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AI, The Future and U | Fall 2026 Brave Conversations

Join us for our first Brave Conversation of the year—a structured conversation led by trained student facilitators exploring the topic of Artificial Intelligence. All members of the University community are invited to join us for a free meal and a respectful conversation where the goal is to understand one another—not to persuade, debate, or convince. The proposed Box Elder data center. A tool that can predict your risk of developing more than 300 diseases. Rogue agents. And that was just this summer! We all know AI’s impact will only continue to grow—in school, at work, and in our relationships. Come hear various perspectives and explore your hopes, concerns, and questions about AI, the future, and U! RSVP in advance. Registration will remain open until 11:55 PM on Tuesday, September 8th, or until capacity is reached. For any questions, feel free to reach out to Anna at anna.nguyen@utah.edu. Co-Sponsors:Student Leadership & Involvement, Digital Matters @the Marriott Library, Office of Artificial… Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Peterson Heritage Center - Chase N. (PHC). Room Name/Number: Ballroom. Ticket URL: https://campusconnect.utah.edu/StudentLeadership/rsvp_boot?id=384703. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. For more info visit campusconnect.utah.edu.

Pivots and Peaks - Escaping the Ayatollah, Navigating a Career in Tech, and Finding Home in the Himalayas

Communication Institute How do we find our purpose amidst profound upheaval? In this deeply personal talk, Maryam shares her extraordinary journey from her early life in post-revolution Iran to building a thriving, two-decade communications career at some of the world's top organizations. Maryam weaves together stories of immigration, corporate resilience, and mountaineering to explore what it means to start over and scale entirely new heights. Centered around her upcoming Summit for Sahar expedition in the Himalayas, she demonstrates how embracing our personal "pivots and peaks" can ultimately help us forge community, elevate others, and find true belonging no matter where we are. Short Bio Maryam Hosseini Mozari is a storyteller, writer, and explorer with a passion for amplifying diverse voices. Born in Tehran, she spent her first 16 years in Iran before immigrating to the US, an experience that shaped her profound dedication to community building. Over her 20-year communications career, Maryam has developed impactful content and… Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2910. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, September 10, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM.

Guest Writer Series: Stacey Levine

English Alternate Location: Weller Works Books, 607 Trolley Square. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, September 10, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.

Brian Goldstone, author of There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America

Tanner Humanities Center The working homeless. In a country where hard work and determination are supposed to lead to success, there is something scandalous about this phrase. But skyrocketing rents, low wages, and a lack of tenant rights have produced a startling phenomenon: People with full-time jobs cannot keep a roof over their head, especially in America’s booming cities, where rapid growth is leading to catastrophic displacement. These families are being forced into homelessness not by a failing economy but a thriving one. Through intimate, novelistic portraits, Goldstone reveals the human cost of this crisis, following parents and their kids as they go to sleep in cars, or in squalid extended-stay hotel rooms, and head out to their jobs and schools the next morning. These are the nation’s hidden homeless—omitted from official statistics, and proof that overflowing shelters and street encampments are only the most visible manifestation of a far more pervasive problem. By turns heartbreaking and urgent, There Is No Place for… Alternate Location: Salt Lake City Public Library, downtown. Room Name/Number: Auditorium. Cost: Free. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/brian-goldstone-working-homeless/. Transportation / Parking: Free parking available in the library parking garage with validation. Contact Phone: 801-581-7989. Contact Email: tanner-humanities@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, September 10, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Guest Writer Series: Stacey Levine Colloquium

English Event Categories: Colloquia. Alternate Location: Finch Lane Gallery. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, September 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Digital Media and Creative Content Networking Panel

Join professionals working across digital media, social media, marketing, communications, and creative content for an engaging conversation about careers in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape. Panelists will share their career journeys, insights into the industry, and advice for building experience and standing out as an emerging professional. Students will also have the opportunity to ask questions and network directly with panelists and fellow attendees. Digital Media and Creative Content Panel Handshake link. Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2910. Ticket URL: https://utah.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1997489. Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM.

Celebrating Drag "The Queen" Film Screening hosted by GNDR 4750

Department of Ethnic, Gender & Disability Studies Hosted by GNDR 4750 Doors open at 4 PM, showing starts at 4:30 PM. Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB). Room Name/Number: 1150. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM.

