Category: Belonging
A deadly diagnosis
The 2020 U Remembers theme focuses on the experiences of children with medical challenges during the Holocaust.
Read MoreFace everything and rise
Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Week at the U, the planning committee chair describes how they came up with the 2020 theme.
Read MoreBreaking the cycle
A University of Utah medical student’s journey from fearing to speak up to co-hosting a podcast.
Read MoreLet’s talk about the mental health of Latinos
University Neighborhood Partners joins the binational discussion on integrative health at the Mexico-United States Migrant Health Forum
Read MoreNothing about us without us
The U creates a research team for students who identify as having a disability.
Read MoreBuilding a sense of belonging in Utah schools
A team of Utah educators launches the Belonging Schools Initiative to empower families as partners in their children’s education.
Read MoreInternational Night 2019: Leave Your Mark on the World
International night featured food, dance and culture from countries all around the globe.
Read MoreThanksgiving food for thought
For many Americans, Thanksgiving isn’t all turkey and gravy. Discover five ways to approach the holiday with increased kindness and sensitivity.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Tiffany Baffour
“I participated in my first anti-apartheid protest when I was 12 years old. I think that was really a catalyst for me to start thinking about social change and how we can all have an impact on larger social and policy issues.”
Read MoreFour ways to be an ally for transgender members of our community
Transgender and gender-nonconforming members of our community face homelessness, violence, incarceration and suicide at alarming rates. Learn what steps you can take to end transgender discrimination.
Read More‘I am multiracial’
According to new research from University of Utah psychologists Jasmine Norman and Jacqueline Chen, questions such as “What are you?” and other experiences of discrimination are related to mixed-race people’s identification as multiracial, particularly if that discrimination comes from monoracial people with whom they share heritage, or includes comments that a person’s appearance doesn’t match their background.
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