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 WELCOME TO THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES

The humanities teach us to question the world around us in order to better understand our place within it. In the humanities, we seek to understand the nuances of cultural issues, to interpret human experience, and to appreciate the power of words and ideas. By studying humanities, we broaden our historical, ethical, social and international perspectives while enhancing ourselves intellectually and creatively.

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Since graduating from the College of Humanities in 1989, Tracy McMillan has established a fascinating presence as a television writer, book author, TV personality and relationship expert. Her degree has taken her to the top of her profession and allowed her to connect to what it means to be human.

 

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News

  1. Nothing About Us Without Us

    University of Utah creates research team for students who identify as having a disability.

  2. Artist and designer Maya Lin speaks at University of Utah

    The Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah presents the 2019 Tanner Lecture on Human Values given by artist and designer, Maya Lin, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m. at Kingsbury Hall.

Awards

  1. Two English Faculty Receive NEA Fellowship Awards

    The National Endowment for the Arts announced a total of $1.2 million in fellowships to creative writers and translators, supporting both the development of new works of American literature and the translation into English of literary prose, poetry and drama from writers around the world. Lindsey Drager and Lance Olsen will both use the grant to work on new novels.

  2. Robin Jensen Receives NEH Grant

    Robin Jensen, professor of communication at the University of Utah, received a $60,000 fellowship grant for her book project, “A History of Women Shaping the Trajectory of Fertility Science, 1870-1970."

 

Events

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  1. Jan 23

    Thursday
    12pm - 1:30pm

    Lecture by Dr. Robert Newman

    Alumni House (ALUMNI)

  2. Jan 23

    Thursday
    10am - 2pm

    North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition

    Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO)

  3. Jan 23

    Thursday
    10am - 11am

    Probletunity Session: Waste & Recycling

    Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION)

  4. Jan 23

    Thursday
    12:15pm - 1:15pm

    A Lecture With Avery Friedman

    College of Law - S. J. Quinney (LAW)

  5. Jan 23

    Thursday
    1pm - 2pm

    Time Trap:Effective Time Management for Graduate Students & Postdocs

    Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)

  6. Jan 23

    Thursday
    3:30pm - 5pm

    Sensitive Subjects: The Rhetoric of Sensitivity in Debates About Title IX, Presented by Kendall Gerdes

    Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO)

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Now, more than ever, we need the humanities.
Now, more than ever, the humanities need you.

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Last Updated: 8/28/19