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  1. Message From Dean Culver: Welcome Back

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

    Wednesday, August 25, 2021 05:06 PM

  2. University of Utah Professor Collaborates with PBS Digital Studios to Expand STEM Content to Reach Underrepresented Communities

    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

  3. Philosophy Department Ranked #1 for Proportion of Women in Tenured/Tenure Track Positions

    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 03:17 PM

  4. Communication Receives Scholarship Fund from “Miss Julie”

    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 05:24 PM

  5. Matt Basso Selected as Next Aileen Clyde Professor

    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 05:11 PM

  6. College of Humanities Receives Grant to Establish Presidential Chair of English

    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 07:39 PM

  7. Carolyn Tanner Irish

    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 09:14 PM

  8. Overconfidence in News Judgement

    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 03:23 PM

  9. Message From Dean Culver: Critical Race Theory

    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 08:09 PM

  10. Ashley Cordes selected for 2021 ACLS Fellowship

    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 08:27 PM

  11. International Writing Centers Association selects new editorial team for The Writing Center Journal

    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 10:13 PM

  12. Using Emotion and Humor to Combat Science Misinformation

    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 05:49 PM

  13. Digital NEH Workshop for Faculty

    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 06:19 PM

  14. CLAC Student Feature: Wilson Wosnjuk

    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 06:23 PM

  15. Environmental Humanities Program receives $600,000 award from Mellon Foundation

    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

  16. Letter from the Dean

    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

  17. Reading List: Understanding Racism in America

    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 09:20 PM

  18. U Humanities Experts Available to Discuss Issues Surrounding COVID-19

    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 03:52 PM

  19. Latest News on COVID-19 From the University

    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

  20. Linguistics and Computer Science Partner to Create New Certificate

    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

  21. Founder of Girls Who Code Reshma Saujani to Speak at the U

    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

  22. University of Utah honors essayist and novelist Jonathan Franzen with the 2020 Award in Environmental Humanities

    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

  23. Tanner Humanities Center Welcomes Author Ibram X. Kendi

    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

  24. Author Ben Fountain speaks at University of Utah

    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

  25. Nothing About Us Without Us

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

    Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:00 PM

  26. 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.

    Thursday, October 17, 2019 03:38 PM

  27. University of Utah Tanner Humanities Center hosts conference with Mormons Building Bridges

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

    Monday, September 09, 2019 01:01 PM

  28. University of Utah establishes philosophy of science major

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

    Wednesday, August 21, 2019 01:01 PM

  29. Graduating Students Highlight

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

    Monday, April 29, 2019 10:29 PM

  30. Distinguished Alumni 2019

    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

  31. U professor Paisley Rekdal receives Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship

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

    Wednesday, April 24, 2019 03:00 PM

  32. Vincent Cheng and Marouf Hasian appointed as Distinguished Professors

    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

  33. U Confucius Institute builds bridges between American and Chinese educators

    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

  34. University of Utah names new director of the Tanner Humanities Center

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

    Monday, March 25, 2019 03:00 PM

  35. Communication student receives outstanding undergraduate research award

    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 09:10 PM

  36. English professor’s humorous play about prostate cancer premieres in Denmark

    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

  37. International studies program announces new focus in human rights

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

    Thursday, March 21, 2019 08:58 PM

  38. The University of Utah honors writer and historian Rebecca Solnit with Award in Environmental Humanities

    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 04:15 PM

  39. Paul Reeve named chair of the Latter-day Saints Studies Steering Committee

    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 10:03 PM

  40. Look Both Ways by Katharine Coles

    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

  41. Statement on the visit of President Vicente Fox

    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

  42. Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox to speak at Kingsbury Hall

    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

  43. Public Perception of the Female Fertility Timeline

    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

  44. Research Opportunity for Students

    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

  45. Remembering Emeritus Professor Malcolm O. Sillars

    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

  46. Let’s Talk About Your DNA

    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

  47. Q&A with Colleen McDannell

    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

  48. The Second Language Teaching and Research Center designated as a Title VI National Foreign Language Resource Center

    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

  49. Building an Educational Bridge

    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

  50. In Memory of Lauren McCluskey

    Lauren was a senior majoring in communication, an accomplished athlete and an outstanding scholar. Her presence in our college will be greatly missed.

