Author, Scholar to Discuss Racial
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Racial politics in the struggle over same sex marriage will be discussed at the S.J. Quinney College of Law Thursday, October 7.
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Diverse Class of More Than 6,500 Set to Graduate From University on May 2
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The University of Utah class of 2002-2003, comprised of a Rhodes Scholar and students from 43 countries, 45 U.S. states and 21 Utah counties, will march to Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance” on Friday, May 2 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The procession of graduates will start at 8:20 a.m. with the commencement ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. (Guests should plan to be in their seats prior to 8:30 a.m. Tickets are not required.)
Read MoreNew U of U Center Will Focus on Veterans
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There are currently 23 million veterans in the United States – and over two million have joined those ranks since September 11, 2001.
Read MoreUtah Veterans Honored for Heroic, Selfless Defense of Country at Annual Commemoration
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When Air Force Pilot Jay Hess was shot down over the Chinese-North Vietnam border 42 years ago, he was taken to the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” prison and never imagined he could survive the horrible starvation and torture at the hands of his captors. Determination and the hope of one day returning to his wife and five kids back home in Utah helped pulled him through. On Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 11:00 a.m. in the Olpin Union Ballroom, Hess and ten other Utah veterans will be honored at the University of Utah’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. They will be awarded medallions in a full-dress military ceremony prior to being hailed with a cannon salute.
Read MoreLessons of Violence and Peace
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How human aggression and peacemaking have evolved in humans and their primate relatives will be discussed Wednesday evening, Feb. 25 through Friday, Feb. 27 during a University of Utah conference.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Blankets U.S. News Rankings
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The latest issue of U.S. News & World Report’s 2009 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools ranks programs at the University of Utah 27 times, far more than any other school in Utah.
Read MoreU.S. DISTRICT JUDGE PAUL G. CASSELL LEAVES BENCH TO RETURN TO LAW FACULTY
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The Honorable Paul G. Cassell today announced he intends to return to the faculty of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah and submitted his letter of resignation to President George W. Bush. His last day on the bench for the United States District Court for the District of Utah will be November 5, 2007.
Read MoreVeterans’ Day Commemoration to Focus on World War II and Korean War Heroes
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The University of Utah will honor 11 veterans at a full-dress military ceremony as part of its annual Veterans’ Day commemoration program on Friday, Nov. 11 at 11:00 a.m. in the main ballroom of the Olpin Union Building. The Utah veterans who served our country in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam will be presented with honorary medallions by University of Utah President Michael K. Young. Nearly 100 cadets and midshipmen from the military science ROTC programs will present the ceremony, which will include a 21-gun cannon salute. The group of 11 honorees was selected from over 50 nominations submitted by Utah citizens.
Read MoreLaw Prof, Former Dean Lee Teitelbaum Dies
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Lee E. Teitelbaum, Hugh B. Brown Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, died Wednesday, September 22, 2004 in Salt Lake City after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 63.
Read MoreFinal Lecture to Focus on Weapons’ Proliferation and Conflict in the Greater Middle East
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Geoffrey Kemp, director of the Regional Strategic Programs at The Nixon Center in Washington, D.C., will be on campus next Tuesday, Apr. 8, to deliver the ninth and final speech in a series of University lectures focusing on the Iraqi-American confrontation. Kemp, a visiting professor at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University, will present “Powder Keg: Weapons’ Proliferation and Conflict in the Greater Middle East,” from 2 until 3:30 p.m., in the Dumke Auditorium of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, located next to the David Eccles School of Business. The event, co-sponsored by the Office of the President, the Department of Political Science and the Colleges of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Science, is free and open to the public.
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