April

DBSL (DesignBuildSALTLAKE) is a student program in the University of Utah’s College of Architecture + Planning that allows students to gain hands-on education in design and construction.

In August 2019, leaders from the Salt Lake County Health Department began partnering with UNP to discuss specific issues regarding public health disparities within west side communities. Having identified community health issues that impacted our neighbors, including decreased life expectancy in comparison to east side communities, they requested input and guidance on how to best approach and support west side communities, focused on strengths, pride, and community knowledge.

A faculty member in the School for Cultural and Social Transformation (Transform) is receiving national recognition for her social justice and community-engagement work.

Close up, schools house the classrooms and playgrounds in which our children figure out how to interact with each other. As we ‘zoom out,’ we see schools’ historical and current role as battlegrounds for broad-scale political and ideological conflict.