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BYU study: Women’s involvement in U.N. peace negotiations essential for long-term security

July 13, 2023
Research has shown that the best predictor of a nation’s level of peace is how well its women are treated. Women also play an important role in directly brokering peace: when women are at the table, peace agreements are 35% more likely to last at least 15 years. Unfortunately, a landmark U.N. Security Council resolution on women, peace and security is somewhat toothless, according to a recent analysis led by BYU law researchers.

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David H. Moore named dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School

June 27, 2023
David Moore, who joined BYU Law in 2008, will replace D. Gordon Smith on July 1.
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Justin Collings appointed academic vice president at Brigham Young University

June 21, 2023
Justin Collings, who is currently the associate academic vice president for faculty development, replaces C. Shane Reese who has been serving as president of BYU since May 1, 2023.
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BYU grad programs shine in 2023-2024 edition of U.S. News rankings

May 16, 2023
Once again, BYU graduate programs shined in the newly released annual U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings, with the J. Reuben Clark Law School earning its highest ranking to date.
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BYU Names New Life Sciences Dean and Associate Academic Vice President

April 20, 2022
Brigham Young University Academic Vice President C. Shane Reese announced two university leadership changes this week: Laura C. Bridgewater as dean of the College of Life Sciences and Justin Collings as the associate academic vice president for faculty development.
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BYU Law leads list of BYU graduate programs moving up in U.S. News rankings

March 29, 2022
BYU Law has earned its highest U.S. News ranking to date, rocketing up six spots from last year and coming in at No. 23 in the 2023 Best Graduate School rankings released today. The Marriott School of Business once again ranks high and the BYU Nursing program makes a big jump.



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Five BYU programs make Top 100 in latest US News Grad School Rankings; Nine BYU programs now hold that designation

March 30, 2021
The J. Reuben Clark Law School rocketed up to No. 29 in the 2022 edition of the U.S. News Best Graduate School Rankings, leading a group of five BYU graduate programs that earned top marks.
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First responders honored on 9/11 through pro bono 'Wills for Heroes' project

September 14, 2020
Roughly 120 local first responders were assisted in completing their basic estate planning documents, free of charge, as BYU Law sponsored it’s second Wills for Heroes project last week.


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Elder Bednar says pandemic is a "wake-up call" for religious freedom

June 18, 2020
Elder David A. Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke about the government's role in protecting religious freedom at the 2020 Religious Freedom Annual Review hosted by the Brigham Young University Law School.
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JAG Corps continues to draw from BYU Law

April 19, 2020
New graduate Matt Fife's path of public service follows the footsteps of many BYU Law grads before him.
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U.S. News rankings put three BYU grad programs in Top 50, eight more in Top 100

March 30, 2020
BYU's Master of Public Administration program joins the BYU MBA and BYU Law programs with elite marks. Other graduate programs, including Speech-Language Pathology, Education, Nursing and Engineering also land in the Top 100.
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Lost Einsteins: Reducing poverty increases innovation

January 27, 2020
Law professor and neuroscientist Stephanie Plamondon Bair is making a new case for laws aimed at reducing poverty: They will fuel economic growth through an untapped pool of innovators.
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Succeeding out of your comfort zone

December 11, 2019
A trio of BYU Law students entered and won the Utah Venture Capital Case Competition without any previous experience in the field.
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BYU Law’s pipeline to the U.S. Supreme Court continues

March 27, 2019
More than a thousand attorneys apply each year to serve as clerks at the Supreme Court of the United States, but each justice can select only four.
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New Grad School Rankings show BYU Law make big jump, Marriott School hold steady

March 19, 2018
BYU’s Law and Business Schools continue to be ranked among the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual Graduate School Rankings.

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A pair of most-downloaded professors

February 28, 2018
Clifton Fleming and Gladriel Shobe have rocketed to the top of the field of tax law, ranking in the top 20 for most-downloaded scholarly articles. 

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The seven most underrated law schools

December 06, 2017
BYU Law ranks No. 20 in the nation in a new study that judges law schools on evidence from the students. 

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