University of Utah continues to work to make sure it can keep the organization alive over a year after House Bill 261 went into effect.

The Black Student Union has been around for more than 50 years.

“I know that it was my very first stop here at the university when I was looking for friends or people who could relate to me," explained the current president, Nevaeh Parker.

However, in July 2024, the Union was put in jeopardy as Governor Spencer Cox claimed the bill addressed concerns over some DEI programs and policies , and repurposed funding to help all Utah students regardless of background.

Because of the bill, the Black Student Union decided to part ways with the university, leaving the organ

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