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40th Annual Jefferson B. Fordham Debate - Institutional Neutrality and Other Academic Freedom Controversies
A record number of universities have recently announced—by either adopting a policy or affirming the principles of institutional neutrality—that they will stay silent on social and political controversies. Several states, including Utah, have forced their public universities to adopt policies of institutional neutrality.
Proponents of institutional neutrality argue that it is an essential condition of academic freedom because university statements on issues of the day chill the speech of faculty and students with dissenting views. Opponents contend that institutional neutrality is used to selectively punish and shut down speech as well as to mask inherently value-laden institutional decisions (such as investment decisions).
U.S. universities have navigated unprecedented changes under the Trump administration, which has expanded Title VI oversight; sought to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives; revoked student visas and sought to deport students; increased taxes on university end…
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Quinney College of Law - S. J. (LAW). Cost: Free and open to the public. Transportation / Parking: Take the Trax to stadium stop and walk half a block north. Paid parking available in the Rice-Eccles stadium lot. Contact Name: Kris. Contact Phone: 801-585-3440. Contact Email: events@law.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit www.law.utah.edu. Anthropology Colloquium Speaker Series - Elic Weitzel
Anthropology
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM.
Buddhist Sangha Meeting
Environmental Studies
Join the weekly Buddhist Sangha meeting for an hour-long discussion of Buddhist teachings and a guided meditation. All are welcome. Cushions and chairs are provided. No prior experience or commitment is required.
Event Categories: Student org. Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION). Contact Name: Jack Rouse. Contact Email: jack.rouse@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, November 24, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Thanksgiving
University Observed Holidays
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 27, 2025.
Day After Thanksgiving
University Observed Holidays
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 28, 2025.
Buddhist Sangha Meeting
Environmental Studies
Join the weekly Buddhist Sangha meeting for an hour-long discussion of Buddhist teachings and a guided meditation. All are welcome. Cushions and chairs are provided. No prior experience or commitment is required.
Event Categories: Student org. Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION). Contact Name: Jack Rouse. Contact Email: jack.rouse@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, December 1, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Anthropology Colloquium Speaker Series - Amanda Lea
Anthropology
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM.
Liberal Arts and Sciences Synergizing Opportunities Seminar Series
The formation of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences provides an opportunity to catalyze connections among faculty who previously might have been siloed in their respective colleges. LASSO offers a way to address this enduring challenge. LASSO will bring together center directors in CSBS, Humanities, and Science in a series of conversations that will stimulate dialogue, foster new networks of collaboration, and lay the groundwork for interdisciplinary projects.
Centers are hubs of intellectual collaboration and outreach. The new LAS structure offers an opportunity for Center Directors to begin to learn about our respective programs, research, and outreach as a first step in developing new collaborative projects, sharing research, and making our scholarly work more fully accessible to the LAS community. We will begin with brown bag discussions about the centers in the three colleges, then in the spring move to conversations that will focus on topical issues that have cross-cutting LAS stakeholders.
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Campus Locations: Sutton Building - Frederick Albert (FASB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
University Closure Day
University Observed Holidays
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
Christmas Day
University Observed Holidays
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 25, 2025.
University Closure Day
University Observed Holidays
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 26, 2025.
New Year's Day
University Observed Holidays
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, January 1, 2026.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
University Observed Holidays
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, January 19, 2026.
Presidents' Day
University Observed Holidays
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, February 16, 2026.