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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

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, November 4, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.

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.

Getting the facts right is not enough: Democratic Information in the Age of AI

Communication Institute Getting the facts right is where good public information begins, not where it ends. Democratic publics also need context: what is at stake, who decides, and who answers for the consequences. AI systems increasingly answer questions about elections and public life. Yet a chatbot can answer a question without outright errors and still mislead, omitting what voters need to know or filling gaps with confident, invented explanations. Heesoo Jang argues that AI’s growing role raises the stakes for the institutions that inform the public, especially journalism. Journalism must model what democratic information looks like: making threats to democratic processes understandable and making the choices and responsibilities surrounding AI visible. The talk draws on computational, quantitative, and qualitative studies of election coverage, news reporting on AI, and ChatGPT’s answers to election questions. In each setting, the democratic standard is the same: whether the information people rely on gives them the context to… Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Room Name/Number: Gardner Commons 4020. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, November 5, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:45 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.

British Studies Faculty RIG Presentation with Vince Cheng

English Abstract What does it mean to be, say, American? Who qualifies as “American”? Does a Somali or an Afghan person, even if born in the USA, qualify? Who belongs, and who should be expelled or deported? Indeed, who qualifies as “British”—and what does it mean to be British? Or German? Or Polish? “Whose land” (U 7.271) is it anyway? And “Dyoublong?” (FW 13.04) These issues, so pertinent and heatedly contested in our own contemporary debates around immigration, naturalization, birth citizenship, indeed around who is sufficiently and authentically native to belong—were also crucial questions in James Joyce’s time: what does it mean to be Irish? Who qualifies as being “truly” Irish? I want to explore the issue of belonging in Joyce’s works (particularly in Finnegans Wake) by looking at Joyce’s insistent—actually, ubiquitous—treatment of doubling (“dyoublong”: doubling and belonging). For the logics of exclusion (from belonging, from citizenship, from the patria) depend on a series of binaries that Joyce… Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Info Sessions. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Room Name/Number: 3870. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, November 6, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.

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.

PHIL Colloquium Series - Sergio Tenenbaum

Philosophy Collective Action as an Extension of Extended Action Sergio Tenenbaum University of Toronto In this paper I will argue that whatever the merits of giving a prominent place to intention in the theory of agency, such merits are not present in the case of collective agency. Collective agency is best understood by taking collective actions to be conceptually basic and to be understood independently of any prior collective intention, or similar individual mental states. Taking collective action as prior to collective intention in the order of explanation provides a straightforward way to understand joint agency. On this view, joint agency is a simple extension of the case of extended agency. More specifically, I argue that the individual parts of collective agency are “glued together” in the same way that the momentary parts of extended agency are. Accepting this claim and the corresponding model does not demand accepting commitments about the explanatory priority of action that go beyond the case of collective… Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Room Name/Number: Tanner Library, Room 459. Contact Name: K'mwe Paw. Contact Phone: 801-581-8161. Contact Email: kmwe.paw@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, November 6, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 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)

Linguistics Event Categories: Colloquia. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Room Name/Number: GC 4020. Contact Phone: (801) 581-8047. Contact Email: Linguistics@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, November 19, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

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: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Room Name/Number: Jewel Box (CTHIB 143). Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, November 20, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 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.

British Studies Faculty RIG Presentation with Michelle Ripplinger

English Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Info Sessions. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, December 4, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.

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.

A.I. in the Humanities

Campus Locations: Alumni House - Eccles (ALUMNI). Room Name/Number: Ballroom A. Cost: Free and open to the public. Contact Name: John Boyack. Contact Phone: 801-587-7351. Contact Email: john.boyack@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, January 27, 2027, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Tanner: Christine Rosen, author of "The Extinction of Experience"

English Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA). Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, January 27, 2027, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Sterling McMurrin Lecture with Christine Rosen

Tanner Humanities Center Cost: Free. Contact Email: tanner-humanities@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, January 27, 2027, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.