In this completed Praxis Lab, students explored the complex and multifaceted nature of income inequality in the United States, integrating demographic, economic, historical, and cultural perspectives.
Read MoreThis Praxis Lab addressed three central questions: What is queer? What is activism? What is social justice? Students engaged with these complex inquiries, forming their own responses while exploring how others have answered them.
Read MoreIn this Praxis Lab, students worked directly with residents of Salt Lake City’s west side as part of the Westside Leadership Institute (WLI), a partnership supported by University Neighborhood Partners (UNP).
Read MoreThis Praxis Lab examined the growing social, political, and economic divide between urban and rural communities, both nationally and within Utah. Students explored the unique challenges facing rural areas—such as job loss and population decline—while also considering the policy and cultural differences shaping urban centers like Salt Lake City.
Read MoreIn this Praxis Lab, students gained a deeper understanding of refugee resettlement, a critical yet often misunderstood issue in today’s political landscape. The course focused on social justice, human rights, gender issues, and the challenges of refugee integration into high-income countries, particularly the U.S.
Read MoreThis Praxis Lab explored the complex and challenging issue of family violence, focusing on abuse, exploitation, and neglect across the life course. Students examined a range of topics, including the ethical and scientific controversies surrounding family violence, empirical research, and the roles of professionals in intervening with victims and perpetrators.
Read MoreThe rising cost of higher education has made college increasingly unaffordable, with access and completion rates continuing to be stratified by income and race. This Praxis Lab examined the historical and structural factors that have contributed to the current challenges in college financing and accessibility.
Read MoreThis Praxis Lab explored a diverse range of Black perspectives on critical social, political, and environmental issues. Students examined how Black history, cultural narratives, and movements for social justice have influenced mainstream ideologies on topics such as policing, incarceration, education, climate change, reproductive rights, science and technology, healthcare, and governance.
Read MoreThis Praxis Lab examined war’s transformative effects through research, literature, film, oral history, and interdisciplinary scholarship. Students explored how war influences identity, health, landscape, and memory, engaging with guest speakers, music, and documentary film to deepen their understanding.
Read MoreThis Praxis Lab explored the societal implications of automation, from the replacement of cashiers with digital kiosks to the predicted obsolescence of entire professions in the coming decades.
Read MoreThis Praxis Lab examined the Wasatch Front as a case study for global climate transformation, comparing Utah’s changing snowpack with trends in the Himalayas, Alps, and Andes.
Read MoreCanyonlands National Park surrounds the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers in southeast Utah.
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