    Tuesday, October 23, 2018 06:02 PM

  51. Tanner Humanities Center Welcomes Director Helen Whitney

    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

  52. University of Utah and BYU receive $6.8 million from Department of Education

    The grant supports international education and language study

    Monday, September 24, 2018 04:14 PM

  53. Creating Civil Dialogue Across Partisan Lines

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

    Monday, September 17, 2018 06:53 PM

  54. Groundbreaking activist Anita Hill speaks at the U

    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

  55. Communication Department Wins Multiple Awards at National Conference

    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

  56. The Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah will lead summer workshops for national and local school teachers at historic landmarks in Northern Utah

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

    Thursday, August 16, 2018 09:22 PM

  57. Ballot Initiative Panel Discussions: Unpacking the Initiatives

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

    Friday, August 10, 2018 06:03 PM

  58. “Century of Black Mormons” documents and recovers identities of black Mormons

    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

  59. University of Utah examines race in the LDS Church since 1978 Revelation

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

    Monday, June 25, 2018 04:52 PM

  60. U names new dean for the College of Humanities

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

    Tuesday, June 19, 2018 04:05 PM

  61. Two Humanities Students Receive Fulbright Awards for 2018-2019

    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

  62. Portuguese Immersion Teachers and Students Supported by U

    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

  63. Two Humanities Professors Interviewed On RadioWest

    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

  64. English Alum Ishion Hitchinson Receives a 2018 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award

    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

  65. Humanities in Focus Recognized by Centro Civico Mexicano

    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

  66. Q&A With Maximilian Werner on his New Book "The Bone Pile"

    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

  67. University of Utah Confucius Institute Leads Delegation to Washington D.C.

    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

  68. In Memoriam - Floyd O’Neil

    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

  69. Eric Hinderaker Named Distinguished Professor

    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

  70. 2018 Humanities Distinguished Alumni and Honorary Distinguished Alumna Award

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

    Friday, April 20, 2018 09:07 PM

  71. 2018 Student Speaker and Outstanding Senior

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

    Thursday, April 19, 2018 05:57 PM

  72. Professors and Librarians Using Digital Humanities to Teach Class on Immigration

    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

  73. John R. Park Qualifies Twenty Events to AFA National Individual Events Tournament

    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.

    Tuesday, April 10, 2018 08:12 PM

  74. John R. Park Debate Society Wins "Best in the West" Two Years in a Row

    Thursday, February 22, 2018 09:16 PM

  75. Local Art-Based Climate Symposium Draws a Crowd

    Thursday, February 15, 2018 06:09 PM

  76. John R. Park Debate Society Wins Multiple Awards in San Diego

    Thursday, February 15, 2018 04:28 PM

  77. Preserving a Legacy

    Monday, February 12, 2018 05:44 PM

  78. U debate society recognized by Utah State Legislature

    Monday, February 05, 2018 08:12 PM

  79. John R. Park Debate Society Wins Big on Both Sides of the Atlantic

    Friday, February 02, 2018 09:31 PM

  80. Two English Alums and English Professor Both Finalists for 2018 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award

    Friday, January 26, 2018 06:22 PM

  81. Voices of Utah

    Thursday, January 25, 2018 07:57 PM

  82. Communication Alum Running for Congress Featured on TIME Magazine Cover

    Monday, January 22, 2018 11:41 PM

  83. Associate Professor of History, Elizabeth Clemente, Assists With Archive Project That Inspired Sundance Movie

    Friday, January 19, 2018 04:14 PM

  84. John R. Park Debate Society Begins Spring Season with a Strong Start

    Thursday, January 11, 2018 05:23 PM

  85. Japanese American Newspaper YUTA NIPPŌ Now Fully Digitized and Searchable!

    Thursday, January 11, 2018 05:00 PM

  86. Former Dean Dianne Harris, now a Senior Program Officer at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, was interviewed by Continuum Magazine on "Why the Humanities Matter."

