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April 2023 Commencement: Using agency to lift and empower others

April 27, 2023
At April’s commencement ceremony on Thursday, April 27, more than 6,800 students were honored for completing higher degrees at Brigham Young University.
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BYU grad combines science training and spiritual learning to serve those with genetic diseases

April 27, 2023
Inspired by doctors who cared for her family, BYU grad Caitlin Silva pursues a career as a genetic counselor.
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International student using her education to help cultivate change

April 26, 2023
Michella Kopti's experiences at BYU have taught her self-reliance and set her on an academic path to accomplish her goals. She feels grateful for the professors and mentors who took her under their wings and opened doors of opportunity for her.
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Brain tumor doesn't stop BYU grad from dancing and giving back

April 25, 2023
Just over a month ago BYU senior Logan Barnes won the title of National Cabaret Champion at the National DanceSport Championships. While Barnes appears to be at the top of his game now, he came very close to missing out on dance, school and life just a few years ago.
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Elder D. Todd Christofferson to speak at BYU's 2023 commencement exercises

April 24, 2023
Elder D. Todd Christofferson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is scheduled to be the presiding authority and speaker during BYU's commencement exercises on Thursday, April 27.
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Seizing every good opportunity: A Q&A with the 2023 student commencement speaker

April 24, 2023
At BYU’s commencement exercises this week, University Honors student Samuel Benson will represent the graduates as the student speaker.
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Languages and leadership: How BYU prepared Andrew Bonney to build bridges of connection

April 21, 2023
Andrew Bonney speaks Armenian, Arabic, Azerbaijani and Turkish. He is also fluent in the languages of leadership, love and loss.
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April 2022 Commencement: A life centered on Jesus Christ

April 21, 2022
At the first in-person commencement since April 2019, over 6,800 students were honored for their completion of higher degrees at Brigham Young University.
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Mother of four earns graduate degree, hopes to teach sociology

April 21, 2022
All within the past five years, Jordan Coburn graduated with a double major in sociology and Spanish, worked as an English tutor, had four children and earned her graduate degree in sociology.
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From football to acting—BYU grad chasing dreams with new kind of performance

April 19, 2022
As BYU senior and acting major Langi Tuifua prepares to graduate this week, he reflects on how life doesn’t always go as you might expect. Just a few years ago, no one could have imagined that he would be an actor on stage, even Tuifua.
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Empowering women: A Q&A with the 2022 student commencement speaker

April 18, 2022
At BYU’s commencement exercises this week, University Honors student Emilee Carr will represent the graduates as the student speaker. A molecular biology major with a minor in chemistry, Carr, like her fellow classmates, has accrued many achievements as a BYU undergraduate.
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Elder S. Mark Palmer to speak at BYU’s April 2022 commencement exercises

April 18, 2022
Elder S. Mark Palmer, a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is scheduled to be the presiding authority and speaker during BYU's commencement exercises on Thursday, April 21, at 10 a.m.
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First-generation college grad will use degree to serve rural, Latino populations

April 15, 2022
The needs Paoloa Piña saw in her hometown motivated her to prepare for a career in healthcare when she came to BYU. Graduating this year with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and wellness and a minor in gerontology, she plans to become a physician assistant specializing in women’s health and wants to work with rural Latino populations.
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To learn the healer’s art: BYU Nursing student wants to mend the body and soul

April 13, 2022
Adia Hansen, a nursing student, credits her success and diverse opportunities for experiential learning to BYU. “Nursing trade schools don’t have the learning opportunities that BYU does.”
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Determined to succeed: First-generation college graduate

April 22, 2021
Roughly 12% of the 2021 class are first-gen grads; Pedro Torres is one of them.
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April 2021 Commencement: Built with gratitude on a firm foundation

April 22, 2021
The April commencement ceremony honored BYU graduates of the 2020–21 academic year and conferred 6,742 degrees. The proceedings were broadcast from the Marriott Center to graduates and their loved ones around the world.
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BYU grad hopes to change the world with human development research

April 21, 2021
“I truly believe that people have this powerful opportunity to change the world.”
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Connection with professor brought grad student to BYU

April 21, 2021
Arjang “RJ” Abrarpour would not trade his unique BYU experience for anything.
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