Winter Break
View the full fall semester calendar on the University Registrar website: https://registrar.utah.edu/academic-calendars/fall2021.php
View the full fall semester calendar on the University Registrar website: https://registrar.utah.edu/academic-calendars/fall2021.php
The Law and Biomedicine Colloquium brings together scholars, practitioners in our community, law students, and law faculty for seminar-style discussion of complex and controversial topics in the field.
Come together to meet a variety of community-identified needs through a single day of engagement!
Join us on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day for a rally and march from East High School to Kingsbury Hall!
For more than fifty years, a woman by the name of Alberta Henry – devoted civil rights activist, educator, and community leader in Salt Lake City – carried the torch for hope, compassion, and change. She embedded herself in the public school system, served as longtime President of the NAACP, and led the charge for equality through her religious community.
Celebrate local artists in an evening of art and joy at the Marriott Center for Dance.
Reframing the Conversation brings together experts from across campus and the community to spark important conversations around racism, othering, and safety.
Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind. As he struggles to reconnect with his family and reconstruct the community he longs for, his hopes blind him to the reality of his situation.
Please join Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner for her monthly dean’s book review and discussion with Dean Martell Teasley, College of Social Work. The book they will be reviewing is, Nice Racism: How progressive white people perpetuate racial harm for MLK Week, by Dr. Robin DiAngelo. This New York Times bestseller explores how a culture of niceness inadvertently promotes racism.
A space for people who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color to check-in, share and connect. In being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and racism, many BIPOC people are naturally experiencing heightened emotions related to racial trauma. This is a space for people of shared racial identity to support ourselves and one another.
Gain inspiration and gather advice from an expert who exemplifies the beloved community.
A conversation between the artist and Whitney Tassie, senior curator and curator of modern and contemporary art. salt 15: Horacio Rodriguez is on view Saturday, January 22–Sunday, June 26. The ceramics of Horacio Rodriguez’s interrogate contemporary culture, challenge societal constructs, and are often informed by his Mexican and Puerto Rican ancestry and cultural traditions.
Please join Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner for her monthly dean’s book review. The book to be reviewed will be, Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon. The book is part of a series called, Pocket Change Collective which was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. This is your invitation to join us for a book review and panel discussion.
In this seminar, Nena Schvaneveldt, will discuss how librarians can help with research projects you may have. While librarians are often known as expert literature searchers, they can also help refine questions, determine where to search, find suitable journals, and provide feedback on how to stay organized and on track with research.
A space for people who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color to check-in, share and connect. In being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and racism, many BIPOC people are naturally experiencing heightened emotions related to racial trauma. This is a space for people of shared racial identity to support ourselves and one another.
Work in Progress Talks give research fellows at the Tanner Humanities Center opportunity to present the latest work on their current research and to receive feedback in a casual setting from faculty, staff, students, and community.
George Takei, Lieutenant Sulu on the original “Star Trek” and noted activist for Asian-American and LGBT rights, will visit the U on Jan. 27, 2022. Takei will address students and the university community at Kingsbury Hall beginning at noon and a book signing will follow.
Friday Forums is a commitment to the state and region in elevating national conversations and showcasing models of disrupting complicit racism. Each session welcomes national thought leaders to lead discussions and provide opportunities for participants to share ideas on actionable items towards a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus.
The Gender-Based Violence Consortium (GBVC) is so grateful to the community that took time out of their busy lives and advocacy to share with us about the needs for survivors of violence in the state of Utah. This community presentation is an opportunity for the GBVC to present findings, receive feedback from the community, and also share with you some of our next steps.
Looking at beauty and particularly hair in the lens of critical race theory from the experience of hair beauticians.
Aligning with the platform of One U Thriving, the goal of these quarterly meetings is to draw connections between the colleges, units, and divisions’ diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies.
Work in Progress Talks give research fellows at the Tanner Humanities Center opportunity to present the latest work on their current research and to receive feedback in a casual setting from faculty, staff, students, and community.
A space for people who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color to check-in, share and connect. In being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and racism, many BIPOC people are naturally experiencing heightened emotions related to racial trauma. This is a space for people of shared racial identity to support ourselves and one another.
A networking event for graduate students at the University of Utah who identify as Black.