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In his 1993 essay, “Black to the Future,” the cultural critic Mark Dery coined the term “Afrofuturism.” He defined Afrofuturism as a genre of speculative fiction which “addresses African-American concerns in the context of twentieth-century technoculture” and which includes “images of technology and a prosthetically enhanced future.” In the thirty years since its coinage, the term has infiltrated literary and academic discourse, and become a popular and powerful framework for imagining Black futures. But Andrew Shephard, assistant professor in English at the University of Utah, wants to push back on one basic aspect of Afrofuturism: its emphasis on the future.

Monday, December 05, 2022 05:18 PM

I was standing on a subway platform in Brooklyn, NY in April as the sun was just hitting the top of the station. I was on the phone with my parents who were back home, almost four hundred miles away in Norwood, NY. I was finishing my gap year between my undergraduate degree and the start of my graduate program at the University of Utah in the fall. I had just gotten the news that I would be working with the Tanner Humanities Center to help facilitate events with writers and humanists on campus.

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 09:49 PM

On November 14th, the Digital Matters Lab at the J. Willard Marriott Library will host “Embodied Ecologies,” a collaborative exhibition focused on disability, environmental health and community care practices in Salt Lake City. Rooted in a partnership between the Environmental Humanities graduate program housed in the College of Humanities at the University of Utah and Art Access, a local non-profit organization dedicated to increasing accessibility in the arts, the “Embodied Ecologies” installation will bring together the work of seven U affiliated artists working in sculpture, poetry, textile, paint, film and mixed media.

Monday, November 07, 2022 11:54 PM

Karen Marsh Schaeffer has accepted the position of director of student success and engagement for the University of Utah’s College of Humanities and will begin November 16. Marsh Schaeffer will direct and oversee operations and strategic planning of student service functions and will act as the liaison for departments, faculty, staff, students and external entities to ensure continuity and quality of student services.

Friday, November 04, 2022 07:43 PM

There have always been Jewish communities in Africa and since the advent of the internet, more groups have become more widely known. These deeply rooted Jewish communities partake in religious practices which were previously outlawed by European colonizers (such as male circumcision, Saturday Sabbath, menstrual seclusion, etc.), as well as customs such as animal sacrifice, which are no longer practiced in Rabbinic Judaism. Many members of these groups have thought themselves to be descendants from the Lost Tribes – the Ten Tribes of Israel which were supposedly exiled from Israel in 722 BCE. European colonizers and missionaries believed such groups to be part of these tribes because, according to the Old Testament in the Bible, only Jews performed these practices.

Wednesday, November 02, 2022 10:44 PM

In 2016, a C-Span call went viral when a white caller who proclaimed himself prejudiced asked Heather McGhee, author of “The Sum of Us, What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together” how to overcome his racial bias and be a better American. She graciously thanked him for acknowledging his fears and prejudices and outlined a path forward by providing achievable changes to mend racial divides. She advised him – and everyone – to get to know black families, join a black church, understand that nightly news over-represents black crime and under-represents white crime and to become educated about the history of African Americans in this country.

Tuesday, November 01, 2022 07:32 PM

In Utah today, we can look around the Salt Lake Valley and point out landmarks. The Great Salt Lake. Millcreek Canyon. The Oquirrh Mountains. But to the Western Shoshone, the Great Salt Lake is Pia-pa or Titsa-pa, meaning “great water” or “bad water.” Millcreek Canyon is Tempin-Tekkoappah, “rock trap.” To the Goshute, the Oquirrhs are called Apa-ya-wi-up, “place of the weeping ancestors.” These places all had other names before.

Monday, October 31, 2022 10:57 PM

The U.S. Department of State announced the selection of Karen Marsh Schaeffer of University of Utah for a six-month virtual English Language Specialist project focusing on student motivation and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in Russia at Dostoevsky Omsk State University. Marsh Schaeffer is part of a select group, as her project is one of approximately 240 that the English Language Specialist Program supports each year.

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 05:16 PM

The Department of Communication is pleased to announce that Kent A. Ono, professor of communication, has been named a Distinguished Scholar of the National Communication Association. Ono is the first representative from the University of Utah to receive the honor. The recognition is given to those who have attained “a lifetime of scholarly achievement in the study of human communication. Recipients are selected to showcase the communication profession.”

Friday, October 21, 2022 08:07 PM

To honor the legacy of the late local media personality, Tom Barberi (1943-2021), his family have pledged $25,000 toward the establishment of the Voice of Reason Scholarship for students in the Department of Communication with an emphasis in journalism.

Thursday, October 20, 2022 10:03 PM

If you imagine a philosopher, you might picture one of the great ancient thinkers, such as Plutarch or Aristotle, or perhaps a professor that reads quietly, ponders and debates. The stereotypical philosopher tends to be someone who spends a lot of time thinking, not exactly a man of action. Though Jim Tabery, professor of philosophy, is a gifted philosopher, he could not be farther from this stereotype. Tabery’s devotion to being out in the community and actively participating in social justice issues is evident in his many projects and outreach programs. His passion for both science and philosophy led him to the mountains of Utah, and he has been determined to use his research to benefit his community and society as a whole.

Thursday, October 20, 2022 06:53 PM

Who in Utah did not read or hear about the big New York Times story that dropped on June 7, “As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces an Environmental ‘Nuclear Bomb’”? As a writer and professor of environmental writing, I was intrigued by the way Christopher Flavelle pulled off such a feat, so together with the members of my Investigative Environmental Writing class, we discussed how Flavelle focused the eyes of the world on the catastrophic local, global, ecological, social, and economic consequences of losing the drought-stricken Great Salt Lake, and whether or not this work of journalism – however clear, objective, accurate, and well-received – might have done more to teach and thereby move the conversation forward into new, more constructive territory.

Thursday, October 13, 2022 12:45 AM

Much of the humanities is about getting people to see things that have become invisible, things so taken for granted that we no longer notice or question them. Lisa Swanstrom’s new project, Synthetic Futures, is about one such invisible object: plastic.

Thursday, September 29, 2022 11:50 PM

Indigenous peoples have for centuries remained “nearly nonexistent in the American book of poetry,” writes former United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. This absence forms part of a more significant problem in American culture, “indigenous peoples of our country are often invisible.” However, hundreds if not thousands of Native Nations poets are working today, and perhaps none has done as much to restore their visibility as Harjo.

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 05:56 PM

With a gift of property, Melody Taft is establishing a $1M arts endowment at the University of Utah’s Taft-Nicholson Center. Taft is a founding supporter of the center and has donated her 160-acre ranch in Centennial Valley to the university. The endowment will be funded with proceeds from the sale of the property and will be administered by the director of the center. Earnings on the endowment will be used to support arts programming, including expenses associated with the Artists-In-Residence program and arts programming.