2nd Annual Great Campus Debate

2nd Annual Great Campus Debate Join us for The 2nd Annual Great Campus Debate - the largest debate in campus history! The topic was chosen by the student body and the floor is open to all. Come take the mic and share your voice. Open to the campus community. UID required. Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Crocker Science Center (CSC). Room Name/Number: 206. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

Humanities Recognized Student Government Meeting

Hum RSG (Humanities Recognized Student Government) meets monthly to talk about issues important to students in the College of Humanities. Open to all students interested in joining. Info. Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Room Name/Number: Conference Room. Contact Name: Karen Marsh. Contact Email: karen.marsh@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.

'Tribune Takeover' of Comm 4555 for fall 2026

Communication The New Newsroom and Enterprise Reporting with Sheila McCann, Senior Managing Editor. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, September 17, 2026, 9:20 AM – 10:30 AM.

Department of Linguistics Annual Picnic

Linguistics Join us for the Annual Linguistics Picnic. Students, Staff and Faculty are all invited, including a +1. Those with families are welcome to bring their children. Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/8yvYpSJ948fzH5Pk9. Contact Phone: (801) 581-8047. Contact Email: Linguistics@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, September 17, 2026, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM. Sunnyside Park Pavilion - 1735 Sunnyside Ave S, Salt Lake City, UT 84108.

Lee E. Teitelbaum Utah Law Review Symposium: Dialogue, Disagreement, and Dispute Resolution

Communication This symposium will examine the conceptual boundaries, practical models, and pedagogical interventions to assess the potentialities and limitations of dialogue as a process for fostering productive disagreement or transforming conflict. Can dialogue be understood as a distinct form of dispute prevention, resolution, management, or transformation? Are dialogues and their related concepts and practices, such as difficult conversations or civil disagreements, effective ways to handle conflict? Under what circumstances are they an appropriate process to address disagreements? How should dialogues be structured to promote understanding, more constructive disagreement, or meaningful conversations? How to apply dialogue principles to create broader social change rather than just individual transformation? Is dialogue normatively desirable in the face of power imbalances, deep polarization, or intractable conflicts? What practical initiatives and community interventions can shed light on the use of dialogues to dee… Event Categories: Lectures. Conferences. Campus Locations: Quinney College of Law - S. J. (LAW). Room Name/Number: Moot Courtroom. Cost: $0-110. Ticket URL: https://utahlaw-uofu.nbsstore.net/lee-e-teitelbaum-utah-law-review-symposium-dialogue-disagreement-and-dispute-resolution. Contact Name: Kris. Contact Phone: 801-585-3440. Contact Email: events@law.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, September 18, 2026, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. For more info visit www.law.utah.edu.

National Theatre Live, "All My Sons"

Tanner Humanities Center Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge). One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions? Filmed live from the West End, Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) also feature in this disturbingly prescient play. Since 2009, National Theatre Live has brought acclaimed British theatre to over 5.5 million viewers worldwide, featuring productions like Phèdre with Helen Mirren, Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch, and Yerma with Billie Piper. Each show is filmed live with cameras placed to give cinema… Alternate Location: Broadway Centre Cinemas, 111 E. Broadway. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Saturday, September 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM. For more info visit tanner.utah.edu.

From Campus to the CIA: A U Alum’s Journey

Join representatives of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for an information session led by a University of Utah alum who is excited to be back on campus to share their career journey and insights. The CIA is the nation’s premier intelligence agency, responsible for providing global analysis on political, social, economic, technological, and military issues — with career paths ranging from analysis and research to language, technology, and beyond. Don’t miss this chance to explore how your degree can lead to a meaningful career at the CIA! From Campus to CIA Handshake link. Room Name/Number: TBA. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Monday, September 21, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit utah.joinhandshake.com.

STEM Internship & Career Fair

Explore career opportunities, network with employers, and find an internship or full-time job in the STEM Field. You don’t need to be actively looking for an internship or job to attend. We also encourage first-year students to attend to begin connecting with employers and exploring career opportunities. Handshake link. Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION). Room Name/Number: Library Plaza. Ticket URL: https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/63924f91-2f51-415c-8ebe-77bd7510d198/student_preview. Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more info visit app.joinhandshake.com.

'Tribune Takeover' of Comm 4555 for fall 2026

Communication Political Journalism, Addy Baird, Statewatch Reporter. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2910. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 9:10 AM – 9:50 AM.

'Tribune Takeover' of Comm 4555 for fall 2026

Communication Education Journalism, Carmen Nesbitt, Education Reporter. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2910. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 9:50 AM – 10:30 AM.

