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BYU presidents share thoughts on the uniqueness, mission, love and spirit of BYU

By Daisy Arvonen
November 18, 2025 04:03 PM
In celebration of BYU’s sesquicentennial, President C. Shane Reese and previous BYU presidents Kevin J Worthen, Cecil O. Samuelson and Merrill J. Bateman shared insights in a presidents panel at a BYU forum on Nov. 18.
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BYU releases its annual safety report

Pedro Louza
By Pedro Louza
October 16, 2025 11:05 AM
Brigham Young University released its annual safety report for 2024, which documents crimes from burglary to murder, and compares the data from previous years.
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BYU McKay School of Education celebrates World Teachers' Day

Haley McIlroy
By Haley McIlroy
October 09, 2025 08:21 PM
The McKay School of Education celebrated World Teachers' Day in front of the Joseph Fielding Smith Building on Oct. 6.
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BYU English Department, English Society celebrate Jane Austen Day

By Ellie Haverlock
September 29, 2025 12:36 PM
The BYU English Department and English Society celebrated Jane Austen Day in honor of Austen's 250th and BYU’s 150th birthday on Sept. 24.
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By study and by faith: The legacy of Karl G. Maeser

By Universe Contributor
September 18, 2025 09:53 PM
Karl G. Maeser founded Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah in 1875, under the direction of Brigham Young, the second prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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By study & by faith: Maeser's call to serve

By Universe Contributor
September 18, 2025 09:51 PM
In 1875, Karl G. Maeser spoke of a hill in Utah Valley, one covered with “temples of learning.” Today, Brigham Young University stands on that famed hill in Provo, Utah.
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By study & by faith: Roots of a Latter-day Saint educator

By Universe Contributor
September 18, 2025 09:00 PM
Karl G. Maeser was born in Miesen, Germany, in 1828. He later attended the prestigious Kreuzschule, a highly respected preparatory school that prepared students to attend a university. Attending a university would have significantly elevated Maeser’s social standing, but he decided instead to attend a teacher’s college in the nearby town of Dresden.
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President and Sister Reese welcome students with messages on the sesquicentennial theme “Beacons of Light”

Emily Walker
By Emily Walker
September 16, 2025 04:31 PM
President C. Shane Reese and Sister Wendy Reese spoke at the campus devotional in the Marriott Center on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
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A Song Still Heard: Maeser's Legacy of Music

Brianne Barrus
By Brianne Barrus
September 15, 2025 12:03 PM
It’s 9:03 on a Monday morning, and as usual, BYU students are running late to class.
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BYU kicks off historic sesquicentennial celebration with devotional: Celebrating gifts of light

Rachel Ravsten
By Rachel Ravsten
September 09, 2025 03:22 PM
Students filled the Marriott Center on Sept. 9 for Brigham Young University’s sesquicentennial devotional, marking 150 years since the school’s founding.
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BYU celebrates 150th anniversary.

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Events to prepare for during the year-long celebration of BYU's 150th anniversary

By Spencer Adolphson
September 02, 2025 07:00 AM
BYU’s 150th anniversary is a historic milestone, and everyone in the community is invited to share the moment together.
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BYU looks forward to 150th anniversary

Amy Ortiz
By Amy Ortiz
September 04, 2024 08:30 AM
As BYU approaches the second half of its second century, preparations to celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2025 are underway.
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