Monday, September 26, 2022 08:37 PM

It’s common for aspiring or current College of Humanities majors to be asked, “what are you going to do with that?” This question elicits frustration and annoyance for many students, including myself, as I received this question plenty of times during my collegiate years. Misconceptions, myths and negative stereotypes, furthermore, still swirl around what jobs are available to this student population or what sectors they are confined to. For example, the idea that majoring in a language only “qualifies” an individual to be a language instructor is not uncommon.

Thursday, September 22, 2022 10:31 PM

With more than 150 students attending the University of Utah who are graduates of the Bridge Program for Advanced Language Learning – a language program for Utah high school students to earn college credit before graduation – the U offers a number of opportunities for students to advance and apply their language skills in academic and career settings.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 11:20 PM

In honor of the late University of Utah philosophy professor David Wells Bennett (1927-2014), his family has established an endowed scholarship in his name. The Department of Philosophy invites friends and family of Bennett to support the fund so more philosophy students can receive the necessary financial assistance to study in his honor.

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 08:10 PM

Alyssa Quinn, who is working toward a doctorate degree in creative writing in the Department of English, has written her debut novel, “Habilis,” to be released Sept. 13, 2022. She recently spoke with the Salt Lake Tribune about her idea to write a book that incorporated theories of human language.

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 11:54 PM

The University of Utah’s College of Humanities and Department of Communication are partnering with Tunisha Brown, founder and editor-in-chief of IMPACT Magazine to provide internship opportunities to students and to work toward digitally archiving the magazine’s 15-year history of empowering Black women and men.

Monday, September 12, 2022 10:30 PM

The banning of literature and the silencing of authors continues to be on the rise. The news is full of stories of books being pulled from the shelves of public school libraries. In August, prizewinning author Salman Rushdie was attacked onstage after decades of hiding in response to death threats for his book, "The Satanic Verses.” According to Azar Nafisi, bestselling author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books,” books are a threat to those who seek to rule through absolutism. Their power resides in the way they allow us to imagine lives lived differently from our own and to resist the imposition of any one particular way of life.

Monday, September 12, 2022 05:07 PM

The Great Salt Lake is drying up, leaving toxic dust and an ecosystem in crisis. Through the lenses of the humanities, art and culture, the Environmental Humanities Graduate Program at the University of Utah will explore the problems and solutions to what “The New York Times” refers to as “Utah’s Environmental Nuclear Bomb” during a symposium, Sept. 23 and 24. A Zoom option will be available.

Monday, September 12, 2022 04:45 PM

After being diagnosed with a hereditary cancer syndrome in graduate school, Madison Kilbride, assistant professor in philosophy at the University of Utah, became fascinated about the ethical issues surrounding genetic testing and specifically the sorts of tests that are available through a direct-to-consumer, DTC, model. In 2021, she received a prestigious four-year NIH K01 Career Development Award to evaluate the risks and benefits of DTC offerings for serious health conditions using an innovative approach that can be adapted to study a wide range of current and future tests and companies.

Tuesday, September 06, 2022 04:50 PM

Ben Lyons, assistant professor of communication at the University of Utah, recently contributed to a Stanford University “mega-experiment” – the largest social science experiment of its kind involving more than 31,000 Americans – to identify short, proven and scalable interventions to reduce anti-democratic attitudes, partisan animosity and support for political violence.

Wednesday, August 31, 2022 08:37 PM

According to C. Thi Nguyen, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Utah, game playing can be a cure for the unease of living in the world. The experience is satisfying because of the internal logic of the game, rather than its service to any real-world application. Games allow the players to solve problems in ways that are pleasurable, interesting and beautiful. But be advised, as Nguyen argues in his critically acclaimed book, “Games: Agency as Art,” game playing is the opposite of love.

Monday, August 29, 2022 07:23 PM

As an associate professor/lecturer in the English Department at the University of Utah, Seegert has been teaching courses on video games since 2014, when he first created ENGL 2090, a general education course examining video game storytelling. The class was an enormous success, and since then, he’s created ENGL 5090: Literature, Film, and Video Games and ENGL 5095: Advanced Video Game Storytelling, which will be taught for the first time in the spring of 2023.

Monday, August 29, 2022 06:28 PM

“I think most people just assumed, ‘Hey, this is something that sort of disappeared in the ‘30s and ‘40s when people stopped proudly declaring that they were eugenicists,” said James Tabery, who has studied this topic in the Beehive State. “But it turns out that that’s not the case.”

Monday, August 22, 2022 11:08 PM

Danielle Endres, professor of communication, created Indigenous Communication (Comm 3290) in 2005 to explore theories and practices of communication that relate to Indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, decolonization, and survivance. Below, professor Endres discusses more about the course, her research background what student will gain by participating in the class.

Friday, August 19, 2022 04:57 PM

The University of Utah, in partnership with Brigham Young University, has been awarded $7 million from the U.S. Department of Education to support international education and language study over the next four years. The Title VI National Resource Center and Foreign Language and Area Studies grants will provide funding directly to the Center for Latin American Studies, Asia Center and their BYU counterparts and will earmark $4.5 million for student scholarships.

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 05:24 PM

Dear College of Humanities Faculty and Staff - I am delighted to be joining you as Dean of the College of Humanities. I have met many of you for the first time over the past six weeks and many for the first time in person after getting to know you on Zoom over the past several months.

Monday, August 15, 2022 09:42 PM

According to Elizabeth Callaway, assistant professor of English at the University of Utah and affiliated faculty with the Environmental Humanities Graduate Program, the problem of artificial intelligence is not just a scientific or engineering problem, it’s a cultural problem. And it’s one that has escaped criticism for far too long.

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 11:04 PM

Maximilian Werner, associate professor/lecturer of writing and rhetoric studies, was inspired to create the course, Investigative Nonfiction: Environmental Issues in the American West (Writing 3420), after his two-and-a-half-year venture of tracking a wolf pack in Centennial Valley, MT. The investigative work ultimately served as the basis for his latest book “Wolves, Grizzlies, and Greenhorns -- Death and Coexistence in the American West.” Below, Professor Werner answers questions about the course, its influences and what students will learn by enrolling.

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 07:53 PM

Kathryn Bond Stockton, Distinguished Professor of English and Dean of The School for Cultural and Social Transformation, recently had a conversation with New York Times columnist Ezra Klein about gender and gender expectations. They also talk about Stockton's most recent book, "Gender(s)" (MIT Press), which examines why gender is strange and how race and money are two of its most dramatic ingredients.

Monday, August 08, 2022 06:29 PM

As a devoted and award-winning teacher (seriously, check out her CV), Elizabeth Alice Clement, associate professor of history, created the History of Sexuality in Modern U.S. (HIS 4630/6910 and Gender Studies 4630) to explore how sexuality interacts with other categories of power and oppression like race, class and gender. Below, Professor Clement answers questions about the course, its background and what students will learn by enrolling.