The Odyssey: Homer’s and Nolan’s

Tanner Humanities Center What does Christopher Nolan’s film of Homer’s Odyssey tell us about classical civilization and ours, about family, about war guilt, and about adapting epics for 21st-century audiences? Roundtable discussion with Alexis Christensen, Jordan Johansen, Echo Smith, Margaret Toscano, John Wynne (World Languages and Cultures) and Sarah Sinwell (Film and Media Arts). As an exercise of xenia, there will be free pizza. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of World Languages and Cultures. See also: Our episode of The Virtual Jewel Box about Nolan’s film, with Paisley Rekdal, Margaret Toscano, and Scott Black. Event Categories: Colloquia. Lectures. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Room Name/Number: Jewel Box, CTIHB 143. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/the-odyssey-homers-and-nolans/. Contact Name: Beth James. Contact Phone: 801-581-7989. Contact Email: beth.james@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit tanner.utah.edu.

'Tribune Takeover' of Comm 4555 for fall 2026

Communication Collaborative Journalism, Heather May, Collaborations Director. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2910. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, September 24, 2026, 9:10 AM – 9:50 AM.

'Tribune Takeover' of Comm 4555 for fall 2026

Communication Data Reporting/Journalism, Andy Larsen, Data Reporter. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2910. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, September 24, 2026, 9:50 AM – 10:30 AM.

Department Meeting

English Campus Wide Event: No. Thursday, September 24, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.

THE OTHER RIGHT TO BEAR: Vigor, Miscarriages, and the Speciation of Palestine

International Studies The Other Right to Bear: Vigor, Miscarriages, and the Speciation of Palestine While the question of demography is central to all political projects, reproduction management is how state power is manifested in individual bodies. This talk will focus on fertility research and treatments in Palestine*Israel in the 20th century, illustrating how dealing with reproduction entailed crossing the human/animal boundary. In this process, cowshed trouble became akin to birthing-room struggle, and the mobility of herds comparable to that of subversive people. As a hierarchy of more-than-human species was taking hold, some lives became more valued than others. Campus Locations: Alumni House - Eccles (ALUMNI). Room Name/Number: Dumke. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, September 24, 2026, 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM.

Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures - A Talk by Kathi Weeks (Duke University)

World Languages and Cultures Abolitionist Archives presents a feminist political agenda focused on prison abolition, family abolition, and anti/post-work refusal together with a methodological defense of the kind of scaled-up feminist theories that can address those systemic structural phenomena. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Room Name/Number: Jewel Box/Room 143. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, September 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

Kathi Weeks Professor of Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies | Duke University

Department of Ethnic, Gender & Disability Studies KATHI WEEKS, Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies (Duke University) // Title of the talk: Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures Abolitionist Archives presents a feminist political agenda focused on prison abolition, family abolition, and anti/post-work refusal together with a methodological defense of the kind of scaled-up feminist theories that can address those systemic structural phenomena. Focusing on a small archive of US Marxist feminist theory consisting of two texts, Shulamith Firestone’s Dialectic of Sex and Donna Haraway’s “Manifesto for Cyborgs,” and one project, Angela Y. Davis’s prison abolitionist writing from 1971 to the present, the readings concentrate on the texts’ contributions to that political agenda and also to theorizing at the level of structured social relations and collective political activity that it requires. Co-sponsors: the Department of Political Science, the Department of Ethnic, Gender & Disability Studies; and the Tanner Humanities Center. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Room Name/Number: Jewel Box, room 143. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, September 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

Tanner: An Evening with Great Books

English Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, September 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.

'Tribune Takeover' of Comm 4555 for fall 2026

Communication Sports, Ryan Miller, Sports Editor. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2910. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 9:10 AM – 9:50 AM.

'Tribune Takeover' of Comm 4555 for fall 2026

Careers in Publishing

Careers in Publishing Workshop 9/29, 1-2 pm More info coming. Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2110. Contact Name: Natalie Montoya. Contact Email: natalie.montoya@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

"The Mountains Are Calling, but at what price?: Yosemite's Tourism Dilemma", Dr. Michael Childers

History Over four million people visit Yosemite National Park every year. They come to stand at the base of Yosemite Falls, walk among the giant sequoias of Mariposa Grove, and listen to a ranger tell of the park's natural history during a fireside talk. This number underscores both Yosemite's popularity and tourism's costs. Based on his recent book, The Mountains Are Calling: Tourists and the Unmaking of Yosemite National Park, Colorado State University history professor Michael Childers will explain how visitors helped build Yosemite's popularity, while also becoming its greatest environmental threat. Lunch provided. RSVP to cory.pike@utah.edu. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2910. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Dr. Michael Childers: “The Mountains Are Calling, But at What Price? Yosemite's Tourism Dilemma”

