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Unforum 2026: Celebrating gifts of light, winter semester achievements

April 15, 2026 11:44 AM
Brigham Young University's annual Unforum on April 14 featured the 2026 academic year’s accomplishments through performances, awards and addresses from colleges across campus, centered on the theme "Gifts of Light" in honor of the 150th anniversary of BYU.
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BYU 150: Reflecting on the sesquicentennial school year

April 15, 2026 11:15 AM
Brigham Young University President C. Shane Reese opened the school year with a devotional address at the Marriott Center.
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BYU holds time capsule packing party, looks ahead to 200th anniversary

April 10, 2026 09:15 AM
Brigham Young University hosted a party on April 7 to pack a time capsule that will be opened in 2075 for the university's 200th anniversary.
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'He Lives!' BYU President C. Shane Reese speaks at Easter Conference

April 09, 2026 08:00 AM
Students filled the auditorium of the Joseph Smith Building on April 1 to hear Easter messages focused on Jesus Christ.
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BYU packs new time capsule with memorabilia for 2075 bicentennial

April 08, 2026 09:41 AM
On Tuesday, April 7, BYU hosted its 150 Time Capsule Packing Party at Brigham Square, where Brigham Young University President C. Shane Reese and Advancement Vice President Keith Vorkink filled the capsule with BYU memorabilia.
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Mountainous miracles and the light of Easter at BYU

April 01, 2026 03:53 PM
Brigham Young University's 150th Easter devotional offered a moment of reflection in the middle of a historic semester, inviting students and faculty to pause and consider the deeper meaning of Easter.
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BYU President C. Shane Reese discusses ‘better days’ and perseverance

January 13, 2026 01:07 PM
Welcoming students back to campus for the new semester, BYU President C. Shane Reese and Sister Wendy Reese invited students to renew their faith in Jesus Christ and put their faith in “better days” during the devotional, Jan. 13.
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The ABCs of BYU: Academics, belonging and covenant in UNIV 101

January 05, 2026 07:00 AM
“By study and by faith” is a phrase students hear often at BYU. For many freshmen, that idea begins to take shape in a class called BYU Foundations for Student Success, or UNIV 101.
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Global Opportunity Scholarships make study abroad programs more accessible for BYU students

December 03, 2025 09:00 AM
The Global Opportunity Scholarship is offered through the BYU David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies and awards up to $5,000 to students for their first academic experience abroad.
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BYU presidents share thoughts on the uniqueness, mission, love and spirit of BYU

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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Video of the day: Cougar nation goes wild for Holy War win

October 20, 2025 03:53 PM
(Instagram/@sportsphilosophies and @ben.criddle.sports)
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BYU Alumni share precious memories at the Founder’s Day Time Capsule unveiling

October 17, 2025 09:28 PM
Former BYU alumni Vance Campbell and Gifford Nielsen looked to the past and future of BYU as they saw their items unveiled at the Founder’s Day Time Capsule opening on Thursday, Oct. 16.
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BYU Homecoming Opening Ceremony focuses on light

October 15, 2025 12:14 PM
BYU students filled the Marriott Center to watch the Homecoming Opening Ceremony on Oct. 14.
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One by One Conference helps BYU faculty cultivate belonging

September 25, 2025 10:55 AM
BYU faculty, staff and non-student employees gathered on Sept. 19 for the inaugural One by One Conference in an effort to cultivate belonging on campus through covenant relationships with Jesus Christ.
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President and Sister Reese welcome students with messages on the sesquicentennial theme “Beacons of Light”

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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BYU kicks off historic sesquicentennial celebration with devotional: Celebrating gifts of light

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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Religious Freedom Annual Review highlights religion’s role in peace and human flourishing

June 20, 2025 09:31 PM
The Religious Freedom Annual Review was held at the BYU Conference Center on Tuesday, June 17.
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BYU names West Campus as future site of medical school

May 20, 2025 06:00 AM
Brigham Young University has announced that its West Campus — formerly Provo High School — has been approved as the future site of the BYU School of Medicine.
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