Friday, August 05, 2022 04:54 PM

As we welcome new faculty members, Assistant Professors Chris Low and Brandon Render, to the Department of History, we want to remind you of the great courses they will be offering the Fall 2022 semester.

Tuesday, August 02, 2022 09:01 PM

As one of the largest language departments in the country, the Department of World Languages & Cultures at the University of Utah offers 21 languages, eight majors and 12 minors. Now, after a groundbreaking restructuring and expansion of their Comparative Literary & Cultural Studies degree, the department will introduce seven new options to better meet the needs and interests of more students in Fall 2022.

Monday, August 01, 2022 05:01 PM

A self-proclaimed “nerd,” Chapman Waters, assistant professor/lecturer of philosophy, created Philosophy of Time Travel (PHIL 3012) because he enjoys consuming, analyzing and speculating about time travel narratives from popular fiction. Below, Waters provides more details about the class and discusses why time-traveling and non-time traveling students alike should participate in the course.

Friday, July 29, 2022 04:28 PM

Christie Toth, associate professor of writing and rhetoric studies, co-edited (with Jessica Nastal and Mya Poe) a newly released open-access book, “Writing Placement in Two-Year Colleges: The Pursuit of Equity in Postsecondary Education” (WAC Clearinghouse). It brings together two-year college teacher-scholar-activists from across the U.S. to share stories, strategies and data about local efforts at reforming writing placement assessment to advance educational access and equity.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022 07:58 PM

Natalia Washington, assistant professor of philosophy, and Dustin Stokes, professor of philosophy, combined their research interests in philosophy of mind and cognitive science, and interests in psychiatry and ethics and aesthetics, respectively, to create a new course, the Psychology of Ethics and Psychedelics (PHIL 5191, 5450, 6191, 6450). An advanced philosophy course, the class will explore topics about the use of psychedelic drugs and therapeutic intervention. Below, professors Washington and Stokes provide more insight into the course and discuss why they chose to create it.

Thursday, July 21, 2022 08:36 PM

Maureen Mathison, associate professor of writing and rhetoric studies, has received the inaugural Robert A. Goldberg Endowed Faculty Prize in the Humanities. The prize recognizes faculty whose record in teaching and research reflects high merit and provides a stipend to support the faculty member’s ongoing projects.

Thursday, June 09, 2022 10:16 PM

The Salt Lake County Community Remembrance Coalition of Sema Hadithi African American Heritage & Culture Foundation in collaboration and Partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama will host a soil collection ceremony (raciallynchinginutah.org) at the sites of two racial lynchings that occurred in Salt Lake City in 1866 and 1883. The event will take place on Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Tuesday, June 07, 2022 04:59 PM

The Communication Institute, housed in the College of Humanities’ Department of Communication at the University of Utah, received a generous donation of $1 million – the largest in the history of the department – from alumna Edna Anderson-Taylor (class of 1959) and her husband, Jerry Taylor, to secure the institute’s long-term impact and success. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, the institute will be renamed in tribute to her legacy.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 05:18 PM

Students graduating from the University of Utah’s College of Humanities will have two opportunities to hear from Doug Bowser, President of Nintendo America, during the 2022 graduation ceremonies. As a graduate from the Department of Communication (class of 1984), Bowser will address the college about the importance of the humanities during convocation on Friday, May 6 at 7 p.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center, where he will be presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award. The evening prior, he will speak at the general campus-wide commencement ceremony, Thursday, May 5 at 6 p.m. in the Huntsman Center.

Friday, April 08, 2022 06:07 PM

Sean Lawson, associate professor of communication, recently published a new book, “Social Engineering: How Crowdmasters, Phreaks, Hackers, and Trolls Created a New Form of Manipulative Communication,” (MIT Press). In it, he explores manipulative communication – from early twentieth-century propaganda to today’s online con artistry – through the lens of social engineering.

Monday, April 04, 2022 06:13 PM

Isabel Moreira, professor of history and 2020-2022 James L. Clayton Research Professor, has been appointed to the University of Utah’s prestigious designation of Distinguished Professor. She was recommended by the Distinguished Professor Advisory Committee and approved by the academic senate, the U’s board of trustees, Martell Teasley, interim senior vice president for academic affairs and U President Randall Taylor. Moreira will be recognized at the college’s convocation on Friday, May 6, 2022.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 12:04 AM

Natasha Seegert, associate professor, lecturer of communication, and ShawnaKim Lowey-Ball, associate professor of history, have been awarded the University of Utah’s Early Career Teaching Award, which is given to outstanding young faculty members who have made significant contributions to teaching at the U.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 11:57 PM

The University of Utah’s Environmental Humanities graduate program will award youth climate activist, poet and environmental justice organizer Aniya Butler with the 2022 Utah Award in the Environmental Humanities. Butler, a 15-year old, Black, climate activist and anti-racism advocate from Oakland, CA, will receive the award on Tuesday, March 22 at 6pm in the university’s Alumni House. The event – in partnership with the U’s Collective Day of Action – is free and open to the public.

Thursday, March 03, 2022 07:07 PM

University of Utah Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dan Reed announced that Hollis Robbins has accepted an offer to serve as the next dean of the College of Humanities. She will begin July 1, 2022. At that time, Stuart Culver, current dean of the college, will return to teaching and research responsibilities.

Wednesday, December 22, 2021 09:00 PM

The Modern Language Association of America announced it is awarding its thirty-sixth Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize to Fernando Rubio, professor of Spanish linguistics at the University of Utah, and Daria Mizza, assistant professor of educational studies at the American University in Cairo and head of language instructional technology at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, for their book “Creating Effective Blended Language Learning Courses: A Research-Based Guide from Planning to Evaluation,” published by Cambridge University Press. The prize is awarded for an outstanding work in the fields of language, culture, literacy and literature with strong application to the teaching of languages other than English.

Wednesday, December 08, 2021 08:20 PM

The Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah will host author Nnedi Okorafor in a virtual conversation with Erika George, director of the center, and English Andrew Shephard, assistant professor of English, on Nov. 18 at noon. The discussion will focus on Okorafor’s writing, which she describes as Africanfuturism and Africanjujuism, as well as her upcoming novel, “NOOR.” The online event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Monday, November 15, 2021 06:29 PM

The University of Utah is excited to announce a campaign to build a Humanities Student Success Hub on the first floor of the Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building. The new, student-centered space will act as a front door to the College of Humanities, connecting students with support, information and peers in an unprecedented way. Designed based upon research outlining the resources students need to thrive at the U, a campaign is underway to debut the Humanities Student Success Hub in Fall 2022.

Tuesday, November 09, 2021 07:07 PM

The Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah will host Shoshana Zuboff, author of “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power,” for the Obert C. Tanner Lecture on Artificial Intelligence and Human Values, Thursday, Oct. 28 at noon. Her lecture will explore the Digital Revolution entwined with the evolution of capitalism.

Thursday, October 14, 2021 07:00 PM

Dean Stuart Culver welcomes students back to the College of Humanities for another eventful year.