America West Center Over four million people visit Yosemite National Park every year. They come to stand at the base of Yosemite Falls, walk among the giant sequoias of Mariposa Grove, and listen to a ranger tell of the park’s natural history during a fireside talk. This number underscores both Yosemite’s popularity and tourism’s costs. Based on his recent book, The Mountains Are Calling: Tourists and the Unmaking of Yosemite National Park, Colorado State University history professor Michael Childers will explain how visitor’s helped build Yosemite’s popularity, while also becoming its greatest environmental threat. Dr. Michael Childers is is an associate professor of history at Colorado State University and the author of The Mountains Are Calling: Tourists and the Unmaking of Yosemite National Park. Born and raised in Colorado mountains, his work focuses on the mounting challenges facing the American West from water development to tourism. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2910. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Humanities Recognized Student Government Meeting

Resumes, CV, and Professional Portfolios | Career Workshop Series

Create polished, professional materials that showcase your experience, skills, and accomplishments. This workshop will break down the differences between resumes, CVs, and professional portfolios, when to use each, and how to tailor your materials to effectively present yourself to employers, graduate programs, and other professional opportunities. Handshake signup. Zoom link. Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Virtual. Alternate Location: https://utah.zoom.us/j/94263501015. Room Name/Number: 2575. Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM. For more info visit utah.zoom.us.

'Tribune Takeover' of Comm 4555 for fall 2026

Communication Religion, Dave Noyce, editor. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2910. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, October 1, 2026, 9:10 AM – 9:50 AM.

'Tribune Takeover' of Comm 4555 for fall 2026

Communication Culture, Palak Jayswal, Culture Reporter. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2910. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, October 1, 2026, 9:50 AM – 10:30 AM.

Tanner: Gabrielle Zevin, author of "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"

English Alternate Location: SLC Public Library. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.

Gabrielle Zevin, author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Tanner Humanities Center Gabrielle Zevin’s most recent novel, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, spent over a year on the New York Times Best Seller List and was chosen a best book of the year by more than twenty-five publications, including the Atlantic, the Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Time, the New York Times, Slate, the Hollywood Reporter, and Oprah Daily. In 2024, Tomorrow was named to the New York Times list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. She is the author of several critically acclaimed and bestselling novels, including The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Young Jane Young, The Hole We’re In, and Elsewhere. Her books have been translated into over forty languages. She lives in Los Angeles. — gabriellezevin.com A book-signing will follow, courtesy of The King’s English Bookshop. This event is part of the Utah Humanities Book Festival. Additional support from Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Public Library, and O.C. Tanner. Views expressed in Tanner… Alternate Location: Salt Lake City Public Library downtown. Room Name/Number: Auditorium. Cost: Free. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/gabrielle-zevin/. Transportation / Parking: Free parking available in the library garage. Contact Phone: 801-581-7989. Contact Email: tanner-humanities@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM. For more info visit tanner.utah.edu.

"No Land is Ever Conquered Quietly: Writing a new narrative history of early America" with Dr. Peter Mancall

History Alternate Location: SLCPL Marmalade Branch. Cost: Free. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Monday, October 12, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Owning Your Professional Skills | Career Workshop Series

Recognize, articulate, and confidently own the professional skills you bring to the table. Led by the Goff Institute, this interactive workshop will help you identify the skills you’ve developed through your academic, work, and life experiences and learn how to communicate them effectively to employers. You’ll also learn about internship and practicum opportunities through the Goff Institute and hear directly from students who have completed Goff programs about their experiences and how those opportunities gave them an advantage. Handshake signup. Zoom link. Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Virtual. Alternate Location: https://utah.zoom.us/j/94263501015. Room Name/Number: 2575. Ticket URL: https://utah.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1980939. Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM. For more info visit utah.zoom.us.

