U Law Professor to Teach in Havana
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In a timely development, a professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law has been invited to teach Cuban law students in mid-June about the American legal system.
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Senate Confirms U Professor As Federal District Court Judge
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The United States Senate today voted to confirm Paul G. Cassell, James I. Farr Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, to serve as a United States District Court Judge for the District of Utah.
Read MoreAnthropology Chair Kristen Hawkes Receives Rosenblatt Prize
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Kristen Hawkes, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and chair of the anthropology department, was honored at today’s Commencement with the Rosenblatt Prize, the University of Utah’s highest award for excellence. The $40,000 gift is presented annually to a faculty member who displays excellence in teaching, research, and administrative efforts.
Read MoreDiverse Class of 2002 to Graduate From U of U on May 10
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A diverse group of students, representing 47 countries, 44 U.S. states and 21 Utah counties, will receive their degrees at the University of Utah’s Commencement on Friday, May 10, in the Jon M. Huntsman Center, at 9 a.m. The processional will begin at 8:20 a.m.
Read MoreInternationally Syndicated Columnist to Speak at U on Anti-Americanism in the Arab World
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The University of Utah’s Middle East Center announces the second lecture in the U’s lecture series on the Iraq Crisis. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Rami G. Khouri, executive editor of The Daily Star in Beirut, Lebanon, will speak on “Anti-Americanism in the Arab World: Roots, Repercussions, and Remedies.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held 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.
Read MoreU of U to Host Lecture Series on the Escalating Iraqi-American Confrontation
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Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 4, the University of Utah will host a series of lectures on the mounting Iraqi-American tensions. Similar in format to the 9-11 lecture series organized by the University in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, this nine-part series, scheduled to run through mid-April, will feature a variety of perspectives from leading experts on regional and international politics. On Tuesday, the first speaker, Adeed Dawisha, will lecture on “The Use of Force Against Iraq: Constraints and Opportunities,” at 3 p.m., in the Dumke Auditorium in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, which is located next to the David Eccles School of Business.
Read MoreU of U Receives Grant to Train Native American Students to Become Teachers
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Nearly $1 million in federal money has been awarded to the University of Utah to be used to train Native American or Alaskan Native American students to become teachers. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Indian Education earmarked the $945,887 Title VII money for preparing undergraduate students to become instructors-especially in the disciplines of math, science and reading.
Read MoreBush’s Senior Advisor to Speak at U of U’s Rocco C. Siciliano Forum
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Karl Rove, senior advisor and assistant to President George W. Bush, will deliver the sixth annual Rocco C. Siciliano Forum lecture at 12 noon on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, in the University of Utah’s Olpin Union Ballroom. The general theme of the Siciliano lectures is Considerations on the Status of the American Society.
Putting Students in the Hot Seat: Decision-Making During a Simulated National Security Crisis
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The public will have the opportunity to observe how public officials might react in the face of a terrorist attack, at least in theory. The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law will present a live counterterrorism simulation on Friday, March 19, beginning at 12:30 p.m. and continuing through the evening. The public can watch the exercise in real time in person or via video broadcast at the law school’s Sutherland Moot Courtroom. It will be available online at http://dashboard.law.utah.edu.
Read MoreDistinguished Economist Discusses Recession, Recovery, Retirement
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Dubbed by Alan Greenspan as “one of the most effective vice chairmen in the history of the Federal Reserve,” Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. will share his insights and expertise with Utahns at a free lecture at the University of Utah.
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