Wednesday, August 25, 2021 06:06 PM

PBS Digital Studios announced that PBS TERRA, its science-themed hub on YouTube, will launch an ambitious new slate of STEM content with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program.

Monday, August 16, 2021 08:09 PM

A recent international study by the Demographics in Philosophy project has ranked the University of Utah’s Department of Philosophy first out of nearly 100 prominent philosophy departments in the U.S. for its high proportion (50 percent) of female faculty who are tenured or on the tenure track.

Monday, August 09, 2021 04:17 PM

The Department of Communication at the University of Utah has received a substantial gift from Edna Anderson-Taylor, increasing the endowed scholarship in her name to nearly $500,000. This endowment supports undergraduate and graduate students in communication and ranks as one of the largest gifts the department has received.

Friday, August 06, 2021 06:24 PM

Matt Basso, professor of history, has been selected for the 2021-22 Aileen H. Clyde Professorship, which supports faculty who are invested in illuminating the stories and voices of women.

Friday, August 06, 2021 06:11 PM

The University of Utah’s College of Humanities is honored to announce a transformative gift, made possible by generous donors from the ESRR Humanities/Arts Endowment Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation. The fund provides approximately $500,000 per year in perpetuity to establish a chair in the English department, an increase to graduate student stipends and an annual creative writing residency.

Tuesday, August 03, 2021 08:39 PM

This morning, Carolyn Tanner Irish passed away. Carolyn and her family have been much more than generous and gracious donors to our college. They have for generations helped define the place of the Humanities on our campus and in our community.

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 10:14 PM

A new study published in Proceedings of National Academics of Sciences finds that individuals who falsely believe they are able to identify false news are more likely to fall victim to it. In the article published today, Ben Lyons, assistant professor of communication at the University of Utah, and his colleagues examine the concern about the public’s susceptibility to false news due to their inability to recognize their own limitations in identifying such information.

Tuesday, June 01, 2021 04:23 PM

Dean Stuart Culver addresses how the state legislature passage of Resolution HR 901 will affect our work going forward and what the College and University are doing and hope to do to respond.

Friday, May 28, 2021 09:09 PM

Ashley Cordes, assistant professor of communication at the University of Utah, has been selected for a 2021 American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship.

Friday, April 23, 2021 09:27 PM

The International Writing Centers Association is pleased to announce the selection of new leadership for The Writing Center Journal that includes Romeo García, assistant professor of writing and rhetoric studies at the University of Utah. Launched in 1980, WCJ remains the primary research journal in the field of writing center studies.

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 11:13 PM

Misinformation in public debates about scientific issues such as vaccinations and climate change can be found all over the internet, especially on social media. In a new study, Sara K. Yeo, associate professor of communication at the University of Utah, examines why it’s so difficult to detect science misinformation and suggests that using humor may help combat the issue.

Monday, April 12, 2021 06:49 PM

This NEH workshop will give attendees the opportunity to learn from senior program officer, Jennifer Serventi, about the many funding opportunities offered by the endowment.

Monday, October 05, 2020 07:19 PM

Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum, or CLAC, at the University of Utah helps students apply their proficiency in a second language to courses in a variety of majors. Wilson Wosnjuk, a sophomore majoring in business and Latin American Studies, has already taken two CLAC courses in Spanish and is looking forward to taking more. He answers some questions about the courses and how they have impacted his language acquisition and overall education.

Wednesday, July 29, 2020 07:23 PM

June 29, 2020 – The University of Utah has been awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to support the Environmental Humanities Graduate Program focused on environmental justice and community engaged learning. The three-year grant provides $600,000 to fund graduate fellowships, create leadership pathways for students from underrepresented groups, collaborate with communities directly affected by climate change and environmental racism and work closely with grassroots leaders.

Monday, June 29, 2020 03:00 PM

By now you will have learned that the University plans to open its doors to in-person classes and on-campus experiences this Fall. We are reopening at a challenging time and under complicated circumstances and I wanted to take this opportunity to assure you that our college – and the University community more broadly – will be devoting all its energies to ensuring that our campus and classrooms are safe, healthy, inclusive and welcoming to students from all backgrounds.

Monday, June 08, 2020 04:37 PM

As protests continue across the country demanding an end to injustices and police brutality against the black community, many are turning to books to educate themselves about the history and current state of racism in the United States. Below, the Department of English at the University of Utah has put together an additional list of books, graphic novels and poetry to help readers better understand and further explore racism in America.

Wednesday, June 03, 2020 10:20 PM

Humanities disciplines provide the cultural tools and human perspective to help society understand and explain the COVID-19 epidemic. Click here for a list of faculty in the University of Utah’s College of Humanities with expertise relevant to the current pandemic. Notably, the college has top-ranked expertise in the history of medicine and disease, ethics, philosophy of science, health communication and science communication.

Thursday, May 14, 2020 04:52 PM

University of Utah creates a website to provide updates about the impact of Cononavirus COVID-19 on campus.

Monday, March 16, 2020 05:29 PM

The University of Utah’s Department of Linguistics and the Department of Computer Science have created a certificate in computational linguistics for students interested in pursuing a career in natural language processing, the technology behind devices such as Alexa, Siri and Google Home.

Tuesday, March 03, 2020 07:00 AM

Feb. 27, 2020 – The Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah presents the 2020 World Leaders Lecture Forum given by Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, Friday, March 6, 11 a.m. at Kingsbury Hall. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required and can be obtained through the Kingsbury Hall box office.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 09:38 PM

Feb. 25, 2020 – The University of Utah’s environmental humanities graduate program will award American essayist and novelist Jonathan Franzen with the 2020 Award in the Environmental Humanities, Wednesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. in the Salt Lake City Main library.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 04:19 PM

Kendi, a New York Times bestselling author and the founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University, will have an unscripted conversation with Erika George, director of the Tanner Humanities Center, about his latest book “How to be an Antiracist.” Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance.

Thursday, February 06, 2020 10:26 PM

The Obert C. and Grace A Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah welcomes author Ben Fountain for the 2020 David P. Gardner Lecture in the Humanities and Fine Arts, Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. In conversation with Doug Fabrizio, host and executive producer of KUER, Fountain will discuss his transition from law to literature, his work in a range of literary genres and the value of employing literary techniques in nonfiction texts.

Tuesday, February 04, 2020 11:28 PM

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

Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:00 PM

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.

Thursday, October 17, 2019 03:38 PM

The two-day conference explores the LGBTQ+ community within the LDS Church

Monday, September 09, 2019 02:01 PM

Whether you have recently declared a major or are working through your respective curriculum, the College of Humanities is excited about your new academic year. Everyone in the college is invested in your academic, personal and professional success.

Sunday, September 01, 2019 08:00 AM

The University of Utah’s Department of Philosophy has established a new interdisciplinary philosophy of science major beginning fall 2019.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 02:01 PM

Read about this year's Convocation Speaker, Outstanding Senior and the Excellence in Humanities award winner.

