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Latest News
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McMurrin Lecture to Feature Fr. Gregory Boyle, Founder of Homeboy Industries
The Tanner Humanities Center kicks off the Spring 2026 season with acclaimed humanitarian Father Gregory Boyle, who will deliver the McMurrin Lecture on Religion and Culture on Wednesday, January 21st at 7:00 pm at the Salt Lake City Public Library.
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Winter Break 2025: Message from the Dean
A winter break message from Dean Wanda Pillow to the College of Humanities community.
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Yejin Jung and Corpus Linguistics at the First LAS PechaKucha
Yejin Jung, postdoctoral scholar in the Second Language Teaching & Research Center (L2TReC), represented the College of Humanities at the inaugural LAS (Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences) PechaKucha with a presentation about second language acquisition and corpus research.
Meet the Dean
Wanda S. Pillow is a professor of Gender Studies, and she has served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and former chair of the Gender Studies Division in the School for Cultural and Social Transformation. She is currently serving as Dean of the College of Humanities.


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