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BYU moves forward with plans for new administration building

October 14, 2025 10:38 AM
The BYU Board of Trustees has approved plans for a new administration building, expected to be finished in spring 2028, with operations starting in fall 2028.
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Descendants of BYU building namesakes, early Utah slaves respond to un-name campus buildings movement

September 04, 2020 12:00 AM
A petition to un-name BYU buildings has gained state media attention as a subset of a nationwide movement to remove monuments of proponents of slavery and racial discrimination. For many descendants of these buildings' namesakes, the movement is personal.
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