Monday, April 29, 2019 10:29 PM

This year, the college is pleased to grant this honor to siblings, Louis N. Strike (class of 1969) and Cynthia Strike Petrow (class of 1976).

Monday, April 29, 2019 10:27 PM

Rekdal is one of 13 poets laureate nationwide to be honored.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 04:00 PM

Two faculty members in the College of Humanities have been appointed with the University of Utah’s prestigious designation of Distinguished Professor.

Thursday, April 11, 2019 07:23 PM

From March 8-18, the Confucius Institute at the University of Utah, in partnership with the Confucius Institute at Arizona State University, led a ten-day tour of China designed to facilitate exchange between American and Chinese educators.

Monday, April 01, 2019 08:33 PM

Erika George, U professor of law, will take the lead on July 1, 2019.

Monday, March 25, 2019 03:00 PM

Maya Kobe-Rundio has received the 2019 College of Humanities Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award. Studying communication, Kobe-Rundio’s research trajectory combines her passion for environmental communication with her commitment to gender studies and feminist activism.

Thursday, March 21, 2019 10:10 PM

Jeff Metcalf, professor of English, created a play “A Slight Discomfort” not long after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. His remarkably honest and humorous play is based on his personal journals and follows his journey from diagnosis through survival.

Thursday, March 21, 2019 10:00 PM

The new focus addresses the moral, political and conceptual aspects of human rights.

Thursday, March 21, 2019 08:58 PM

The $10,000 award is an annual celebration of environmental leadership and expression and honors those who solve the planet’s environmental problems using the tools of the humanities such as creative expression, scholarly research, popular art forms and advocacy.

Monday, March 18, 2019 05:15 PM

The initiative encourages vibrant and intellectual exploration of the Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-day Saints, its institutions, history, culture and people on campus and in the wider community.

Monday, March 11, 2019 11:03 PM

Katharine Coles, professor of English, recently published “Look Both Ways,” a biography that follows her grandmother’s life looking backward and forward, through documents and imagination.

Thursday, February 28, 2019 04:59 PM

Ned Khatrichettri, internship coordinator for the College of Humanities, works with students to help them explore and identify internship opportunities. Below, he provides some answers to frequently asked questions about the importance of internships. For more information or to make an appointment with Ned, please click here.

Thursday, February 14, 2019 07:00 AM

The mission of the World Leader Lecture Forum is to bring global citizens who shape our world – to offer their experiences and ideas about shared humanity.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 01:00 PM

University of Utah President Ruth V. Watkins and the Board of Trustees announced Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, that renowned civil rights activist, religious leader and University of Utah alum and former faculty member Rev. France A. Davis will deliver the commencement address at the university’s 150th campus-wide convocation. The commencement ceremony will be held Thursday, May 2, 2019, at 6 p.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

Monday, February 04, 2019 07:00 AM

Tanner Humanities Center, in partnership with the World Trade Center Utah, will host former President of Mexico on Feb. 12

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 04:00 PM

Scholarships through the College of Humanities are still available. Please see the deadlines below. If you have any questions, email natalie.montoya@utah.edu.

Friday, January 11, 2019 07:00 AM

The U.S. Census just released the latest population estimate and one story persists – fertility rates are down. At the moment, one child is born every eight seconds in the U.S. and one person dies every eleven seconds. Those two factors have yielded a natural population increase of one million last year, down from an increase of 1.8 million in 2008.

Thursday, January 03, 2019 07:00 AM

Researchers are exploring a number of factors that might explain declines such as modernity, delayed childbearing and economic shifts. But Robin E. Jensen, professor of communication at the University of Utah, is taking a different approach.

Thursday, December 20, 2018 08:56 PM

The Utah Center for Excellence in ELSI Research is seeking applicants for GURU, an NIH-funded, one-of-a-kind program.

Thursday, December 13, 2018 06:55 PM

Are you interested in the internship opportunities available to you? Are you unsure of where to start? The College of Humanities has a new internship coordinator, Ned Khatrichettri, to help you explore your interests, options and direct you to the best resources.

Saturday, November 17, 2018 07:00 AM

Malcolm O. Sillars, longtime University of Utah faculty member and administrator, passed away in Salt Lake City on Nov.12, 2018 at the age of 90.

Friday, November 16, 2018 06:04 PM

Located in Lakeview, MT, the Taft-Nicholson Center Artist-in-Residence Program offers dedicated artists a supportive and transformational environment to further their creative development. In a remote setting dedicated to the historical integrity of the land and the preservation of natural habitat and wildlife, artists can experience unencumbered time to allow for thoughtful reflection and development of their work.

Monday, November 12, 2018 09:24 PM

Huntsman Cancer Institute Researchers Receive Grant to Discover Best Way to Deliver Genetic Services to Primary Care Patients.

Wednesday, November 07, 2018 10:32 PM

Colleen McDannell, professor of history, recently published “Sister Saints: Mormon Women Since the End of Polygamy.” Her book offers a history of modern Mormon women that takes aim at various stereotypes, showing that their stories are much more complex than previously thought.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 06:14 PM

Every four years, the U.S. Department of Education designates sixteen Title VI centers across the country to support language teaching and learning.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 04:07 PM

Strong community, resilient history and vibrant traditions are key elements of the Pacific Islands culture. These same elements are the foundation of a Pacific Islands Studies initiative at the University of Utah—and a new $600,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will allow major acceleration of this effort.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 03:42 PM

Director Helen Whitney will be present for a screening of her new film “Into The Night: Portraits of Life and Death,” followed by a Q&A session with audience members.

Monday, October 15, 2018 08:16 PM

Each year, twelve undergraduate students from the College of Humanities are selected to live in the O.C. Tanner Humanities House in historic Fort Douglas. Throughout the year, they explore the notion of citizenship on multiple levels. From the living community to the global community, they delve into a yearlong theme, questioning its implications on society.

Sunday, October 07, 2018 07:00 AM

Last week, the College of Humanities tragically lost one of their students in a senseless act of violence. Lauren McCluskey was a senior majoring in communication, an accomplished athlete and an outstanding scholar. Her life was ended much too soon and her presence in the college will be greatly missed.

Monday, October 01, 2018 07:00 AM

The grant supports international education and language study

Monday, September 24, 2018 04:14 PM

U student group hosts workshops, presentations and a dinner to promote civil dialogue

Monday, September 17, 2018 06:53 PM

The Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah presents the 2018 Tanner Lecture on Human Values given by Anita Hill, professor of social policy, law, and women’s studies at Brandeis University and chairs of the Commission on Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 04:57 PM

The University of Utah, in partnership with Brigham Young University, has been awarded $6.8 million from the U.S. Department of Education to support international education and language study over the next four years. The Title VI National Resource Center and Foreign Language and Area Studies grants will provide funding directly to the Center for Latin American Studies, Asia Center and their BYU counterparts and will earmark $4.6 million for student scholarships.

