This series brings together community experts and educators to broaden diversity and equity in K-12 social studies and STEM classrooms. These workshops are presented in partnership with Artes de México en Utah, an organization dedicated to building communities united by cultural connections through art, and complement NHMU’s latest special exhibition: The Nature of Color.

The Observatory of the Binational Relationship Mexico-USA, the University of Utah, the Mexican Consulate in Salt Lake City, and the Diplomatic Historical Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico invite young researchers from all levels of higher education to submit a research work on the relevance and history of diplomatic and consular relations between Mexico and the United States.

Each year, we coordinate thisevent for our International & Area Studies’ students in conjunction with the Career and Professional Development Center at the University of Utah, to highlight the global careers, international experiences, and language skills of individuals working in globally focused roles, and how those skills and experiences have benefitted them in the workplace. Because we want to highlight and elevate the voices and experiences of marginalized individuals in the U.S. (e.g. racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, etc.), we will also ask questions about how their identity has impacted their work.

Although many people assume that Mexico, with its strongly Catholic social orientation, would be a place of entrenched historic abortion prohibition. In fact, social and religious opposition to abortion is a fairly recent phenomena in Mexico. This presentation traces the legal history of abortion in Mexico from the viceregal period right up to the present moment.