Skip to main content

byu forum

data-content-type="article"
Campus

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.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Economist Catherine Ruth Pakaluk addresses BYU about the value of children

By Spencer Adolphson
October 29, 2025 12:30 PM
Catherine Ruth Pakaluk from the Catholic University of America addressed the BYU community in a forum on Oct. 28.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Jane Clayson Johnson shares powerful stories of BYU-Pathway students

Emily Walker
By Emily Walker
September 30, 2025 03:58 PM
Jane Clayson Johnson, an Emmy award-winning journalist, delivered the first forum address of the fall semester at BYU, focusing on BYU-Pathway Worldwide.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Wheatley Institute Religion Initiative Director speaks on faith in life and work

Daegan Beus
By Daegan Beus
July 29, 2025 04:12 PM
Paul W. Lambert, religion initiative director at the Wheatley Institute, spoke at a BYU forum Tuesday in the Joseph Smith Building, calling lived faith the "greatest strength" for facing challenges in both daily and professional life.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Chair of BYU's Department of Physics and Astronomy encourages students to tune out the crackle, find calm

By Christian Salazar
June 03, 2025 07:54 PM
Kent Gee, chair of BYU's Department of Physics and Astronomy, spoke about the impact of noise during his June 3 forum address at the Marriott Center.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Ilana M. Horwitz speaks to students about God, grades and graduation

Aubrey Smith
By Aubrey Smith
March 25, 2025 03:59 PM
Ilana M. Horwitz, a professor from Tulane University who holds a doctorate in Sociology of Education & Jewish Studiesaddressed BYU students about the complimentary nature between religion and academic success at Tuesday's forum.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Forum speaker teaches BYU students about rebuilding trust and responsibility

Kaleb Davies
By Kaleb Davies
February 25, 2025 06:35 PM
American institutions are facing a crisis. Not just of trust, but of purpose, Yuval Levin told BYU students during a campus forum on Feb. 25.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Devotionals and Forums

Jeffrey Rosen explores virtue as the key to true happiness

Rory Hill
By Rory Hill
January 28, 2025 03:40 PM
Emphasizing virtue as the foundation of true joy, Jeffrey Rosen — president and CEO of the National Constitution Center — discussed the pursuit of happiness in his forum on Jan. 28.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Creator of 'The Chosen' reminds students that successes are rooted in failure

By Christian Salazar
October 29, 2024 06:02 PM
Dallas Jenkins, creator of "The Chosen," spoke to the BYU campus community about the importance of submitting to God’s will on Oct. 29.
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Devotionals and Forums

Harvard professor shares her faith, thoughts on religious freedom

By Eleanor Lambert
February 01, 2024 12:00 AM
Ruth L. Okediji said attendees should focus on loving God to create an “integrated way of living” at a forum in the Marriott Center on Tuesday, Jan. 30.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Devotionals and Forums

Brent Webb speaks about BYU's unique role as a religious institution

By Annika Ohran
June 06, 2023 12:00 AM
Mechanical engineering professor and former BYU academic vice president Brent Webb encouraged forum attendees to remember the university’s role in uniting faith and reason in his address on June 6.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus Events

Author Shaylyn Romney Garrett invites students to be a part of America's upswing

By Mckenna Schmidt
March 28, 2023 12:00 AM
Shaylyn Romney Garrett, author, public speaker and social entrepreneur, invited the BYU campus community to come together and create America’s next upswing during her address on March 28.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Devotionals and Forums

National correspondent speaks on the genius of non-violent protests in BYU forum

By Kamree Laursen
January 25, 2022 12:00 AM
National correspondent Shankar Vedantam told a BYU audience how non-violent protests can be successful in bringing awareness to injustice caused by the government. His Jan. 25 forum address focused on the tactics used by both Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. during their peaceful protests.
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus Events

Noted theologian speaks at BYU about building interfaith communities

By Evadne Hendrix
October 26, 2021 12:00 AM
The Rev. Dr. Andrew Teal taught that seeing across perceived boundaries is key to “building a beloved community,” in his Oct. 26 BYU forum address.
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus Events

Ziauddin Yousafzai speaks on the power of education

By Emma Gadeski
November 17, 2020 12:00 AM
Ziauddin Yousafzai, education activist and father of Malala Yousafzai, said equal education opportunities can change the world during a BYU forum.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Devotionals and Forums

'We have the ability to bridge religious divides' interfaith leader Eboo Patel tells students in BYU forum

By Maddie Christensen
October 20, 2020 12:00 AM
The mark of a truly educated person is understanding those of different religions, interfaith leader Eboo Patel told BYU students in a BYU forum on Oct. 20.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus Events

Kao Kalia Yang speaks on becoming the impossible, shares educational journey

By Rebecca Nissen
September 24, 2019 12:00 AM
Hmong author, teacher and activist Kao Kalia Yang spoke at a BYU forum Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the Marriott Center. Her remarks were titled, 'When You Are the Impossible Happening.' This is the first in a series of forums centered around the theme “in pursuit of democratic character” planned for 2019-20.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Devotionals and Forums

Law professor discusses vitality of business law for human flourishing

By Emma Benson
July 16, 2019 12:00 AM
Christine Hurt addresses students during a BYU forum on Tuesday, July 16. (Addie Blacker)
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
Next