Thursday, September 06, 2018 10:12 PM

Stuart Culver, associate professor of English, has been a member of the U faculty since 1993. In that time, he has served in numerous roles in his department and college, including chair of the Department of English for five years, associate dean for academic affairs for three years and co-interim dean for one year. His scholarly and teaching focus has been on 19th- and 20th-century American literature and culture, photography, film and theories of popular culture.

Tuesday, September 04, 2018 07:00 AM

Prior her junior year at West High School, Amina rarely spoke up in class and was too timid to join in classroom discussions. Through her participation in the Clemente Course, an interdisciplinary humanities course for underserved high school students, Amina now understands the value of her opinions and lets them be heard in class and freely engages in difficult dialogue and debates.

Saturday, September 01, 2018 07:00 AM

The University of Utah recently had a successful showing at one of the largest national communication conferences, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference.

Thursday, August 16, 2018 10:35 PM

Tanner Humanities Center receives federal grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Thursday, August 16, 2018 09:22 PM

Panel presented by the ABU Education Fund, John R. Park Debate Society, and Scholars Strategy Network

Friday, August 10, 2018 06:03 PM

New database at University of Utah sheds light on early history of black members in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Saturday, June 30, 2018 01:01 PM

The two-day conference features keynote address by journalist Darius Gray

Monday, June 25, 2018 04:52 PM

Stuart K. Culver, associate professor of English will begin immediately.

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 04:05 PM

Three University of Utah students have been selected as finalists for the prestigious Fulbright scholarship. Zoe Diener, Kevin Priest and Daniel Ybarra have received a highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant.

Monday, June 18, 2018 09:01 PM

In spring 2018, the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at the University of Utah successfully secured a federal STARTALK grant from the National Security Agency to fund summer teacher and student programs for the study of Portuguese.

Friday, June 15, 2018 10:48 PM

Professor of English, Jeff Metcalf, and Assistant Professor of Writing & Rhetoric Studies, Max Werner, join RadioWest to talk about their new books.

Wednesday, June 13, 2018 04:25 PM

Ishion Hutchinson, a graduate of the University of Utah English PhD program, has received a 2018 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature.

Tuesday, May 29, 2018 10:15 PM

The Humanities in Focus (HIF) program received a 2018 Ignacio Zaragoza Outstanding Achievement award from Centro Civico Mexicano for the program's engagement and the inclusion of the Latino community in making social justice documentaries.

Friday, May 18, 2018 10:47 PM

In his recently published book, Maximilian Werner, assistant professor, writing and rhetoric studies, uses the vehicles of fly fishing, every day experience, and some of our most sacred rituals to explore the origins and limitations of our behavior and ideas.

Thursday, May 10, 2018 05:26 PM

A local Utah delegation of educators and students, led by the Confucius Institute at the University of Utah, were in Washington D.C. on Apr. 25, 2018 to meet with Utah congressional delegation…

Monday, April 30, 2018 09:53 PM

Floyd O’Neil, Director Emeritus of the U’s American West Center, passed away on April 18, 2018 at the age of 90. O’Neil will be greatly missed, but his work and legacy will not be forgotten.

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 09:02 PM

Eric Hinderaker, Chair and Professor of History, is being honored with the University of Utah’s prestigious designation of “Distinguished Professor.”

Monday, April 23, 2018 06:52 PM

Robert T. Nilsen is our Humanities Distinguished Alumni and Aileen H. Clyde is our Honorary Distinguished Alumna!

Friday, April 20, 2018 09:07 PM

Brisa Zavala is our 2018 Convocation Speaker and Nicolas Contreras is our Outstanding Senior!

Thursday, April 19, 2018 05:57 PM

Students in a new course, “Coming to America,” taught by a German and a Spanish professor are learning about immigration. The course combines this timely topic with cutting-edge research in the digital humanities in a hands-on way.

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 08:25 PM

The John R. Park Debate Society traveled to Colorado Springs to participate in the American Forensics Association District IX Qualifying Tournament hosted by The Colorado College.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 06:22 PM

Prof. Christopher T. Lewis explains how the newest book in a mystery series set in Utah inhabits very recent events in Mormon culture.

Monday, January 09, 2017 10:37 PM

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:26 PM

The John R. Park Debate Society announced today it is again joining with the ABU Education Fund, an affiliate of Alliance for a Better Utah, to host Utah’s only legislative debates of the 2016 election cycle.

Tuesday, August 30, 2016 05:52 PM

The award is presented to the most outstanding scholarly article published the previous year. Jensen is the first back-to-back winner of NCA's highest honor since 1980.

Monday, August 29, 2016 09:10 PM

Mariam Thalos, Department of Philosophy, recently published her new book "A Social Theory of Freedom."

Thursday, August 11, 2016 04:58 PM

Christopher T. Lewis, Assistant Professor of Portuguese & Brazilian Studies in the Department of World Languages & Cultures, was featured Friday on “Top of Mind” with Julie Rose on BYU Radio

Tuesday, August 09, 2016 07:51 PM

L2TReC was selected by The Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) as a Language Training Center (LTC) Program winner.

Thursday, August 04, 2016 04:51 PM

Associate Professor Lily Alavi, World Languages and Cultures, was recently honored by the Latter-Day Saint Student Association

Wednesday, August 03, 2016 04:24 PM

Paisley Rekdal, Department of English, was the 2016 AWP Award Series winner for Creative Non-fiction.

Thursday, July 14, 2016 05:45 PM

Anne Peterson, Department of Philosophy, won the prize with her essay "The Primacy of the Organism: Being, Unity, and Diversification in Aristotle's Metaphysics."

Tuesday, July 05, 2016 07:03 PM

"Heavy: The Obesity Crisis in Cultural Context" was recently published by Oxford University Press

Wednesday, June 29, 2016 05:54 PM

The College of Humanities was delighted to find out that the John R. Park Debate Society program was also a Beacon of Excellence award recipient.

Friday, June 24, 2016 09:04 PM

Taunya is a dedicated advocate for students and a campus-wide collaborator.

Friday, June 24, 2016 06:43 PM

Professor Rachel Hayes-Harb, Department of Linguistics faculty member, was recently published in Frontiers in Psychology.

Monday, June 13, 2016 03:58 PM

Shauna Edson, an MA student in Rhetoric and Composition through Communication and through Writing & Rhetoric Studies, was named one of a small handful of national Digital Inclusion Fellows

Thursday, June 09, 2016 06:42 PM

33 scholars from 11 countries will speak at the three-day conference on topics as diverse as Lesbian Romance, TV’s The Bachelor, Nora Roberts, Steampunk Romance, Cinderella, and Sheikh Romance.