    Friday, December 15, 2017 10:50 PM

  87. John R. Park Debate Society Finishes Fall Season on a High Note

    Friday, December 15, 2017 07:40 PM

  88. Communication Student Chelsea Sather Featured in At the U

    Wednesday, December 13, 2017 06:22 PM

  89. Philosophy Chair Matt Haber Featured in Science News

    Friday, November 17, 2017 07:34 PM

  90. Dee Grant Awards

    Tuesday, November 14, 2017 08:44 PM

  91. John R. Park Debate Wins Big in California

    Thursday, November 09, 2017 08:03 PM

  92. The Impact of Presidential Communication on the LGBT Community

    Thursday, November 09, 2017 04:22 PM

  93. John R. Park Debate Society Strikes Gold in Nevada

    Thursday, October 26, 2017 05:23 PM

  94. David Vergobbi, Associate Professor of Communication, Interviewed by ABC News

    Tuesday, October 24, 2017 07:30 PM

  95. Environmental Humanities Graduate Program Will Award Indian Novelist Amitav Ghosh with the Inaugural Utah Award in the Environmental Humanities

    Wednesday, October 04, 2017 05:56 PM

  96. The University of Utah Asia Campus Selected as a Training Partner by Olympic Broadcasting Services

    Tuesday, October 03, 2017 04:04 PM

  97. Critical Genealogies Workshop Held at University of Utah

    Thursday, September 21, 2017 03:59 PM

  98. The College of Humanities has appointed Paul Reeve as the First Simmons Mormon Studies Professor

    Wednesday, September 20, 2017 06:26 PM

  99. Linguistics Undergraduate Student Analyzes the Language of Two Presidential Executive Orders

    Tuesday, September 12, 2017 06:44 PM

  100. David Roh Accepted to Participate in NEH Workshop “Object Lessons”

    Thursday, September 07, 2017 05:57 PM

  101. Dean Harris Supports President Pershing's Statement on DACA

    Tuesday, September 05, 2017 07:40 PM

  102. Ph.D. Alum Lindsay Kite to Speak at TEDxSaltLakeCity on Body Image Resilience

    Tuesday, August 29, 2017 04:10 PM

  103. College of Humanities Dean, Dianne Harris, selected for new position with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

    Tuesday, August 15, 2017 06:37 PM

  104. "Infertility: Tracing the History of a Transformative Term" Named Outstanding Book of 2017

    Monday, August 07, 2017 08:16 PM

  105. Institute of Education Sciences (IES) funds Utah Dual Language Immersion Study

    Monday, July 17, 2017 11:13 PM

  106. Debate Society Hosting High School Summer Camps

    Friday, July 07, 2017 07:51 PM

  107. Shauna Edson Helps Pioneer Adult Digital Literacy with the Salt Lake City Public Library

    Wednesday, June 28, 2017 11:22 PM

  108. Sean Lawson Delivers Cyber Security Lecture at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    Thursday, June 01, 2017 10:07 PM

