History, Cultures & Ideas News
The USU community is invited to the grand opening celebration of the interdisciplinary hub for the study of fairy tales, legends, folklore and language from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Mehdi Heravi Global Teaching and Learning Center.
A series of public talks next week will examine how the mid-20th-century practice of "song catching" is being reimagined today through the Intermountain Song Trails project.
James Patton, Peace Corps and USAID veteran, former CEO of the International Center for Religion & Diplomacy, founding partner of Lead Integrity Consulting and lifetime member of the Council of Foreign Relations, joins the Department of History, Cultures
Highlights and updates featuring faculty in the Department of History, Cultures & Ideas for February 2026.
In 2025, one of the most intriguing creatures to sweep the internet was a small, sharp-toothed elf called Labubu. Utah State University’s Digital Folklore Project has named this tiny character its 2025 Digital Lore of the Year.
Amanda Katz has been selected by Fulbright Greece, where she will teach graduate and undergraduate courses on the histories of science and technology, focusing on the continuities linking the Greco-Roman world with the Byzantine, Ottoman, and Islamic empi...
The revered scholar, educator and administrator served Utah State University for more than four decades, and was a celebrated author.
The Pen Is Mightier: Writing a Revolution,” an America250 Utah exhibit commemorating the nation’s Semiquincentennial, opened Jan. 30 at the Utah State Capitol with contributions from Utah State University’s Bringing War Home project.
Colleene O'Neill and John Crow have published two new books exploring native sovereignty and the global development of Buddhism, respectively.
James Patton joins the Department of History, Cultures, & Ideas as an Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Religious Studies. He also joins the Heravi Peace Institute.
On November 17, USU Philosophers Charlie Huenemann, Rachel Robison-Greene, and Michael Otteson joined Tom Williams for Utah Public Radio’s “Access Utah” live segment.
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.