Wednesday, June 08, 2016 05:41 PM

UCEER Awarded $4 Million to Tackle Ethical, Legal and Social Impacts of Genomic Information

Friday, June 03, 2016 08:49 PM

The 2016 selections for the Artist in Residence program at the Taft-Nicholson Center have been announced

Friday, June 03, 2016 05:01 PM

The College of Humanities Bridge Program for Dual Language Immersion was featured on KSL

Thursday, June 02, 2016 08:19 PM

Join Professor Christine A. Jones and her Co-Editor Jennifer Schacker tomorrow evening for a small reception and presentation followed by a book signing

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 08:43 PM

Dr. David Derezotes, Director of the Peace & Conflict Studies, was featured in At the U this morning for his show "The Radical Middle."

Monday, May 23, 2016 07:34 PM

Abby Kaplan, professor of linguistics at the University of Utah, was featured in UNews this morning for her recently published book, “Women Talk More Than Men…And Other Myths about Language Explained.”

Thursday, May 19, 2016 08:53 PM

The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) has recognized Christopher Lewis with its Junior Faculty Teaching Award.

Thursday, May 19, 2016 04:43 PM

Ashley Glenn in International & Area Studies has been awarded the 2016 University of Utah Outstanding New Advisor Award

Thursday, May 12, 2016 06:54 PM

Meet the amazing Humanities Graduates that will be recognized at our Distigusihed Alumni Luncheon and College of Humanities Convocation

Tuesday, May 03, 2016 11:09 PM

Anne Jamison, Associate Professor of English at the University of Utah, has been quoted in several articles this week from around the country

Friday, April 29, 2016 06:09 PM

Congratulations to the 2016 recipients of the Humanities Distinguished Faculty Service Award: Professor Richard Chi, and Professor Leslie Francis

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 06:23 PM

Matthew L. Basso, Associate Professor of History and Gender Studies at the University of Utah, has been added to the Organization of American Historians (OAH) distinguished lectureship program roster for 2016-2017

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 05:51 PM

Three Humanities students Jessica Chamorro, Sabrina Dawson, and Kate Mower have won the 2016-2017 Fulbright Awards

Monday, April 18, 2016 09:51 PM

The University of Utah College of Humanities was thrilled to learn that two John Simmon Guggenheim Fellowships for 2016 were awarded to Professor Nadja Durbach and Professor Melanie Rae Thon.

Thursday, April 07, 2016 11:05 PM

Please join Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet and Congressman Jason Chaffetz for a special forum

Tuesday, April 05, 2016 07:42 PM

Students discuss their amazing experiences while participating in the Honors Ecology and Legacy Minor

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 05:10 PM

Senate Bill 152 passes during the recently concluded 2016 Utah Legislative session

Thursday, March 24, 2016 10:43 PM

Heather Stone wins the 2016 Thomas G. Stockham Medal for Conspicuously Effective Teaching, while Meaghan McKasy wins the 2016 Garr Cutler Energy Prize.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 08:41 PM

Over the course of the WSCA weekend, the John R. Park Debate Society competed in its final regular season tournament before Nationals.

Monday, March 14, 2016 05:06 PM

This past weekend, the Rocky Mountain Regional Model finals in Denver conlcuded with most students from the University of Utah receiving an award

Tuesday, March 08, 2016 05:35 PM

Congratulations to all the amazing faculty members from the University of Utah who were nominated.

Friday, March 04, 2016 06:40 PM

James Tabery, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at the University of Utah is joining the Leonardo After Hours panel discussion.

Wednesday, March 02, 2016 06:17 PM

The ‘Countering Cancer’ series, presented by Pfizer, portrays the dedicated people, initiatives, and organizations that are part of this effort and provides insights into their motivation and engagement.

Wednesday, March 02, 2016 04:52 PM

A Public Event, featuring The Japanese National Debate Team and The John R. Park Debate Society

Friday, February 26, 2016 07:32 PM

February is the month when the John R. Park Debate Society gears up for nationals and fine-tunes its competitive events going into the culminating tournaments of its season.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 05:02 PM

Jeff McCarthy, Director of the Environmental Humanities Graduate Program at the University of Utah, was featured today on KPCW's show "This Green Earth."

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 10:11 PM

Think Progress recently interviewed Associate Professor Paul Reeve, one of the University of Utah College of Humanities' History Professors for their story on Islmaphobia.

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 05:12 PM

Dr. Danielle Endres and Professor Jerry Root Awarded 2016-17 Honors Humanities Professorships

Thursday, February 11, 2016 07:34 PM

If enslaved peoples discover, enact, or perform freedom through narration, their stories issue a call to readers, that needs a response.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 09:03 PM

A Community Conversation About Immigration

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 04:43 PM

Each year, our Humanities professors and instructors have the unique opportunity of teaming up with Go Learn, the U’s travel program, to lead students and community members on life-changing tours across the world

Tuesday, February 09, 2016 08:33 PM

The 2016 Confutati Conference at the University of Utah is February 5-6th!

Wednesday, February 03, 2016 06:46 PM

Can philosophy really save your life?

Tuesday, February 02, 2016 09:15 PM

Members of the John R. Park Debate Society, take time to reflect on and discuss the Primary Debate that took place on January 28th, 2016.

Tuesday, February 02, 2016 08:33 PM

Assistant Professor Christie Toth in the U’s Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies was featured in At the U for her amazing efforts in leading a new research project.

Thursday, January 28, 2016 07:34 PM

The College of Humanties was excited to find out that one of our own alumni from the Languages & Literature department, Hediyeh Hosseini, participated in interpretting at the Sundace Film Festival on January 25th, 2016

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 05:02 PM

Four College of Humanities Professors Win U's Career Services Faculty Recognition Awards

Monday, January 25, 2016 07:22 PM

Professor of Linguistics, Johanna Watzinger-Tharp, on Utah's Dual Language Immersion Program

Monday, January 25, 2016 05:32 PM

The College of Humanities’ Second Language Teaching and Research Center (L2TReC) has been awarded a Flagship Teacher Training grant sponsored by the National Security Education Program and administered by The Institute of International Education.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 04:57 PM

Join us for a lecture on February 8th 3:00-4:30pm CTIHB 101

Thursday, January 14, 2016 11:14 PM

The Taft-Nicholson Center Artist-in-Residence Program offers dedicated artists a supportive and transformational environment to further their creative development.

Monday, January 11, 2016 09:16 PM

The College of Humanities is delighted to announce that Professor Mark Bergstrom has been selected as the next Director for the Taft-Nicholson Environmental Humanities Education Center

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 10:55 PM

Humanities student Bailey Sheldon explores the new entrepreneurial Lassonde Studios interest in attracting humanities students

Wednesday, December 09, 2015 10:12 PM

Professor Jakob (Jake) D. Jensen was awarded a 2015 New Innovator Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The New Innovator Grant, established in 2007, supports unusually innovative research from early career investigators. The grant provides Professor Jensen with 2.2 million dollars to pursue a 5 year research program.