  109. Advisors Cameron Vakilian and Travis Ciaramella to be Featured Presenters at National Academic Advising Conference

    Monday, May 22, 2017 10:05 PM

  110. Tracy McMillan Honored at the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Luncheon

    Wednesday, May 10, 2017 05:00 PM

  111. Tracy McMillan - 2017 College of Humanities Distinguished Alumni!

    Thursday, May 04, 2017 04:27 PM

  112. Congratulations to our Outstanding College of Humanities Faculty!

    Wednesday, May 03, 2017 05:27 PM

  113. Students in Writing 3015 Learn About Grant Writing through Community Engaged Learning

    Monday, May 01, 2017 10:46 PM

  114. Congratulations to the 2017 College of Humanities Student Speaker and Outstanding Senior!

    Monday, May 01, 2017 04:53 PM

  115. Two Humanities Professors to Lead Go Learn Trips in Fall 2017

    Thursday, April 27, 2017 05:31 PM

  116. The 2017 Humanities in Focus Documentary Screening

    Tuesday, April 25, 2017 10:18 PM

  117. Joshua Ewalt Selected to Participate in NEH Summer Institute

    Monday, April 03, 2017 05:19 PM

  118. Sean Lawson Delivers Lecture at NATO Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism

    Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:46 PM

  119. Karin Baumgartner honored at Sigma Chi Professor Appreciation Night

    Monday, March 20, 2017 08:12 PM

  120. Eve Olson Receives 2017 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award

    Monday, March 06, 2017 05:23 PM

  121. Skiing for Scholarships

    Friday, March 03, 2017 08:58 PM

  122. The Dual Language Immersion Program Featured in Global U

    Wednesday, March 01, 2017 08:29 PM

  123. Sarah Patterson Selected as UROP Scholar for 2017

    Wednesday, March 01, 2017 07:24 PM

  124. Call for Abstracts: Bias in Context Conference at the U

    Wednesday, March 01, 2017 06:45 PM

  125. Elijah Millgram and Katharine Coles to be Named Distinguished Professors

    Friday, February 24, 2017 11:15 PM

  126. Kent Ono Selected as 2nd Vice President of NCA

    Thursday, February 09, 2017 10:10 PM

  127. History’s Matt Basso Involved with Smithsonian Exhibit

    Tuesday, January 24, 2017 08:33 PM

  128. Finding Your Voice Through Film

    Friday, January 20, 2017 08:53 PM

  129. A Different Kind of Winter Break

    Wednesday, January 11, 2017 06:22 PM

  130. SL Tribune Interviews Christopher Lewis on Contemporary Mormon Issues in Book Series

    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

  131. Christie Toth Continues Her Work With Transfer Students

    Thursday, December 22, 2016 07:02 PM

  132. The Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center’s The Beehive Newsletter is now Available Online

    Tuesday, December 20, 2016 06:24 PM

  133. Danielle Olden Awarded an NEH Fellowship

    Friday, December 09, 2016 07:32 PM

  134. Integrated Marketing Communication Certificate Program Accepting Applications for Spring 2017

    Wednesday, November 30, 2016 05:05 PM

  135. Taunya Dressler on 2016 Beacons of Excellence Award

    Wednesday, November 09, 2016 10:36 PM

  136. Stacey Margolis Appointed Editor of J19 Journal

    Thursday, October 20, 2016 05:32 PM

  137. Kaitlyn Klein Serving in the US Peace Corps in Ukraine

    Wednesday, October 19, 2016 06:31 PM

  138. Introducing Katheryn Christy, a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Communication

    Tuesday, September 20, 2016 05:51 PM

  139. Three Humanities faculty received Excellence in General Education from the U's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence

    Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:26 PM

  140. Debate Society To Host Only Legislative Debates of 2016 Election Cycle

    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

  141. Professor Jake Jensen Wins NCA Golden Anniversary Monograph Award for 2nd Straight Year

    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

  142. Mariam Thalos Publishes New Book

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

    Thursday, August 11, 2016 04:58 PM

  143. Christopher Lewis Discusses Rio Olympics on “Top of Mind” with Julie Rose

    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

  144. L2TReC Wins Language Training Center Competition

    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

  145. Lily Alavi Honored by the LDS Student Organization

    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

  146. Paisley Rekdal Wins 2016 AWP Award Series

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

    Thursday, July 14, 2016 05:45 PM

  147. Anne Peterson Wins 2015 "Review of Metaphysics Dissertation Essay Contest"

    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

  148. Helene Shugart's Highly Anticipated Book Published

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

    Wednesday, June 29, 2016 05:54 PM

  149. John R. Park Debate Society Wins "Beacon of Excellence" Award

    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

  150. Taunya Dressler Wins "Beacons of Excellence" Award

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

    Friday, June 24, 2016 06:43 PM

  151. Professor Rachel Hayes-Harb Published in "Frontiers in Psychology"

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

    Monday, June 13, 2016 03:58 PM

  152. Shauna Edson Named National Digital Inclusion Fellow

    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

  153. “Traditions and Trajectories of Love: The Sixth International Conference on Popular Romance”

