This UPR original series is a yearlong storytelling project about borders that are crossed to pursue goals or make changes in society. New episodes added monthly through June 2018. The UPR Original Series "Crossing Borders" is a yearlong storytelling project between UPR and the USU Office of Global Engagement - providing services for international students and scholars; and facilitating study abroad opportunities for students and faculty. Details found here .
In 1950 Byron Snyder, a young embassy consul general agreed to include his wife's new-fangled ironing board in their hand luggage on their return trip...
Across the ocean, as the Iron Curtain was lifted 25 years ago, Ania Dabrowska and Mary Heers taught English as a second language to eager students whi...
In today’s digital and mobile world, there are so many ways to get the word out about a cause. Some people use social media, others start a podcast or...
“I didn’t have to compare before to after and make one better than the other. I just could make what I had the best it could be. And it wasn’t compari...
Lindsey Boone used to joke that she wanted to have a baseball team when she got married. She always thought she would become a mom and have a big fami...
When Jackson Olsen graduated from college, he had every intention of going to law school and becoming a lawyer. But before pursuing those plans, he to...
During this next episode in our year-long series Crossing Borders, two university students who crossed state lines before arrived in Utah to discover ...
When refugees and immigrants come to Utah, they bring with them different elements of their culture. As these individuals and families work to establi...
In 2014, the Pew Research Center conducted a study of 35,000 Americans called the Religious Landscape Study. They found that about a third of all mill...