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BYU professor reminds young voters their voices matter in American democracy

October 23, 2024 10:38 AM
With the upcoming presidential election, one BYU professor is conducting research to remind young voters that they can make a difference.
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Faculty members seeking to change lack of birth control coverage under BYU insurance

September 15, 2021 12:00 AM
Full-time BYU employees are facing a particular set of problems resulting from BYU’s health insurance plan and its current lack of birth control coverage.
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What is Juneteenth?

June 19, 2020 12:00 AM
The recent protests and calls for changes to policing and racism in the U.S. have brought new attention to the Juneteenth holiday, but many Americans don't know what the date celebrates.
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Feminism more widespread in Provo after midterms, #MeToo, first female mayor

November 28, 2018 12:00 AM
Thousands of people attend a women's march on the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. The demonstrators in Salt Lake City hiked a steep hill in heavy snow and wind Monday afternoon before pouring into the capitol, packing its three main floors, hallways and staircases amid speeches and chants from activists and a few Democratic lawmakers. (Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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How MLK might react to today's civil rights movements

January 15, 2018 12:00 AM
The Rev. France A. Davis recalled participating in the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama as both exciting and scary — “exciting in that we knew we were making changes; scary because we didn’t ever know for sure how safe we were,” Davis said.
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Doctrinal clarification statement brings insight to BYU classes

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.
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