Annie Fukushima, associate dean of undergraduate studies, director of the office of undergraduate research, and associate professor ethnic studies at the University of Utah, was recently the guest of honor at the San Francisco SafeHouse 25-year anniversary celebration. SafeHouse provides a safe space for women who have experienced housing instability or sexual exploitation in the […]
Read MoreThe School for Cultural and Social Transformation is pleased to announce that Andrea Baldwin (she/her), associate dean of research, was recognized as a recipient of the 2024 Afro Utah Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Excellence Award. This program aims to validate and respect the significant contributions from individuals of Afro descent working toward the advancement of […]
Read MoreMatt Basso, associate professor of History and Gender Studies at the University of Utah, is wrapping up a nearly five-year project with the National Park Service (NPS) that provides new resources for understanding the World War II home front, one of the most remarkable periods in our nation’s history. Basso led a team of twelve […]
Read MoreUtah Business and Living Color Utah recently honored Dr. Edmund Fong at their sixth annual Living Color gala. These awards honor individuals who are doing the work to create a more equitable and inclusive future for Utah, an enterprise Dr. Fong was actively engaged in during his six-year term as chair of the ethnic studies […]
Read MoreDr. Lisa Diamond, professor of psychology and gender studies, brings her expertise on sexuality, gender and intimate relationships to the forthcoming documentary, Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln. Featured recently in a Vanity Fair article about the film, Dr. Diamond was invited by the filmmakers for her extensive research on human sexuality to help examine […]
Read MoreUndergraduate Research Symposium (URS) Huge congratulations to the Transform students that presented their research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium this spring! We are proud to have our students involved in such broad-based, multidisciplinary work. Presenter: Shreya Harikumar Presentation: Differences in Parent/Child Perspectives Surrounding Mental Health Within South-Asian Families in Utah. Summary: The purpose of this […]
Read MoreAfter seven years as a program, Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Utah has new stature as an interdisciplinary research center. The University of Utah’s Board of Trustees gave final approval to the Center for Pasifika Indigenous Knowledges during its meeting on Tuesday. The Academic Senate signed off on the center in February. “We […]
Read More“Students are my favorite part of the work I do. No matter what course I teach, whether it’s gender studies or theatre or my honors course, I know the students are going to bring amazing ideas into the classroom. I don’t think people give undergraduate students enough credit for their thirst for knowledge.”
Read More“I joined the U last July and was drawn to the interdisciplinary approach of the U’s Disability Studies program, where I am furthering my research on disability in Arab communities in the United States. Right now, I am focused on reworking and publishing my dissertation, which discusses culture and physical barriers within Arab American communities. […]
Read More“Learning about these concepts really changed my perspective, not only as a burgeoning intellectual on my way to divinity school but also as a human. It made me feel like I was represented in a religious tradition that I’d always been part of. I had never understood that there were other people who looked like […]
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