Humanities Recognized Student Government Meeting

Tanner: Jeremy Rosen, author of "Genre Bending"

English Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Room Name/Number: Jewel Box. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, October 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Jeremy Rosen, author of Genre Bending: The Plasticity of Form in Contemporary Literary Fiction

Tanner Humanities Center Detective, horror, fantasy, romance, science fiction, spy thrillers, westerns, zombie novels. In recent decades, acclaimed and ambitious writers of literary fiction have increasingly gravitated to popular fiction genres. In this comprehensive account, Jeremy Rosen describes literary fiction's embrace of genre fiction's conceits as “genre bending” and argues that while literary writers adopt genres for a wide variety of purposes, what they share is a revitalized attitude toward genre—a recognition that while genres can be used in formulaic ways, they can also be adapted and transformed endlessly. Rosen reads across the outpouring of fiction of the last several decades by writers like Margaret Atwood, Michael Chabon, Jennifer Egan, Louise Erdrich, Kazuo Ishiguro, Chang-rae Lee, David Mitchell, Cormac McCarthy, Ian McEwan, Haruki Murakami, and Colson Whitehead. He finds that literary writers’ embrace of popular genres is the product of several seemingly contradictory forces, including their attempt to extend a… Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Room Name/Number: Jewel Box Room 143. Cost: Free. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/jeremy-rosen-genre-bending/. Contact Phone: 801-581-7989. Contact Email: tanner-humanities@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, October 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit tanner.utah.edu.

Linguistics Colloquium - Jordan Kodner (Stony Brook)

Linguistics Event Categories: Colloquia. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: LNCO 1100. Contact Phone: (801) 581-8047. Contact Email: Linguistics@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, October 22, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Guest Writer Series: Divya Victor reading

English Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.

Guest Writer Series: Divya Victor Colloquium

English Event Categories: Colloquia. Alternate Location: Finch Lane Gallery. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, October 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

RPT Advisory Meeting

English Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, October 23, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.

National Theatre Live, “The Playboy of the Western World”

Tanner Humanities Center Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery. Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene… Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets. Since 2009, National Theatre Live has brought acclaimed British theatre to over 5.5 million viewers worldwide, featuring productions like Phèdre with Helen Mirren, Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch, and Yerma with Billie Piper. Each show is filmed live with cameras placed to give cinema audiences the “best seat in the house.” The Tanner Humanities Center began screening National Theatre Live in 2010, now hosted at Salt Lake Film… Alternate Location: Broadway Centre Cinemas, 111 E. Broadway. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/the-playboy-of-the-western-world-national-theatre-live/. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM. For more info visit tanner.utah.edu.

Tanner: Mongane Wally Serote, National Poet Laureate of South Africa

English Alternate Location: SLC Public Library. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.

Mongane Wally Serote, National Poet Laureate of South Africa

Tanner Humanities Center South African poet and novelist Mongane Wally Serote, born in 1944, was politically active against the apartheid regime. He was detained without trial and held in solitary confinement under the Terrorism Act. After earning an MFA at Columbia University on a Fulbright scholarship, he was barred from reentering South Africa, and he lived in exile in Botswana and London before returning to South Africa in 1990. A member of the African National Congress, he was elected to Parliament in the pivotal election of Nelson Mandela’s government in 1994. Serote’s talk will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Soweto uprising in the context of his friendship with Steve Biko and other members of the Black Consciousness Movement, and will consider parallels to the Black Power Movement and Black Lives Matter Movement. He will also give a short reading from his work. Serote’s work speaks directly to political resistance and engagement. His collections include Yakhal’inkomo (The Cry of Cattle at the Slaughterhouse,… Alternate Location: Salt Lake City Public Library downtown. Room Name/Number: Auditorium. Cost: Free. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/mongane-wally-serote/. Transportation / Parking: Free parking available in the library garage. Contact Email: tanner-humanities@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM. For more info visit tanner.utah.edu.

Linguistics Colloquium - Charles Yang (UPenn)

Linguistics Event Categories: Colloquia. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: LNCO 2110. Contact Phone: (801) 581-8047. Contact Email: Linguistics@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, October 29, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

English Speakers Series: Debbie Urbanski ("After World", "Portalmania"), in Conversation with Lindsey Drager

English A writers' conversation between Debbie Urbanski (Portalmania, After World) and Lindsey Drager (Associate Professor, English). Speaker Biography: Debbie Urbanski is the author of the novel After World (S&S 2023) -- named a best book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle, Engadget, the Los Angeles Times tech, Booklist, and Strange Horizons -- and the story collection Portalmania (S&S 2025), longlisted for the Story Prize and named a best horror book of the year by the New York Public Library. Her stories and essays have been published widely in such places as The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, The Best American Experimental Writing, The Sun, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Granta, and Conjunctions. She is the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award, a CNY Book Award, and an ASLE book award for environmental creative writing. She lives with her family in Central New York. Lindsey Drager Biography: Lindsey Drager is the author of four books of literary-speculative fiction. Her work has rec… Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Room Name/Number: Jewel Box. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, October 30, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Humanities Recognized Student Government Meeting

