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Advisory Boards

Community Advisory Board 

The Center invites members of the community, including University of Utah affiliates, to join its new Community Advisory Board.

The Board will strengthen connections between the Center and the broader community, provide strategic guidance on programming, and support the Center's development initiatives.

See the Community Advisory Board Terms of Reference (pdf) for more information. 

To express your interest in joining the Board, please send a CV/resume and cover letter (no longer than two pages) addressing the following topics: 

  • Humanities: Describe your experience—educational, personal, or professional—with the humanities. What do you value in the humanities?
  • Experience: Describe your previous experience in community organizations, associations, non-profits, or development.
  • Ideas: What perspectives or expertise could you bring to the board? In particular, how could you help the Center engage with new audiences and innovative types of programming? 

Please send your CV/resume and cover letter to Scott Black (scott.black@utah.edu), Director of the Tanner Humanities Center, by April 1, 2025


Faculty Advisory Board

Soheila Amirsoleimani
Associate Professor, Department of World Languages and Literature

Scott Black
Director, Tanner Humanities Center 
Professor, Department of English

Aniko Csirmaz
Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics

Nadja Durbach
Professor, Department of History

Romeo Garcia
Assistant Professor, Department of Writing and Rhetoric Studies

Helga Shugart
Professor, Department of Communication

James Tabery
Professor, Department of Philosophy


Tanner Lectures on Human Values

Tori Baker 
Executive Director, Salt Lake Film Society

Calvin Crosby 
Co-owner, The King's English Bookshop

Gretchen Case 
Associate Professor, Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities, University of Utah 

Havilah Clarke 
Head of Marketing & Communications, Huntsman Mental Health Foundation

Annie Fukushima 
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, University of Utah  
Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research

Matt Haber 
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Utah

Gregory Hatch 
Librarian, Marriott Library, University of Utah 

Mark Matheson 
Director, International Tanner Lectures on Human Values
Professor, Department of English, University of Utah

David Roh 
Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Utah 

 

Last Updated: 2/6/25