Skip to main content

Kristina Tieken

More from this author
data-content-type="article"
Campus

BYU grads serve as U.S. ambassadors to Middle Eastern countries

By Kristina Tieken
February 18, 2014 12:00 AM
Matthew Tueller presents his credentials to the Amir in Kuwait, Sept. 2011. (Photo courtesy Matthew Tueller)
4 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

BYU Civil rights trip: Helping students see more than black and white

By Kristina Tieken
February 14, 2014 12:00 AM
A BYU class with a five-day tour of Civil Rights Movement sites helps students connect with recent history and understand expectations for the future.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Genealogy programming worth thousands of dollars at students' disposal

By Kristina Tieken
February 12, 2014 12:00 AM
Rare and priceless resources dangle at BYU students' fingertips, yet many are unaware of some of them — specifically, the family stories waiting to be found through the BYU Family History Center's genealogy programs.
4 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Q&A panel tackles race and religion

By Kristina Tieken
February 06, 2014 12:00 AM
BYU's history department hosted a question and answer panel Feb. 4 to discuss a recent statement released by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on race and the priesthood.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Q&A panel kicks off Black History Month on campus

By Kristina Tieken
February 03, 2014 12:00 AM
Students gathered at the BYU bell tower to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. with a candlelit procession. (Photo by Sarah Hill)
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Campus reacts as Church clarifies history of race and priesthood

By Kristina Tieken
January 21, 2014 12:00 AM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a new statement discussing the previous ban on blacks holding the priesthood and participating in temple ordinances on Dec. 7, 2013.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Doctrinal clarification statement brings insight to BYU classes

By Kristina Tieken
January 17, 2014 12:00 AM
Discussions in classes at BYU may change to benefit from a new doctrinal clarification announcement regarding race and the priesthood released in December 2013.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=