    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

  154. UCEER Awarded $4 Million

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

    Friday, June 03, 2016 08:49 PM

  155. 2016 Artists in Residence Announced

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

    Friday, June 03, 2016 05:01 PM

  156. The Bridge Program Featured on KSL

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

    Thursday, June 02, 2016 08:19 PM

  157. Professor Christine A. Jones and Jennifer Schacker Present Feathers, Paws, Fins, and Claws!

    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

  158. Dr. David Derezotes' "The Radical Middle" Featured in "At the U"

    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

  159. Professor Abby Kaplan Featured in UNews

    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

  160. Christopher Lewis Receives National Teaching Award

    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

  161. Ashley Glenn Awarded 2016 University of Utah Outstanding New Advisor Award

    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

  162. Exemplary College of Humanities Graduates

    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

  163. Anne Jamison Featured in Several Articles About Fan Fiction

    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

  164. 2016 Humanities Distinguished Faculty Service Awards

    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

  165. Associate Professor Matthew Basso to be an OAH Distinguished Lecturer

    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

  166. Three Humanities Students Win Fulbright Awards

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

    Monday, April 18, 2016 09:51 PM

  167. Two Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded to Outstanding College of Humanities Professors

    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

  168. The University of Utah and the Peace Corps

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

    Tuesday, April 05, 2016 07:42 PM

  169. Honors Ecology and Legacy Minor

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

    Tuesday, March 29, 2016 05:10 PM

  170. Recently Passed Senate Bill 152 Supports the Language Bridge Program

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

    Thursday, March 24, 2016 10:43 PM

  171. Two Prestigious U Awards Won Within the Department of Communication

    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

  172. John R. Park Debate Society Dominates WSCA Invitational Tournament

    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

  173. Model Arab League Achievements at Regionals

    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

  174. Faculty Recognition Award Breakfast

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

    Friday, March 04, 2016 06:40 PM

  175. James Tabery to Participate in the Leonardo After Hours Panel

    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

  176. Jake Jensen Featured on "Countering Cancer: 100 Reports from the Frontline"

    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

  177. Utah Debates Japan

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

    Friday, February 26, 2016 07:32 PM

  178. John R. Park Debate Society Gears Up for Nationals

    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

  179. Jeff McCarthy featured on KPCW

    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

  180. What A 19th Century Campaign To Declare Mormons ‘Non-White’ Tells Us About Modern Islamophobia

    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

  181. 2016-17 Honors Humanities Professorships

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

    Thursday, February 11, 2016 07:34 PM

  182. Restoring the Routes of Memory

    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

  183. When Worlds Collide

    A Community Conversation About Immigration

    Wednesday, February 10, 2016 04:43 PM

  184. Go Learn in Italy with Giuliana Marple

    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

  185. The 2016 Confutati Conference

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

    Wednesday, February 03, 2016 06:46 PM

  186. How Philosophy Can Save Your Life

    Can philosophy really save your life?

