Liberalis Events
National Security Crisis Simulation Puts CAI Students in the Driver's Seat
Students at Utah State University’s Center for Anticipatory Intelligence (CAI) recently stepped into a high-stakes scenario that tested their ability to analyze, adapt and communicate under pressure.
Creating Connections: Students From California Explore Opportunities at USU
Several days after the first snow of the season arrived in Logan, 23 middle and nine high-school-aged students from California found themselves at Utah State University. They were at USU’s main campus to explore programs, meet with clubs, discover researc...
Bringing War Home Project Invites Community to Local Roadshow
The Bringing War Home project welcomes community members with an object and a story to share to preserve them in a digital archive.
CHaSS Launches USU Nonprofit Career Fair
CHaSS sponsored Utah State University’s first-ever nonprofit career fair on March 21, 2024, which drew more than 225 students who had the opportunity to network with 29 organizations.
USU Hosts Women and America's Vietnam War Symposium
The Tanner Symposium aims to shed light on the experiences of these women by inviting students, scholars, creative artists, and community members to learn from those sharing diverse perspectives about the Vietnam War.
CHaSS Students Shine at Research on Capitol Hill
Three students from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences came prepared to engage with legislators and share the results of their research with attendees at this year’s ROCH in the Utah State Capitol rotunda on Jan.18, 2024.
CHaSS Faculty to Host African American Read-In During February
Department of English faculty and several CHaSS co-sponsors are hosting an African American Read-In during February 2024, and students, faculty, and staff are invited to collectively read "Sing, Unburied, Sing."
2023 Brewer Festival of Writing Celebrates Creativity and Identity
On Sept. 21, Utah State University’s Department of English held its annual Brewer Festival of Writing. The 2023 event featured readings from visiting writer Bojan Louis and English alum Stacie Denetsosie.
Arrington Conversation Features Best-selling Author Fr. James Martin
Professor Patrick Mason interviewed Father James Martin, Jesuit Catholic priest, New York Times best-selling author, and former “chaplain” of The Colbert Report. Catch up with their conversation to learn more about the Jesuits and the practice of finding ...
USU Writers' Workshop Invites Authors to Explore Power of Personal Narratives
Aspiring writers and storytelling enthusiasts are invited to attend the 2023 Evans Writers' Workshop for Auto/Biography, Memoir and Family History. Utah State University’s Mountain West Center for Regional Studies will host its biennial writing event on O...
Bringing War Home Partners with Utah Historical Society
The Utah Historical Society and the Bringing War Home project are collaborating to preserve and share historical materials that represent one’s past, family, and community.
Utah Court of Appeals to Hold Hearings at Utah State University
The Utah Court of Appeals will hear cases on the Logan campus of Utah State University. The special oral argument session, which is open to the USU community and general public, will be held on Sept. 20, 2023.
Celebration Will Mark the Opening of USU's Swenson Park
Following several years of coordination and support from donors, faculty, and staff, Utah State University’s Swenson Park will open during an official celebration event hosted by the Department of English on April 26.
CHaSS faculty and students help USU celebrate Ramadan
Utah State University will hold multiple events in celebration of Ramadan from April 12-14, 2023. On the initiative of Muslim students, there are numerous departments, centers, and colleges working together with student volunteers to offer events honoring...
LGBTQIA+ Health & History Series Brings Additional Scholars to USU
Susan Stryker and Taylor Petrey will visit Utah State University as part of the LGBTQIA+ Health and History Series. Coordinated by USU History faculty, the series was created to augment awareness of LGBTQ issues through visiting speakers.
Intersections Hosts Renowned Feminist Scholar for Lecture
The Center for Intersectional Gender Studies and Research (Intersections) at Utah State University will host renowned feminist scholar Sara Ahmed for a virtual event on Feb. 22, 2023.
Peacebuilding Initiative Gets Substantial Gift, New Name
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences Peace Initiative will now be known as the Heravi Peace Institute. The President’s Office hosted a reception to honor Heravi’s gift to CHaSS and to formally recognize the launch of the Institute, which will be ...
Bringing War Home is Back on the Road
Utah State University’s Bringing War Home project recently held a roadshow at the USU Moab Center on Oct. 22. The event resulted in the chance to archive an additional 49 objects and five oral histories.
Family Game Night
A long-running tradition in the classics program makes a triumphant return after a 2-year long break.
CHaSS Awards 2020
Every year CHaSS honors some of our best and brightest students, faculty, and staff. This year is no different.
Circuit Court makes unusual stop at USU, offering students rare opportunity
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers seven states and is based in Denver, visited the USU campus Oct. 22 and held two hearings open to students and the public
Business insight: CHaSS majors visit alums in Silicon Slopes' high tech industries
A group of students representing many CHaSS majors took part in a day-long visit to Lehi to visit Visa and HealthEquity, leaders in Utah's Silicon Slopes.
At 2019 A Light on the Hill, students hold a candle to a new year
Some 400 students of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences gathered on Old Main Hill to take part in the traditional welcome ceremony, A Light on the Hill on Aug. 27, 2019.
World Refugee Day serves up community spirit at first neighborhood picnic in Logan
The Cache Valley's first-ever celebration of World Refugee Day included a picnic in the park, with USU faculty such as Jess Lucero of Social Work.
Event on June 10 is rare chance to quiz early civil-rights heroes Douglass and Mott
'Living historians' will portray two larger-than-life persons from the suffrage/abolitionist movement of the 1800s: Orator Frederick Douglass and suffragist Lucretia Mott.
