Cultural appropriation or appreciation?
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Halloween is a fun time for people to explore their creativity and walk around in various costumes or as characters. But when does your costume shift from fun to disrespectful?
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A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL THRIVE
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Deans and administrators through the University of Utah campus issued this letter in mid-October to affirm their commitment to creating an inclusive environment where there is no tolerance for acts of racism or bias in any form.
Read MoreDEFENDING THE DARK
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Jessica Dwyer, academic program manager at the Center for Science and Mathematics Education at the U, founded Dark Sky SLC, a nonprofit, to protect and preserve the night sky on a hyper-local level.
Read MoreU Remembers
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“The Power of Propaganda” theme for this year’s event commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, reflects on the historical actions leading to the Holocaust and pulls parallels to contemporary social issues.
Read MoreNEW ARTS PROGRAM
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College of Fine Arts’ new Master of Arts in Teaching with an emphasis in Fine Arts program aims to advance arts teaching skills and bolster arts advocates.
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Utah Ballet offers original works and classic favorites The School of Dance will present the Fall Utah Ballet Performance, Nov. 2-11, 2017, at the Marriott Center for Dance, showcasing a wide variety of styles, from classic favorites to works created in 2017. The performance will feature original choreography from School of Dance faculty member Melissa […]
Read MoreSafe & Sound
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Evacuation chairs The University of Utah has installed evacuation chairs, which are located throughout campus. Evacuation chairs are fold-up chairs which allow for people with permanent or temporary mobility limitations to be moved down stairs during an emergency. These devices can help faculty, staff, students or first responders quickly move people with mobility limitations down […]
Read MoreA Healthier U
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[bs_row class=”row”][bs_col class=”col-sm-8″] body image workshop When we use social media, read magazines or get online, we are constantly told ways to make ourselves look better because we are not enough. How is anyone supposed to feel positive self-worth with this message? Cultivating positive body image doesn’t happen overnight, it’s an active process that takes […]
Read MoreAnnouncements
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JUMP TO: Sign up for Faculty Club Gardner Building vandals arrested Wendy Chapman elected to the National Academy of Medicine Cerling awarded Geological Society President’s Medal Transferology resource page U Staff Scholarship applications open Inclusive access helps students save 70-80 percent on textbooks October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month SIGN UP FOR FACULTY CLUB[bs_row […]
Read MoreANTI-RACISM TASK FORCE
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Announcing the creation of a Presidential Anti-Racism Task Force to work on developing and deploying actions on our campus that can increase dialogue and understanding among students, staff and faculty from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Read MoreTheory in action
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Students collaborate on creation of new sexual assault resource website.
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