University of Utah

The University of Utah's Physics & Astronomy EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Committee and Executive Committee have modified the "Departmental Retention, Promotion, and Tenure policy" to require candidates for promotion and tenure to "submit a statement of accomplishments for and commitment to enhancing equity, diversity, and inclusion."

The university offers the "Whiteness Privilege and Critical Praxis" course.

As part of the "One U Thriving" initiative, the Office of EDI hosts "Friday Forums on Racism in Higher Education."

The University of Utah has a Diversity requirement which entails taking 1 course on diversity.

The university hosted a forum titled "A Call for Racial Healing", which centers around two questions: "How do we, as a community, make anti-racism an everyday action? How do we begin healing from our nation's legacy of anti-Black racism and systemic inequities that exist in higher education?"

The health sciences library created an "Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-racism Leadership Strategy (IDEALS)" site, which features resources on "implicit bias" and "microaggressions."

The Anti-Racism committee accepted applications for individuals to participate in "Anti-Blackness and racial intergroup dialogue," which will explore "experiences with privilege, discrimination and oppression with a particular social identity."

In August 2021, the Anti-Racism Task Force (ARTF), which was formed in 2017, is now a component of the "One U Thriving" initiative and has been renamed the "Anti-Racism Committee."

The One U Thriving initiative has 4 major committees, including the "Anti-Racism Committee," the "Racist and Bias Incident Response Team," the "Universal Design and Access Committee," and the "Presidential Commission on the Status of Women."

The university hosts a monthly discussion series named, "Reframing the Conversation." Some previous events include, "Strange Fruit: Why We Must Address Anti-Black Racism" and "Inclusive Histories Matter," which sought to "tackle Critical Race Theory and the misinformation surrounding CRT.

In January 2022, the English Department affirmed its commitment to anti-racism initiatives, such as recruiting a more diverse student body.

The Department of Communications "Anti-Racist Code of Conduct" passed in a unanimous faculty vote in 2020, and was amended on 2022.

The University of Utah hosted an Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Graduation Ceremony on May 2, 2023.

The University of Utah’s Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion division has a “ceremony dedicated specifically for individuals of the LGBTQIA+ campus community.” This ceremony is known as Lavender Graduation.

On April 19, 2023, the University of Utah held an event for “Reframing the Conversation: Turning the Tide” which “brings together experts from across campus and the community to spark important conversations around racism, othering, and safety.”

The University of Utah’s College of Social & Behavioral Science has an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee which works towards “fostering and advocating for cultural transformation with regard to equity, diversity and inclusion,” “offering resources to students, staff, and faculty to foster a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive campus,” and “standing with disenfranchised communities in ongoing liberation struggles for human rights on campus and off.”