    Tuesday, February 02, 2016 09:15 PM

  187. John R. Park Debate Society on Primary Debate

    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

  188. Assistant Professor Christie Toth featured in At the U

    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

  189. Languages & Literature Alumni Hediyeh Hosseini Interprets at Sundance

    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

  190. U's Career Services Faculty Recognition Awards

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

    Monday, January 25, 2016 07:22 PM

  191. Johanna Watzinger-Tharp Featured in the Salt Lake Tribune

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

    Monday, January 25, 2016 05:32 PM

  192. L2TReC Awarded Flagship Teacher Training Grant

    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

  193. Language, culture, and climate in a rapidly changing Siberian environment

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

    Thursday, January 14, 2016 11:14 PM

  194. 2016 Artists in Residence

    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

  195. New Director of Taft-Nicholson Center

    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

  196. Why Business Needs Humanities Students

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

    Wednesday, December 09, 2015 10:12 PM

  197. Associate Dean for Research Wins 2015 New Innovator Grant

    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

  198. John R. Park Debate Society Wins Tournament Sweepstakes at 53rd Annual United States Air Force Invitational

    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

  199. Professor Greg Smoak's American Indian History Course to Air on C-SPAN 3

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

    Monday, September 28, 2015 08:18 PM

  200. Kathryn Stockton Awarded Equality Utah's Allies Award

    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

  201. Asia Center Director Janet Theiss Wins Global Engagement Award

    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

  202. International Studies Awarded Global Learning Across Disciplines Grant

    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

  203. Comm Professors' Courses on Drones Gaining National Attention

    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

  204. Join Us for the Frontiers of New Media Symposium

    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

  205. Associate Professor Anne Jamison to be Part of French Television Documentary

    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

  206. Dean Harris Keynotes Utah Humanities Celebration

    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

  207. The College of Humanities Supports Strut Your Mutt

    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

  208. Department of Communication Faculty & Grad Students Earn Awards, Honors

    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

  209. Gateway to Learning Workshops – Summer 2015

    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

  210. L2TReC Supports Russian Immersion Summer Camps

    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

  211. Professor Ben Cohen Publishes New Book

    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

  212. Save the Date: Anne and Sandy Dolowitz Lecture in Human Rights

    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

  213. Spanish Major Wins Fulbright Award for 2015-2016

    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

  214. Philosophy Student Chosen to Speak at University Commencement Ceremony

    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

  215. Professor Jeff Metcalf Receives 2015 Salt Lake City Mayor's Artist Award for Literary Arts

    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

  216. The Confucius Institute Establishes a Confucius Classroom at Draper Elementary

    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

  217. Director of Environmental Humanities Jeffrey McCarthy Encourages Participation in the Mountain Accord in Op-ed

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

    Tuesday, March 24, 2015 07:16 PM

  218. Prof. Ron Coleman Honored with Humanitarian Award

    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

  219. Assistant Professor Jennifer Andrus Publishes Book

    Tuesday, March 03, 2015 11:15 PM

  220. David Derezotes Receives Perlman Award for Excellence in Student Counseling

    Thursday, February 26, 2015 08:48 PM

  221. Tracy McMillan's "Be More You" Event a Huge Success

    Listen to the audio from her address.

    Friday, February 20, 2015 11:40 PM

  222. Faculty Member Publishes New Book, Four Ebooks

    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

  223. Michael Kimmel Lecture Streaming

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

    Tuesday, December 16, 2014 10:05 PM

  224. Peggy Battin: Choosing the Least Worst Death

    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

  225. Christie Toth Radio Feature

    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

  226. Molly Melching on RadioWest

    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

  227. Reimagine Western Landscapes Symposium

    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

  228. L2TReC Wins Prestigious Language Flagship Proficiency Assessment Grant

    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

  229. Margaret Toscano and Isabel Moreira interviewed on Radio West

    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

  230. Why do Scientists Still Debate About Nature and Nurture?

    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

  231. Paisley Rekdal Receives 2014 Guggenheim Fellowship

    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

  232. Fusheng Wu Interviewed by BBC

    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

  233. Esther Rashkin on KBYU's 'Thinking Aloud' Radio Program

    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

  234. Humanities in Focus: Giving "Invisible" Students a Voice

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

    Wednesday, March 12, 2014 07:10 PM

  235. History Prof. Eric Hinderaker's Book Receives Herbert H. Lehman Prize

    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

  236. Mark Bergstrom To Serve As Acting Dean

    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

  237. Jensen Featured in Salt Lake Tribune

    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

  238. The U Establishes Education Partnership with University in China

    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

  239. 2013 Dolowitz Lecture on Human Rights

    Watch the 2013 Dolowitz Lecture on Human Rights. This year's visiting scholar was author and Professor Bernhard Schlink. His talk was titled "A Past to Remember, A Past to Forget."

