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BYU announces new majors, classes, department for Fall 2019

August 18, 2019
Brigham Young University has created two new majors, one new department and several new classes available to its students starting Fall Semester 2019. Read Full Story

Updates to BYU Homecoming 2019

August 16, 2019
Brigham Young University today announced a few adjustments to the upcoming Homecoming festivities in October: Read Full Story

Are Siri and Alexa making us ruder? The answer is...

By Todd Hollingshead August 15, 2019
Is the way we bark out orders to digital assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant making us less polite? Prompted by growing concerns, two BYU information systems researchers decided to ask. Read Full Story

Devotional and Forum schedule for Fall Semester 2019

By Kaylee Esplin August 12, 2019
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty and staff head to the Marriott Center for the weekly Devotional or Forum address. BYU President Kevin J Worthen and his wife Peggy kick off the semester and are followed by members of the leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU employees and a range of industry leaders and thinkers. Entertainment assemblies celebrating the talent of BYU Arts round out the semester schedule. Read Full Story

Increasing workplace diversity: It’s simpler than you think

By Cami Buckley August 08, 2019
In the United States, nearly 90 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are white males, while less than four percent of CEOs are African American or Hispanic. With these numbers in mind, companies are constantly trying different strategies to increase diversity in the workplace. Read Full Story

BYU Devotional: The path to transformative change

By Kaylee Esplin August 06, 2019
Pam Musil, associate chair of the department of dance, delivered Tuesday’s Devotional address in the de Jong Concert Hall about the importance of changing and transforming our lives to prepare to meet God. Read Full Story

Cougar Query: "The content can be transformative."

By Kaylee Esplin August 05, 2019
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Pam Musil, associate chair of the dance department. Read Full Story

BYU Physical Facilities nationally recognized for excellence

By Kaylee Esplin August 01, 2019
Every season has its own beauty on Brigham Young University’s campus. The physical facilities department works tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure campus is a sight to see. That hard work received national recognition for the incredible beauty it produces. Read Full Story

BYU researchers dig up ways to improve Utah Lake

August 01, 2019
Researchers at BYU examined the sediment content of Utah Lake and its connection to toxic cyanobacteria Read Full Story

New BYU Director of Residence Life

July 31, 2019
Paul Barton has been named the new director of residence life at Brigham Young University effective Aug. 1, 2019. Read Full Story