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The humanities teach us to question the world around us in order to better understand our place within it. In the humanities, we seek to understand the nuances of cultural issues, to interpret human experience, and to appreciate the power of words and ideas. By studying humanities, we broaden our historical, ethical, social and international perspectives while enhancing ourselves intellectually and creatively.

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Since graduating from the College of Humanities in 1989, Tracy McMillan has established a fascinating presence as a television writer, book author, TV personality and relationship expert. Her degree has taken her to the top of her profession and allowed her to connect to what it means to be human.

 

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News

  1. Tanner Humanities Center Welcomes Author Ibram X. Kendi

    Kendi, a New York Times bestselling author and the founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University, will have an unscripted conversation with Erika George, director of the Tanner Humanities Center, about his latest book “How to be an Antiracist.” Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance.

  2. Author Ben Fountain speaks at University of Utah

    The Obert C. and Grace A Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah welcomes author Ben Fountain for the 2020 David P. Gardner Lecture in the Humanities and Fine Arts, Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. In conversation with Doug Fabrizio, host and executive producer of KUER, Fountain will discuss his transition from law to literature, his work in a range of literary genres and the value of employing literary techniques in nonfiction texts.

Awards

  1. John R. Park Debate Society Achieves Excellence in Idaho

    The John R. Park Debate Society continued its Spring 2020 season by attending the first annual Coyote Howl Invitational hosted by the College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho. In competition against 10 schools from 5 states, the Debate Society turned in a commanding performance.

  2. Carlos Santana Receives 2019 Popper Prize

    Jan. 29, 2020 - The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science has selected Carlos Gray Santana, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Utah, as the winner of its 2019 Karl Popper Prize for his paper in the philosophy of geology.

 

Events

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  1. Feb 20

    Thursday
    3:30pm - 5pm

    English Academic Speaker - Nicole Aljoe

    Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building (CTIHB)

  2. Feb 21

    Friday
    12pm - 1:30pm

    Digital Matters Workshop with Nicole Aljoe (Director of Africana Studies Program; Associate Professor of English at Northeastern University)

    Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)

  3. Feb 25

    Tuesday
    11am - 12pm

    Russian Conversation Table

  4. Feb 25

    Tuesday
    11:30am - 1pm

    Mini MAJOR EXPO

    Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)

  5. Feb 25

    Tuesday
    4pm - 5pm

    GCSC Seminar: "Rivers of our dreams: water futures in urban central Arizona" - Nancy Grimm, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University

    Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building (ASB)

  6. Feb 26

    Wednesday
    1:25pm - 2:45pm

    Creación y análisis literario con Estercilia Simanca

    Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)

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Last Updated: 8/28/19