Tuesday, October 06, 2015 08:07 PM

The team defeated over 23 universities and colleges including San Diego State University, University of Vermont, University of Missouri, and the University of Alaska.

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 08:05 PM

The lecture will air twice on October 3, at 8 p.m. EDT and Midnight EDT.

Monday, September 28, 2015 08:18 PM

Dr. Stockton will be honored at Equality Utah’s 14th Allies Dinner: Queer New World on October 3rd, 2015 at 6pm.

Monday, September 28, 2015 07:25 PM

Janet Theiss, director of the Asia Center has been presented with one of the first two inaugural Awards for Global Engagement.

Thursday, September 24, 2015 10:02 PM

A group of faculty from U of U International Studies has been awarded one of three highly sought-after Global Learning Across the Disciplines (GLAD) grants from the Office for Global Engagement (OGE).

Wednesday, September 23, 2015 09:53 PM

Two Department of Communication faculty, Associate Professor Sean Lawson and Professor Avery Holton, were awarded an H2 Professorship to teach an innovative series of courses about drones throughout 2014, and now the successful courses are featured on MediaShift.

Monday, September 21, 2015 09:09 PM

The symposium is presented jointly by the Departments of Communication and History at the University of Utah and is free and open to the public. It will take place on Thursday, September 24, 2015.

Friday, September 18, 2015 07:22 PM

A documentary team from French television, France 4, will travel to the University of Utah this month to interview and film Anne Jamison about her work on fanfiction.

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 05:42 PM

Our own Dean Dianne Harris and William “Bro” Adams, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, spoke at the Utah Humanities 2015 Human Ties Celebration event on Wednesday, August 26, at the Rose Wagner Theater

Wednesday, September 09, 2015 09:32 PM

Last year, we were able to raise $2,994 from the College of Humanities staff and friends. We are very excited to announce that we are doing this event again on Oct. 24, 2015.

Wednesday, September 09, 2015 09:02 PM

The amazing faculty and graduate students of the Department of Communication have been honored again and again this year for their outstanding achievements.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015 11:49 PM

Under the direction of nationally recognized University of Utah faculty members, teachers attend week-long summer workshops to explore current scholarship on academic subjects, new pedagogical methods, curriculum development, and innovative classroom technologies.

Thursday, July 30, 2015 11:40 PM

L2TReC helped run a Russian immersion teacher training workshop and two Russian immersion student camps during July 2015.

Thursday, July 30, 2015 09:13 PM

In the Club - Associational Life in Colonial South Asia was celebrated at a launch event in Hyderabad, India.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 07:43 PM

This year's lecture by Karima Bennoune will take place November 5, 2015, at 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 04, 2015 10:40 PM

Spanish major Jason Chen has been selected for a Fulbright Award for 2015-2016, which will fund nine months of research and living abroad expenses in Mexico, starting in August 2015.

Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:15 PM

May Bartlett, Philosophy BA, has been chosen as student speaker for the University of Utah Commencement Ceremony alongside U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs Robert McDonald.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 10:38 PM

Metcalf’s most recent book, Requiem for the Living (Univ. of Utah Press, 2014) has received rave reviews.

Thursday, April 09, 2015 09:31 PM

The Confucius Classroom at Draper Elementary is one of the seven Confucius Classrooms that the Confucius Institute at the University of Utah has recently established at Utah public schools.

Tuesday, April 07, 2015 09:11 PM

Professor McCarthy encourages community members to participate in the Mountain Accord.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 07:16 PM

Professor Ron Coleman was honored Thursday with a Humanitarian Award presented by the Inclusion Center for Community and Justice.

Monday, March 23, 2015 09:49 PM

Tuesday, March 03, 2015 11:15 PM

Thursday, February 26, 2015 08:48 PM

Listen to the audio from her address.

Friday, February 20, 2015 11:40 PM

Distinguished author and English Department faculty member Melanie Rae Thon will publish a new work this fall. Readers can now also purchase her previous works as ebooks.

Wednesday, February 04, 2015 11:51 PM

Listen to Michael Kimmel's lecture on modern gender roles!

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 10:05 PM

Philosopher and bioethicist Peggy Battin talks on TEDMED about the life and death of her husband Brooke Hopkins, a distinguished Humanities professor.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 05:54 PM

New Humanities faculty member Christie Toth was featured on Higher Education Talk Radio today to talk about the CCCC.

Wednesday, October 01, 2014 08:51 PM

Molly Melching, founder and executive director of Tostan, joined RadioWest today to discuss the crucial role of empathy in effecting change.

Monday, September 29, 2014 06:50 PM

The Reimagine Symposium ended this week at the University of Utah Taft-Nicholson Center. The Symposium combined literary passion, expertise, community insights and the...

Friday, August 29, 2014 10:01 PM

Congratulations to the Second Language Teaching and Research Center (L2TReC), which recently was awarded a very prestigious and competitive Language Flagship Proficiency Assessment grant.

Friday, August 22, 2014 03:10 AM

Margaret Toscano and Isabel Moreira were interviewed on Radio West yesterday about their book "Hell and its Afterlife."

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 08:52 PM

James Tabery, historian and philosopher at the U, answers this question in his new book, "Beyond Versus: The Struggle to Understand the Interaction of Nature and Nurture".

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 05:34 PM

Professor Paisley Rekdal has been selected to receive a Guggenheim fellowship for 2014 for her work in the field of poetry and her creative cartography project, Mapping Salt Lake City.

Thursday, May 08, 2014 11:22 PM

Fusheng Wu, Director of the Confucius Institute, has been interviewed by the BBC about his translation of Dylan Thomas' poetry into Chinese.

Tuesday, May 06, 2014 06:45 PM

Esther Rashkin, Professor of French and Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, appears on KBYU's nationally broadcast radio program Thinking Aloud to talk about about why literary criticism is important and about the intersection between psychoanalysis and literature.

Friday, April 25, 2014 04:49 PM

Jeff Metcalf and Craig Wirth's documentary filmmaking program gives 'invisible' students a voice.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 07:10 PM

Congratulations to Eric Hinderaker, Professor of History, who's most recent book, The Two Hendricks, was recently chosen by the New York Academy of History to receive the prestigious Herbert H. Lehman Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in New York history.

Friday, March 07, 2014 06:15 PM

Professor Mark Bergstrom has agreed to serve as acting dean of the College of Humanities for Spring semester 2014, while Dean Robert Newman is away from the University on sabbatical.

Wednesday, January 08, 2014 04:52 PM

University of Utah Communication Professor Jake Jensen's research is featured in a Salt Lake Tribune article about skin cancer.

Thursday, December 19, 2013 10:24 PM

The University of Utah announced a new collaborative education program with Nankai University in Tianjin, China, that will expand global partnerships in Asia. Called the 3+X program, it will provide Chinese students the opportunity to attend both universities and receive a bachelor's degree from Nankai University and master's degree from the U.

Monday, November 25, 2013 05:06 PM