    Friday, October 25, 2013 12:32 AM

  240. Professor Endres (Communication) Receives $500K National Science Foundation Grant

    Danielle Endres and Tarla Rai Peterson (Texas A&M) were awarded a $499,541.00 collaborative research grant from the National Science Foundation. The award supports research to investigate how low-carbon energy scientists and engineers talk about the social, cultural, and political implications of their technologies and how they try to influence policymaking.

    Wednesday, September 18, 2013 09:34 PM

  241. Announcing the Brooke Hopkins Memorial Scholarship in English Literature

    Click here for more information.

    Tuesday, September 03, 2013 09:51 PM

  242. 2013 RMESC

    Announcing the 2013 Rocky Mountain European Scholars Consortium conference schedule

    Tuesday, September 03, 2013 08:22 PM

  243. University of Utah Now One of the Top 5 Destinations for Brazil Scientific Mobility Undergraduate Program Students in the U.S.

    Tuesday, September 03, 2013 05:29 PM

  244. Robert Gehl: Beware an Internet for all

    Read Communication Professor Robert Gehl's Op-Ed published in the Salt Lake Tribune

    Monday, August 26, 2013 04:30 PM

  245. New Major

    The College of Humanities is happy to announce our new major in Writing and Rhetoric Studies! Click here for more information.

    Monday, August 12, 2013 04:07 PM

  246. Katherine Coles on Radio West

    Poet and Professor of English Katherine Coles was recently featured on Radio West to speak about her latest publication "The Earth is Not Flat". Click here to listen to the interview.

    Thursday, July 04, 2013 09:39 PM

  247. 2013 faculty promotions and tenure

    We'd like to congratulate the following faculty members on their recent achievements.

    Tuesday, June 25, 2013 06:09 PM

  248. 2013 faculty promotions and tenure

    We'd like to congratulate the following faculty members on their recent achievements.

    Tuesday, June 25, 2013 06:09 PM

  249. We're on Soundcloud!

    We're in the process of developing our lecture archive. A collection of our outstanding lectures is now accessible on Soundcloud.com.

    Thursday, June 20, 2013 08:39 PM

  250. Environmental Humanities Education Center Photos

    The EHEC's 2013 season has begun! We captured some great shots as we set up for the year and welcomed our first group from Weber State University.

    Monday, June 17, 2013 08:41 PM

  251. English Prof. Kathryn Stockton Receives U of U's Highest Honor

    Distinguished Professor Kathryn Stockton was awarded the 2013 Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence, the U's most prestigious award.

    Tuesday, May 07, 2013 10:57 PM

  252. Katharine Coles Named Distinguished Scholarly & Creative Research Award Recipient

    University of Utah English Professor Katharine Coles was given the Distinguished Scholarly & Creative Research Award in honor of her continuous research in the field of Creative Writing.

    Monday, April 29, 2013 04:17 PM

  253. Faculty Book Publications

    It's been a productive year for our faculty. Click here to see a list of their recent publications.

    Tuesday, April 23, 2013 09:38 PM

  254. Announcing...

    the 2013 College of Humanities Distinguished Alumni award recipients: Andrea Thomas and the Pax Natura Foundation (Director Randall Tolpinrud will be accepting the award). Click here to read about these fascinating friends of the College.

    Monday, April 22, 2013 07:00 PM

  255. 2013 Humanities Award Winners

    Click here to learn about our outstanding students being recognized at this year's convocation!

    Monday, April 15, 2013 10:06 PM

  256. Congratulations to Prof. Elijah Millgram

    for being awarded a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship

    Thursday, April 11, 2013 05:21 PM

  257. Congratulations to Prof. Matt Haber

    for being awarded both the Ramona Cannon Teaching and Early Career Teaching Awards.

    Monday, April 08, 2013 10:25 PM

  258. Congratulations to Professor Julia Corbett (Communication) for her recent book publication, Seven Summers.

    Professor Corbett will be reading from her book Saturday April 6, 2pm, at Weller BookWorks (Trolley Square) and again Thursday April 18, 7pm, at the King's English.

    Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:37 PM

  259. Congratulations to Professor Robert Avery

    Dr. Avery will be awarded the Broadcast Education Association's Distinguished Education Service Award at their annual convention on April 7th in Las Vegas.

    Thursday, March 21, 2013 03:55 PM

  260. Congratulations to Professor Shoji Azuma

    Congratulations to Professor Shoji Azuma for having been selected by the Hakuho Foundation for its Japanese Language Research Fellowship

    Wednesday, February 27, 2013 11:57 PM

  261. Congratulations to Paisley Rekdal

    Paisley Rekdal's Animal Eye, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press, has won the 2013 UNT Rilke Prize.

    Wednesday, February 20, 2013 08:13 PM

  262. Congratulations to Professor Kent Ono

    Professor and Communication Department Chair Kent Ono has been awarded the 2013 Paul Boase Prize for Scholarship. Click here for more information.

    Wednesday, February 13, 2013 05:53 PM

  263. Lyceum II Lecture Presents Wade Davis

    If you weren't able to make it to the Lyceum II Lecture on January 30, you can still listen to the riveting story of the great George Mallory's 1920's conquest of Mount Everest, told by award-winning author and explorer Wade Davis.

    Monday, February 04, 2013 10:25 PM

  264. Congratulations

    The Latin American Studies Program received a prestigious Department of Education Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (USIFL) grant.

    Friday, December 07, 2012 06:58 PM

  265. Professor Lance Olsen named the Mary Ellen van der Heyden Berlin Prize in Fiction Fellow

    University of Utah College of Humanities' Professor Lance Olsen has been invited to live and write at the Berlin Academy from Dec. 2012 to June 2013 as the Mary Ellen van der Heyden Berlin Prize in Fiction Fellow.

    Friday, December 07, 2012 06:53 PM

  266. Congratulations to Professor Fernando Rubio and Professor Anne Lair

    Congratulations to Professor Fernando Rubio and Professor Anne Lair who both received national recognition Nov 16 2012 at the annual conference of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

    Friday, December 07, 2012 06:47 PM

  267. Congratulations Lisa Fay Coutley and Meg Day

    Both Lisa and Meg have been awarded very prestigious fellowships in poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts.

    Friday, December 07, 2012 06:36 PM

  268. Pax Natura Video

    More about the Environmental Humanities Graduate Program

    Wednesday, December 05, 2012 11:11 PM

  269. Major Change at the U, Degree in Religious Studies

    University of Utah undergraduates may now spend their college years focusing on Dante and Buddha, Zoroastrianism and Zionism, Martin Luther and Joseph Smith, the Bible and the Quran -- and everything else related to the world of faith.

    Wednesday, December 05, 2012 11:07 PM

  270. English Prof. Anne Jamison studies fan fiction, particularly "Mommy Porn"

    Her academic study of fan fiction, particularly the "mommy porn" of Fifty Shades of Grey has launched Jamison as a media commentator.

    Wednesday, December 05, 2012 10:49 PM

  271. Humanities Prof Publishes Extensive Archaeoogy Database

    University of Utah History and archaeology professor Bradley J. Parker is publishing an on-line database that is not only the first of its kind but may chart a new path for publication in archaeology.

    Wednesday, December 05, 2012 10:36 PM

  272. Hidden Water: A Survey of Salt Lake Valley Surface Water

    We turn on our taps and it's there. It's reliable, clean and seemingly abundant. Most Salt Lakers, though, don't know where it comes from. The source of our water and the course it follows to reach our faucets is hidden.

    Wednesday, December 05, 2012 10:25 PM

  273. Iraq: Utah vets' stories of war

    The American West Center has been gathering oral histories of vets from the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.

    Wednesday, December 05, 2012 10:17 PM

  274. Interested in Other Cultures?

    Global Pathways is looking for outstanding Host Families! Learn about sharing American culture with International students - opens new window at the University of Utah! Date: Jul 19, 2011

    Wednesday, December 05, 2012 10:08 PM

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