U. appoints first Mormon Studies professorship

SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah’s College of Humanities has appointed Paul Reeve, a professor of history, as the first Simmons Mormon Studies professor.Reeve, who received his doctorate in history from the U., teaches courses on Utah history, Mormon history and the history of the Western U.S. His most recent book, “Religion of a Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness,” received the Mormon History Association’s Best Book Award, the John W