June 15 writers event: One full-day seminar, two Logan poet laureates
Star Coulbrooke and Shanan Ballam, the current and incoming poet laureates for Logan City, will be among a dozen or so writing specialists from USU at a June 15 symposium hosted by the League of Utah Writers.
A record number of 789 seniors statewide earn CHaSS diplomas
CHaSS 2019 commencement has nearly 790 seniors who are potential gradates (pending spring grades). This includes graduates in the humanities and social sciences statewide.
At 50-year mark, Yun Kim Population Lab still crunching numbers
Yun Kim Population Lab marks its 50th anniversary. It has been a great asset to demographers in USU's Sociology Department and in training students.
Giraffe Award winner Chris Gonzalez, others honored in 2019 CHaSS awards
College of Humanities and Social Sciences distributed many awards for excellence during the 2018-19 school, including Prof. Chris Gonzalez, who 'stuck his neck out' and won CHaSS's Giraffe Award
Open-mic event tunes into voices of the suffragettes who won a basic American right
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is hosting “Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes: Kicking Off a Yearlong Celebration of Women’s Suffrage and Voting Rights,” to mark the 100-year anniversary of passage of the 19th Amendment.
USU Creative Writing and Art Contest announces 2019 winners
The 26th annual USU Creative Writing and Art Contest recognizes the best creative work by USU students.
Blanding exhibit reveals hard life, contribution of Chinese rail laborers
A new exhibit at Utah State University-Blanding focuses on the tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants who labored to bring the transcontinental race to a finish line at Promontory Point in Box Elder County.
CHaSS announces winners of 2019 awards
The winners of the CHaSS awards of excellence for 2019 have been named, including faculty and students. The awards will be presented at the CHaSS Awards Society in March.
The 'Connected World' of Shakespeare's era is focus of new exhibit
English students of Prof. Phebe Jensen have curated an exhibit of how Shakespeare's era looked at medicine and science. “Secrets: Shakespeare and the Connected World” continues through Jan. 5 in the Merrill-Cazier Library at USU.
‘On Being’ host Krista Tippett to speak Nov. 7 on mystery in our busy world
Radio personality Krista Tippett to speak on "Mystery and the Art of Living"
Respect and reserve: AFROTC cadets' 24-hour vigil honors those lost in war
The annual AFROTC POW/MIA vigil on November 8-9 offers U.S. flags as reminders
Tanner Talks speaker series to reflect on global reach of the Renaissance
The Global Renaissance is the title of a series of presentations, hosted throughout this academic year, included in the 2018-2019 Tanner Talks series in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
'No turning back now' with groundbreaking of writers and artists' retreat
The long-planned Swenson House comes closer to reality with ceremony, gathering
Groundbreaking set for writing and events space honoring the legacy of Utah poet May Swenson
The re-imagined Swenson family home will welcome community, writers and learners.
A Light on the Hill for students who be the light of the world
Hundreds of new and not-so-old CHaSSies gathered for this annual ritual to kick off the school year
USU's Mountain West Center names 2018 Evans Biography Award winners
Authors explore polygamy through women's diaries and the story-telling of Native Americans.
Bennion Teachers' Workshop to explore beginnings of our democracy
Who started the fire? Early revolutions topic of June 4-8 event sponsored by Mountain West Center.
Farewell to 668 CHaSS grads, you'll do great things
CHaSS graduates take the best of the college with them as they begin new lives.
Embassy reception recognizes CHaSS connections with Peru
CHaSS alumni, friends and faculty gathered at the Embassy of Peru to note college's ties
High-schoolers get real journalism experience at mock car wreck
Fatal car crash is real enough to high school journalists visiting USU for annual awards event.
2018 CHaSS Awards gallery: Congratulations to our outstanding faculty, students and staff!
The College of Humanities and Social Science recognized the achievements of student, faculty and staff during its annual awards ceremony
2018 CHaSS awards recognize those who 'think, discover, create’
The CHaSS community gathered for awards event to celebrate the accomplishments of students, faculty, staff and friends.
Families invited to Anthropology Museum’s April 7 celebration of eastern Indian dance
A professional eastern Indian dance group will headline the Museum of Anthropology’s Family First Saturday for April with a performance and workshops in classical Indian dance for children and adults.
Utah Supreme Court opens court session to all in appearance at USU
Utah's Supreme Court will hear business as usual in a provisional courtroom on USU's campus. The March 19 proceedings, beginning at 10:30 a.m., are open to students and the public.
CHaSSy Film Festival: Recognizing today's writing needs, plus popcorn
New CHaSSy Awards open the curtain on alternative venues for writing through film and scripts.
Mountain West Center announces Evans Books Awards winners
A biography of famed LDS scholar Leonard Arrington and a memoir that looks at the ambiguity of isolation are the winners of the annual Mountain West Center Evans Book Awards.
Conference marks Leonard Arrington's 100th birthday with new, diverse scholarship
Conference July 12-13 marks Leonard Arrington's 100th birthday with new, diverse scholarship
CHaSS faculty, students among Robins Award winners
CHaSS faculty, students among Robins Award winners at April 15, 2017 ceremony.
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Brings Insights into Women's History to USU Lecture on March 15
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Brings Insights into Women's History to USU Lecture on March 15
2017 CHaSS Awards Ceremony Gallery
2017 CHaSS Awards Ceremony gallery shows the many students, faculty and staff who were recognized during the March event
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CHaSS recognizes students, faculty, friends
The College of Humanities and Social Science recognized the achievements of student, faculty and staff during its annual awards ceremony
A Light on the Hill
A Light on the Hill 2017 had a record number of CHaSS majors celebrating the beginning of the semester.