Job Searching and Networking | Career Workshop Series

Take a more proactive approach to your job search by using networking, outreach, and professional connections to uncover opportunities and get your foot in the door. Through live, real-time simulations, we’ll walk through examples of students searching for opportunities in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, demonstrating how to identify potential employers, find the right people to connect with, and reach out effectively. You’ll leave with practical strategies you can immediately put to work in your own job or internship search. Handshake signup. Zoom link. Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Virtual. Alternate Location: https://utah.zoom.us/j/94263501015. Room Name/Number: 2575. Ticket URL: https://utah.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1980943. Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM. For more info visit utah.zoom.us.

Guest Writer Series: Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry Reading: Jennifer Chang and Caleb Nolan

English Alternate Location: Finch Lane Gallery. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, November 5, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.

"Arming Every Hand: British Auxiliaries in the Revolutionary War" with Dr. Russell Arbic

History This lecture is part of the 2026 Rocky Mountain Seminar. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Room Name/Number: Jewel Box. Cost: Free. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, November 5, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Guest Writer Series: Jennifer Chang and Caleb Nolan Colloquium

English Alternate Location: Finch Lane Gallery. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

"The People of Yorktown in Revolutionary Times" the O. Meredith Wilson Lecture from Kathleen DuVal

History Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kathleen DuVal will present a public lecture entitled “The People of Yorktown in Revolutionary Times.” Yorktown, Virginia, holds a familiar place in the history of the American Revolution: In the Siege of Yorktown in the fall of 1781, American and French forces helped to end the Revolutionary War and win American independence. Yet the famous siege is only part of Yorktown’s involvement in the Revolution. Its townspeople participated in the boycotts and protests from the beginning, and repeated invasions endangered the town and its people. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kathleen DuVal explores what the Revolution was like for the people of Yorktown—men and women, wealthy and poor, free and enslaved—and how their experiences can help us craft a more complete history of how people lived through the Revolution and what it meant to them. Reception at 2pm, lecture at 3pm. Campus Locations: Alumni House - Eccles (ALUMNI). Room Name/Number: Ballroom A/B. Cost: Free. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, November 12, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

America250 Student Symposium

History A symposium featuring original student research on the nation’s founding by college students from across Utah. Students from the University of Utah, BYU, Utah Valley University, and Utah State University will spend the summer and fall working with History faculty at their respective universities on original research papers that they will present at this symposium. Campus Locations: Alumni House - Eccles (ALUMNI). Cost: Free. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, November 13, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

The Power of Internships | Career Workshop Series

The Power of Internships Wednesday, November 18 | 3:00 - 4:20 PM |GC 2575/Virtual Discover the many ways an internship can become part of your college experience and help prepare you for what comes next. This workshop will explore different types of internships and experiential opportunities, where to find them, how to successfully secure one, and why they matter for your future career. You’ll also learn about funding opportunities and university resources that can help make internships more accessible, along with practical tips for finding an experience that aligns with your interests and goals. Handshake signup. Zoom link. Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Virtual. Alternate Location: https://utah.zoom.us/j/94263501015. Room Name/Number: 2575. Ticket URL: https://utah.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1980954. Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM. For more info visit utah.zoom.us.

Humanities Recognized Student Government Meeting

Linguistics Colloquium - Kate Mooney (U Maryland)

Department Meeting

English Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, November 20, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.

British Studies: "The Oldest Poem in Scots? A British Studies Masterclass"

English Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2110. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, November 20, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

National Theatre Live, “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”

Tanner Humanities Center Olivier and Tony Award winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare. Since 2009, National Theatre Live has brought acclaimed British theatre to over 5.5 million viewers worldwide, featuring productions like Phèdre with Helen Mirren, Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch, and Yerma with Billie Piper. Each show is filmed live with cameras placed to give cinema audiences the “best seat in the house.”… Alternate Location: Broadway Centre Cinemas, 111 E. Broadway. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/les-liaisons-dangereuses-national-theatre-live/. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Saturday, November 21, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM. For more info visit tanner.utah.edu.

Humanities Recognized Student Government Meeting

Program/Project Management Networking Panel

More info coming soon! Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Room Name/Number: 2527. Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM.