History, Cultures & Ideas News
Highlights and updates featuring faculty in the Department of History, Cultures & Ideas.
A new course is under development in the Department of History, Cultures, & Ideas at USU thanks to an external grant.
A new roadside marker in Garden City, Utah, now honors the legendary Bear Lake Monster, a creature rooted in Indigenous storytelling and popularized in the 19th century.
Assistant Professor Amanda Katz was awarded over $39,000 to continue teaching and researching as a member of USU's ASPIRE research faculty.
Utah State University’s Heravi Peace Institute has announced a new partnership with Utah Dispute Resolution and Disagree Better to expand Utah’s statewide capacity for constructive conflict engagement through transformative mediation.
In the Fall of each year, the USU chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society takes a trip to historical or cultural locations in the area.
Instructor Brendan Lee and four USU students presented at the recent Weaving Our Stories Conference at USU's Blanding campus.
Gift establishes Caine School of the Arts Endowed Directorship and scholarships in dairy science and history
This fall, Utah State University Libraries hosted the annual Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture, which drew more than 200 attendees to the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall on Sept. 18.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Liberian women’s rights advocate Leymah Gbowee will speak at a Sept. 25 event on the Logan campus of Utah State University.
Ekaterina Arshavskaya, Sarah Braden, Amanda Katz and Alexander Romney are recipients of the U.S. Department of State's prestigious international scholar exchange program award for the 2025-26 academic year.