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Festival of Cultures

Department of Ethnic, Gender & Disability Studies The Festival of Cultures celebrates various traditions, histories, and communities through cultural performances, art, cuisine, and interactive activities. This event fosters connections, encourages dialogue, and creates a welcoming space for learning, appreciation, and celebration of global cultures. This event is open to all students, staff, faculty, and community members who love the cultures found at the University of Utah! Event Categories: Community Engagement. Dance. Employer Campus Visits. Exhibitions. Info Sessions. Kids/Family. Lectures. Meetups. Music. Public Event. Seminars. Student org. Theatre. Workshops & Training. Other. Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION). Room Name/Number: Ballroom. Cost: Free and Open to all. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Monday, October 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit culture.utah.edu.

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

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, October 21, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.

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.

Communities, Health & Democracy Research Symposium

Communication Institute How does communication contribute to, and detract from, building healthier communities and a healthier democracy? Join twelve researchers and practitioners from across the U.S. to engage this pressing question during a full-day symposium. Addressing a range of topics including information flows, advocacy, and violence, sessions will be of interest to scholars, practitioners, students, patient advocates, and anyone interested in health and democracy. All events are free and open to the public. This is the first event in a two-part symposium co-hosted by the Edna Anderson-Taylor Communication Institute at the University of Utah and the Center for Sustainable Democracy at the University of South Florida, with support from the Carnegie Foundation. Event Categories: Public Event. Seminars. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: LNCO 2910 - The Edna Anderson-Taylor Communication Institute. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, October 23, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM. For more info visit institute.communication.utah.edu.

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.

Lessons from Recently Published Book Authors, with tea and treats!

Please join us for the next College of Humanities Research Event, “Lessons from Recently Published Book Authors, with tea and treats!” In recent years, College of Humanities faculty have published a record number of acclaimed academic books. This afternoon gathering will celebrate their work and make the publishing process more visible. It will take place on Friday, October 23rd from 3-4:30 pm in LNCO 2110. Presenting authors include: Leandra Hernández, Ashton Lazarus, Joe Metz, Melissa Parks, Susie Porter, Jeremy Rosen, Natalie Stillman-Webb, and Thomas Swenson. For questions and to RSVP, please contact Robin Jensen at r.e.jensen@utah.edu. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 2110. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, October 23, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.

Salt 18: Amor Muñoz’s UMFA Public Opening

Amor Muñoz is a Mexico City-based artist who works at the intersections of technology, craft, labor, and biology. In her expansive, research-driven practice, she traces how technology is deeply embedded in our material and cultural lives. For her salt exhibition, Muñoz turns to corn (also known by the Nahuatl name elotl, or elote in Spanish). Corn is more than a food: it is a carrier of memory, a record of cultural exchange, and a living system of knowledge that has been passed across generations. The exhibition features an immersive installation called KaleidescopElote. Using enlarged resin kernels as building blocks, the central sculpture can be an observatory, a lighthouse, a seed bank, or an oracle. With an interactive digital kaleidoscope of stars and seeds inside, the work explores ancient relationships between agriculture, architecture, and celestial observation. Attend the free Public Opening, October 23! Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA). Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. For more info visit umfa.utah.edu.

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.

Nuestra Tierra/Our Land: A Film Screening and Q&A

Latin American Studies Alternate Location: UMOCA. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Saturday, October 24, 2026, 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM.

Language as a Function of Time: Putting the Rate of Change Inside the Description of Language - A Presentation by Cliff Miller

Linguistics Abstract: Change runs through every part of language. Sounds shift, morphology and syntax evolve, and new words and their meanings appear every day. This talk presents a framework, LAAF (Language as a Function), that puts language change inside the description and formalizes it mathematically. The linguistic state of a speaker at time t is written L(t) = Φ(K(t), Ȧ(t)). K(t) is the knowledge that a speaker has stored: elements, the relations between them, and for each element the values it has been experienced with. Ȧ(t) is the rate and direction of change of those values. Φ resolves the two into the speaker's current language state. The LAAF framework encapsulates two traditional distinctions in its central equation: Saussure's langue and Chomsky's competence fall on the stored side, K, and parole and performance on the resolved side, L. I show how the same equation runs at three timescales (a conversation, a lifetime, generations), how the rate and direction of an individual speaker's language change at a… Event Categories: Colloquia. Community Engagement. Employer Campus Visits. Kids/Family. Public Event. Other. 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. Monday, October 26, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.

Gender & Social Expectations | Fall 2026 Brave Conversations

What expectations about gender are there in your family, in your culture, on our campus, in your major, in your religion, in our country? Share a meal with people with diverse backgrounds and beliefs to listen, learn, and discuss. Campus Connect RSVP Link: https://cglink.me/2zF/r384720 Co-Sponsor: Center for Campus Wellness. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Room Name/Number: 2660. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. For more info visit cglink.me.

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.

The National Humanities Center invites proposals for events to be included in the 2027 Being Human Festival (US)

The National Humanities Center invites proposals for events to be included in the 2027 Being Human Festival (US), a public humanities initiative for diverse, non-academic audiences across the United States. Events for the 2027 Festival will take place from April 17 to May 1, 2027, and will be organized around the theme of “Crossroads.” Successful proposals will receive modest grants and other forms of support from the National Humanities Center. All proposals must be received by October 30, 2026. Interested in learning more? Register now for a virtual information session on October 6, 2026 at 12pm MT. For further information, see the application form or email the Public Engagement team with questions. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, October 30, 2026.

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.

What Were You Thinking?: Korean Literature through the Translator's Archive

Asia Center Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Room Name/Number: CTIHB 201/211. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, October 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Graduate Student Colloquium

Communication Institute Collin Bright, “Seguimos Aquí”: Contextualizing the Benito Bowl’s Refusal of Authoritarian Rhythms Gabby Garza, Indigenous Science and Material Medicine: Ethnographic Explorations of Border Medicine in a Community/University Classroom Teri Harman, Acceptable Scars: The Disabling Rhetoric of Dugway Proving Grounds Caitlin Walrath, Wearing My Dead Mom’s Skin: A “Choose Your Own!” Performance to Navigate Grief. Event Categories: Public Event. Seminars. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: LNCO 2910 - The Edna Anderson-Taylor Communication Institute. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, October 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Race for Campus Safety 2026 LAUREN MCCLUSKEY FOUNDATION

The Lauren McCluskey Race for Campus Safety will be held on October 31, 2026, at McCarthey Family Track and Field in Salt Lake City, Utah. This annual, community-driven event raises awareness and funds to improve how colleges respond to relationship violence and stalking. Inspired by Lauren McCluskey’s life and legacy, the race brings together students, families, advocates, and campus communities in a shared commitment to creating safer campuses. Taking place on Halloween morning, this year’s event will also have candy available for kids trick-or-treating at vendor booths as a part of the race festival. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Saturday, October 31, 2026, 9:00 AM. For more info visit runsignup.com.

Applications are now being accepted for the College of Humanities’ Scholarly Conference and Research Convening Program

Applications are now being accepted for the College of Humanities’ Scholarly Conference and Research Convening Program, which provides College of Humanities faculty with up to $5,000 to host conferences, symposia, workshops, and other scholarly convenings that bring leading researchers, community partners, and prospective collaborators to the University of Utah. The Dean’s office privileges events that: (a) create interdisciplinary and cross-institutional partnerships, (b) increase the national or international visibility of University of Utah scholarship, and (c) generate opportunities for future publications, externally funded projects, and sustained research collaborations. Applications should include a two-page narrative describing the event and addressing how the convening meets the above criteria. They should include a detailed budget for the event as-a-whole inclusive of costs related to venue, speakers, and supplies, earmarking how the requested funds from the College will be used specifically. Applic… Campus Wide Event: No. Monday, November 2, 2026.

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.

Crimson Conversations

Crimson Conversations (CC) is an educational program created to enhance the cultural education and awareness of University of Utah campus community. CC will provide opportunities for students from all backgrounds to learn with and from one another and promote community success. For room location and any questions, please reach out to the center at culture@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, November 5, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit culture.utah.edu.

Narrating Human Rights: Reflective Empathy, Memory, and Political Imagination in Latin America

Latin American Studies Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Room Name/Number: Jewel Box. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, November 5, 2026, 10:50 AM – 12:30 PM.

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.

How Do We Feel About Politics? | Fall 2026 Brave Conversations

Something both Democrats and Republicans agree on: We have a shared responsibility to engage with people whose backgrounds and viewpoints are different from our own. Come share a meal and a structured conversation about politics, where the goal is to understand one another better and to learn from each other—not to change one anyone’s minds. Campus Connect RSVP Link: https://cglink.me/2zF/r384721 Co-Sponsor: The Hinckley Institute. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Room Name/Number: Hinckley Caucus Room (2018). Campus Wide Event: Yes. Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. For more info visit cglink.me.

"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.

Career Opportunity: Gardner Institute Survey Data Dictionary and Mapping Intern

The Gardner Institute is accepting applications for a Spring 2027 Graduate Internship. The intern will support the Gardner Institute’s efforts to improve the documentation, consistency, accessibility, and effective use of survey data. The primary project will involve developing a comprehensive data dictionary and business glossary for survey-related files. This internship is fully remote, with an expectation of 10-15 hours per week during the Spring semester, and includes a $1,500 stipend. Applications are due November 14, 2026. Learn more about the Gardner Institute Spring Graduate Internship. . Campus Wide Event: Yes. Saturday, November 14, 2026. For more info visit forms.cloud.microsoft.

Applications are open and due for long- and short-term Huntington Fellows, as well as travel grants and exchange fellowships

Applications are open and due for long- and short-term Huntington Fellows, as well as travel grants and exchange fellowships, on November 15th, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PST. The Huntington—a collections-based research institute—awards over 150 research fellowships annually. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to be in continuous residence at The Huntington and to participate in, and contribute to, its intellectual life. Find more information, including how to apply, HERE. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Sunday, November 15, 2026. For more info visit www.huntington.org.

