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The Academy later became Brigham Young University. [14] BYU's Karl G. Maeser Building. When Maeser arrived at Brigham Young Academy in 1876, during the school's "second experimental" term, enrollment had declined since Dusenberry had started the school. The facilities were run down, there was no record system, and the school lacked a uniform ...
The organization has petitioned the university, [11] as well as several of its accreditors claiming that it does not meet requirements for religious freedom. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] These include the American Psychological Association [ 15 ] and the American Bar Association [ 10 ] [ 16 ] which resulted in a change to BYU's honor code in 2016. [ 17 ]
This tradition began during the time when Brigham Young was actively involved with the university. [2] BYU is considered by many Latter-day Saints to be "The Lord's University". This phrase is used in reference to the school's perceived mission as an "ambassador" to the world for the LDS Church and thus, for Jesus Christ.
The Jack and Mary Lois Wheatley Institute of Brigham Young University (BYU) is a think tank whose mission is to "lift society by preserving and strengthening its core institutions". [1] As of 2022, the institute's director is Paul S. Edwards, [2] who succeeded Richard N. Williams, [3] its first director. [4]
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When financial difficulty forced another closure, on October 16, 1875, Brigham Young, then president of the LDS Church, deeded the property to trustees to create Brigham Young Academy after earlier hinting a school would be built in Draper, Utah, in 1867. [13] Hence, October 16, 1875, is commonly held as BYU's founding date. [14]
Academic freedom at Brigham Young University (BYU) has been the subject of several controversies, mostly focusing on its religious nature. In 1992, BYU issued a statement limiting academic freedom in certain areas, including language that attacked the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and language that violates the university's honor code.
The Brigham Young University Record Linking Lab developed one of the first data sets of each individual who died in the 1918 pandemic by extracting the cause of death from death certificates, allowing researchers to better understand the best strategies to combat viral spread over time. [54]