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Sheri Dew gives lecture for the Wheatley Institute's 2025 Truman G. Madsen lecture

Emmeline Blythe
By Emmeline Blythe
October 21, 2025 10:46 AM
Brigham Young University welcomed Sheri Dew, Deseret Book’s CEO, to give the 2025 Truman G. Madsen lecture Oct. 15.
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BYU Wheatley Institute scholarship application opens for 2026 scholar candidates

Emily Walker
By Emily Walker
October 06, 2025 10:04 AM
As of Oct. 1, BYU students can apply for the prestigious Wheatley Institute scholarship to become 2026 Wheatley Scholars.
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John Inazu speaks on respectfully disagreeing at Constitution Day lecture

By Ellie Haverlock
September 30, 2025 08:49 PM
BYU’s Wheatley Institute featured John Inazu at its Constitution Day lecture on Sept. 18.
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BYU screens 9/11 documentary: We are not afraid

Emmeline Blythe
By Emmeline Blythe
September 15, 2025 10:56 AM
BYU’s Wheatley Institute teamed up with the National Museum of American Religion to screen their documentary, "We Are Not Afraid," on the 24th anniversary of 9/11.
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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.
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Wheatley Institute and College of Life Sciences hosts lecture on evolution, human nature and purpose

By Lillian Ercanbrack
October 23, 2024 10:37 AM
The Wheatley Institute and the BYU College of Life Sciences hosted Dr. Samuel T. Wilkinson from Yale for a speaking event on Thursday, Oct. 17.
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Who's coming to church? Chicago professor explains religious attendance using cell phone tracking data

Brianne Barrus
By Brianne Barrus
October 22, 2024 10:49 AM
Devin Pope, an associate professor of behavioral science and economics at the University of Chicago, came to speak to BYU students on Oct. 3, to share his unique studies utilizing cell phone data to understand worship trends for many religions across America.
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Sheri Dew invites BYU students to champion faith-filled media

By Chloe Peterson
April 08, 2024 12:00 AM
The BYU School of Communications and the Wheatley Institute partnered to hold a lecture with Sister Sheri Dew, a celebrated religious author and media professional. Sister Dew taught the importance of championing faith-filled media in her address which she gave on the BYU campus on April 3.
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How to uphold the US Constitution, according to Thomas B. Griffith

By Eleanor Lambert
February 23, 2024 12:00 AM
BYU graduate, lawyer and jurist Thomas B. Griffith visited BYU for the Durham lecture series on Feb. 15 and encouraged those in attendance to defend the Constitution by building trust in democracy.
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Richard Reeves gives 'Of Boys and Men' lecture at BYU Wheatley Institute

By Derek VanBuskirk
November 03, 2022 12:00 AM
Richard Reeves gave a keynote speech for the annual Wheatly Roundtable on Family about solving the 'crisis of boys and men' on Nov. 1.
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Harvard professor to speak at Wheatley forum

By Anne Taylor
December 05, 2016 12:00 AM
Roger B. Porter speaks at a Wheatley lecture on February 15, 2012. The lecture was titled 'What Great Leaders Do.' (Jonathan Hardy/BYU Photo)
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