A Woman's View with Amanda Dickson

We are watching thousands of students graduate from high school and college this month. KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View for some advice for graduates as they enter the next stage of their lives. Her guests this week are Natalie Gochnour, Associate Dean in the David Eccles School of Business and Director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah and Lisa Walker, certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville Hill School. 

Governor Cox launched Operation Gigawatt. He wants to double our energy production to accommodate the demands of the coming decade. Does nuclear energy have to be part of that future? KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View. Her guests this week are Natalie Gochnour, Associate Dean in the David Eccles School of Business and Director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah and Lisa Walker, certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville Hill School. 

15 years ago, Utah leaders came together to envision how immigration should be handled here in Utah and in the nation. The Compact values the rule of law enforced with compassion. Is the Compact still a guiding document for us going forward? KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests this week on A Woman's View. Her guests this week are Natalie Gochnour, Associate Dean in the David Eccles School of Business and Director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah and Lisa Walker, certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville Hill School. 

This week we saw a judge find Utah's school choice program to be unconstitutional. The state is appealing that ruling. In higher education, we are watching universities in Utah cutting programs, degrees, areas of study in order to comply with demands from the state legislature. KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View what they think about these education topics. Her guests this week include singer and songwriter Cherie Call, Luz Lewis-Perez, Director of Development and Programs for the Kidney Foundation for Utah and Idaho and Robbyn Scribner, Cofounder and Director of Outreach for Tech Moms. 

This week, President Trump spoke about encouraging couples in the United States to have children. He proposed a $5,000 payment to couples to help with early expenses. KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View what they think of this proposal. Her guests this week include singer and songwriter Cherie Call, Luz Lewis-Perez, Director of Development and Programs for the Kidney Foundation for Utah and Idaho and Robbyn Scribner, Cofounder and Director of Outreach for Tech Moms. 

The world paused to mourn the passing of Pope Francis this week. We watched mourners come by the thousands to pay their respects. KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View what they think of his ministry and his passing. Her guests this week include singer and songwriter Cherie Call, Luz Lewis-Perez, Director of Development and Programs for the Kidney Foundation for Utah and Idaho and Robbyn Scribner, Cofounder and Director of Outreach for Tech Moms. 

There is so much uncertainty in our economy right now. With tariffs and cuts and mass layoffs, many people feel nervous about money. KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests how they handle financial challenges on A Woman's View. Her guests this week are Dr. Susan Madsen, founder/director of the Utah Women and Leadership Project and the Karen Haight Huntsman endowed professor of leadership in the Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University and Sally Dietlein, Executive Producer at Hale Center Theater. 

The recent laws banning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on Utah's college campuses have led to the dismantling of women's clubs. Women, especially in vulnerable groups, don't have the safe spaces they used to have. That plus all of the funding cuts and grant cuts are producing uncertainty in higher education. KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests about this on A Woman's View. Her guests this week are Dr. Susan Madsen, founder/director of the Utah Women and Leadership Project and the Karen Haight Huntsman endowed professor of leadership in the Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University and Sally Dietlein, Executive Producer at Hale Center Theater. 

Researchers asked women all over Utah - what do you think the challenges are that face girls and women in Utah? Want to hear what they said? KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson did too. She found out in this episode of A Woman's View. Her guests this week are Dr. Susan Madsen, founder/director of the Utah Women and Leadership Project and the Karen Haight Huntsman endowed professor of leadership in the Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University and Sally Dietlein, Executive Producer at Hale Center Theater. 

We watched 17 students at the University of Utah receive letters this week telling them to self-deport or risk being deported, possibly to a country not of their origin. We learned of Ukrainians in the U.S. receiving similar letters, Ukrainians who fled the war to come here legally. KSL Newsadio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View what they think of the recent deportations and threat of deportations. Her guests this week include Sharla Jessop, President of Smedley Financial, and Lois Collins, journalist and columnist with the Deseret News.