Level up your grant writing!

Level up your grant writing! Discover proven strategies and practical tips to make your grant proposals stronger and more competitive. You’ll leave with actionable insights you can apply right away to your proposals. Join Jenna Taylor on the afternoon of November 17 for an in-person proposal writing workshop from 1-3 p.m. presented by the university’s Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR). The workshop is designed to support participants at all levels of experience, and the content is applicable across a wide range of funders and proposal types. Open to all UU faculty, research professionals, and staff involved in developing or supporting funding proposals. RSVP by emailing jenna.taylor@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

What the Great Salt Lake Means to Us | Fall 2026 Brave Conversations

A conversation about how the Lake affects Utah, and how it affects our future together. You don’t need to be a Great Salt Lake expert—come share a meal with people of all viewpoints and discuss the past, present, and future of the Lake. Campus Connect RSVP Link &: https://cglink.me/2zF/r384722 Co-Sponsor: COMM 5150. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Room Name/Number: 2660. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. For more info visit cglink.me.

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.

Grant Opportunity: FLAG Initiative Announces $5,000 Research Grants

The University of Utah’s Federalism, Law, and American Governance Initiative (FLAG) is accepting applications for its inaugural Research Grant Program, which will support research by scholars across the university on federalism and related questions of American governance. Faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows are eligable to apply, and approximately 15 grants of up to $5,000 each are expected to be awarded. Applications are due Dec. 1, 2026. Learn more on the FLAG grants. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Tuesday, December 1, 2026. For more info visit attheu.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.

Crimson Conversation

Crimson Conversations (CC) is an educational program created to enhance the cultural education and awareness of University of Utah campus community. CC will provide opportunities for students from all backgrounds to learn with and from one another and promote community success. For room location and any questions, please reach out to the center at culture@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, December 3, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit culture.utah.edu.

Humanities Recognized Student Government Meeting

Graduate Research Fellowship Application Due Today

The Graduate Research Fellowship provides PhD and MFA students the opportunity to focus on their research/creative scholarly projects, conducting their research, and writing their dissertations. Applicants must be on track to pass their qualifying exams prior to the start of the fellowship year (by Fall 2027). Applications require a department endorsement. Graduate Research Fellowship – December 16, 2026, All applications are on the University of Utah’s scholarship application platform, Scholarship Universe. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, December 16, 2026.

Marriner S. Eccles Graduate Fellowship in Political Economy Application Due Today

The Marriner S. Eccles Graduate Fellowship in Political Economy is a dissertation completion opportunity for PhD students whose research intersects with politics/economics, and is open to students from any discipline, provided the political economy component is a part of their research. Common areas of research include business administration, economics, sociology, history, communication, political science, social work, health & social policy, and education policy. Students must be on track to defend by the end of the 2027-2028 academic year. Marriner S. Eccles Graduate Fellowship – December 16, 2026 All applications are on the University of Utah’s scholarship application platform, Scholarship Universe. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, December 16, 2026.

University Teaching Assistantship Application Due Today

The University Teaching Assistantship provides seasoned teaching assistants with the opportunity to develop a new undergraduate or graduate course for their department. In the application, students will propose a new and innovative course that, if approved, will be taught during the 2027-2028 academic year. Applications will require a department endorsement.University Teaching Assistantship – December 16, 2026, All applications are on the University of Utah’s scholarship application platform, Scholarship Universe. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, December 16, 2026.

La China Poblana: Women’s Stories Stitched, Worn & Remembered in the Borderlands

America West Center The American West Center is proud to co-sponsor this curated exhibit by Professor Romeo Garcia. Explore the rich and layered history of La China Poblana through dress, performance, memory, and community storytelling. This exhibition brings together historic China Poblana ensembles, recorded cultural performances, and stories rooted in the U.S.–Mexico borderlands—examining how clothing can become an archive of identity, tradition, migration, and belonging. Throughout the exhibition, visitors will also be invited to take part in workshops and community conversations that help build a growing, living archive of dresses, stories, and memories. Free and open to the public. Exhibit open from September 1 - December 31, 2026. Presented by the Center for Community & Cultural Engagement, Latine Heritage Month, Center for Latin American Studies, the Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies. Special thanks to Sierra Mendez. Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB). Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, December 31, 2026.

Classes Begin

English Campus Wide Event: Yes. Monday, January 11, 2027, 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Department Meeting

English Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, January 15, 2027, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.

National Theatre Live, “The Misanthrope”

Tanner Humanities Center Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy. Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham directs Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de Bergerac) highly anticipated 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 audiences the “best seat in the house.” The Tanner Humanities Center began screening National Theatre Live in 2010, now hosted at Salt Lake Film Society’s… Alternate Location: Broadway Centre Cinemas, 111 E. Broadway. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/the-misanthrope-national-theatre-live/. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Saturday, January 16, 2027, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM. For more info visit tanner.utah.edu.