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Forum: The beloved community

By Jenna Knaupp
September 28, 2021
Martin Luther King III, lawyer and American human rights advocate, delivered Tuesday’s forum address. He spoke on the principles that support his father’s vision of a “beloved community.”
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Intellect

Forum: Why our bodies matter in a digital world

By Katie Child
July 27, 2021
Amy Jensen, associate dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications, delivered Tuesday’s forum address. She spoke on why our bodies matter in today’s digital world. More specifically, she explained that being more intentional about how we use and where we place our bodies can help us grow and cultivate a deeper understanding of others.
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Announcements

Martin Luther King III, Yale Law School professor among 2021–22 BYU forum speakers

By Jenna Knaupp
July 19, 2021
This academic year, BYU's forum speakers will address the campus community on a variety of topics around the central theme of “Creating a Beloved Community."
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Intellect

Forum: A novel idea: How genre evolution sparks creativity

By Trevor Jones
May 25, 2021
Chris Crowe, English professor at Brigham Young University, delivered Tuesday’s forum address. He discussed the ongoing genre-bending of young adult novels and how flexible perceptions of these genres, or commonly accepted essential traits, can generate more creative literature.
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Intellect

Forum: Humility, hope and the work of becoming educated

By Kaylee Esplin
March 30, 2021
Drew Gilpin Faust, U.S. historian and former Harvard president, delivered Tuesday’s forum address. She spoke on humility’s role in the work of becoming educated.
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Intellect

Forum: “The macroeconomic, geopolitical and social trends defining our world”

By Kaylee Esplin
February 23, 2021
Dr. Dambisa Moyo, a Zambian-born international economist who analyzes macroeconomics and global affairs, delivered Tuesday’s forum address. She spoke on the macroeconomic, geopolitical and social trends defining our world.
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Intellect

Forum: The path of most resistance: How to learn for a changing world

By Brenna Seeman
January 26, 2021
David Epstein, investigative reporter and author, delivered Tuesday’s forum address.
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Intellect

Forum: “Five Unexpected Lessons Research Taught Me”

By Kaylee Esplin
December 03, 2020
Ramona Hopkins, the 2019–20 Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, delivered a special forum address on Thursday.
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Intellect

Forum: Education as emancipation

By Kaylee Esplin
November 17, 2020
Ziauddin Yousafzai, educator and social activist, delivered the forum address on Nov. 17.
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Intellect

Forum: The power of interfaith unity

By Kaylee Esplin
October 20, 2020
Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core, delivered Tuesday’s university forum. He spoke on the importance of an interfaith effort to achieve unity.
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Intellect

Forum: What does it mean to be educated?

By Kaylee Esplin
September 29, 2020
Lawyer and political adviser Melody Barnes spoke about education, the implications of picking and choosing who will be educated and the ramifications of such choices for today's democracy during Tuesday’s forum via Zoom.
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Announcements

Former president of Harvard, macroeconomist among 2020–2021 BYU forum speakers

By Kaylee Esplin
July 20, 2020
This academic year, BYU's forum speakers will address the campus community on a variety of topics around the central theme of “What It Means to Be Educated." 
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Intellect

BYU Forum: Developing democratic character with jazz

Natalie Ipson
By Natalie Ipson
February 25, 2020
The theme for the monthly Forums this year at BYU is “In search of democratic character," with "character" meaning the manners and virtues that enable communities and societies to function justly, according to BYU Academic Vice President Shane Reese.
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Intellect

BYU Forum: Reconstruction, white supremacy and the rise of Jim Crow

By Kaylee Esplin
November 19, 2019
Henry Louis Gates Jr., an award-winning filmmaker, historian and journalist, delivered Tuesday’s campus Forum address about the role that the historical period of Reconstruction continues to play in the racial conversation of the country today.
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Intellect

Forum: The impossible happens every day

By Kaylee Esplin
September 24, 2019
In Tuesday’s campus Forum, Hmong author Kao Kalia Yang discussed the power stories have to influence people’s lives.
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Intellect

Forum: Capital markets and human flourishing

By Kaylee Esplin
July 16, 2019
Christine Hurt, associate dean and professor at BYU Law, delivered Tuesday’s forum address in the de Jong Concert Hall about capital markets and human flourishing.
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Announcements

NASA scientist, NYT columnist among 2019-2020 BYU Forum Speakers

May 28, 2019
Six times a year, BYU invites experts in their fields to deliver a Forum address on campus. These illustrious speakers address the campus community on a variety of topics around the central theme, "The Pursuit of Democratic Character."
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Intellect

BYU Forum: Glimpses of the future of learning

By Erica Ostergar
March 25, 2019
Dr. Sugata Mitra, professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University, delivered the BYU Forum address on Tuesday. He spoke about his technology research and his vision for technology-integrated education in the future.
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