U of U historian W. Paul Reeve was named one of the 2026-2027 Presidential Societal Impact Scholars. In just the past five years, Reeve has instigated several ground-breaking public history databases hosted at the Marriott Library’s digital exhibits site. His work has included extraordinary outreach, bridge-building and communal healing in uncovering the history of Black Mormons among members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Eight faculty proposals in the College of Humanities have been awarded Dee Grants to pursue teaching projects that will advance student learning during the 2026-2027 academic year. The grants, awarded by the Council of Dee Fellows, are intended to “infuse new energy and teaching techniques into the educational experience at the University.”

Classics have been a part of a University of Utah education since the early days of the U, and the discipline is thriving thanks to a cadre of expert faculty teaching fascinating courses - everything from Video Games & Antiquity, Ancient Greek, Classical Mythology, Ancient Divination, and Latin. Read on for more about how thoroughly classical traditions saturate the modern American world, and why students are here for it.