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Eli Clendening

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Halle Johnson

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Hannah Jarman

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A Spanish Resource for All

By Sarah Griffin
November 10, 2025 03:00 PM
Many students study Spanish at BYU, but some may not know about the resources provided by the BYU Spanish Resource Center—or that it exists.
3 Min Read
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Taste the Sweetness of the Strawberry

By Joshua J. Perkey
November 06, 2025 03:00 PM
Honored Alumnus Chris Washburn shares how his humanities education taught him to appreciate the small moments in life.
3 Min Read
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Festivals of Friends, Food, and Family

By Emma Mafi
October 30, 2025 10:26 AM
In the autumn, Americans look forward to Halloween and Thanksgiving; but many BYU students celebrate two important Chinese holidays too: The Mid-Autumn Festival and Taiwan National Day.
2 Min Read
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Case Markers: The Key to Korean

By Emma Mafi
October 24, 2025 12:00 PM
Case markers differentiate parts of speech in many Korean sentences, and they may also be the key difference between novice and advanced language abilities.
2 Min Read
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Becoming Teachers

By Briana Wright
October 24, 2025 09:00 AM
I asked Associate Professor Dawan Coombs how new teachers can create meaningful, authentic experiences for their students while they navigate leading a classroom for the first time. Here's what she had to say.
3 Min Read
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The Enduring Relatability of Jane Austen

By Briana Wright
October 21, 2025 09:00 AM
What is so special about Jane Austen, and why are her works still celebrated today? BYU students might just have the answer.
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A Picturebook Worth a Thousand Words

By Briana Wright
October 16, 2025 09:00 AM
Are picturebooks only for little kids? Professor Deborah Dean says that all students, no matter the age, can engage with course content through these seemingly simple books.
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Chanel Earl

Adjunct Faculty
English
cearl42@byu.edu
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Alberta Madrid

Adjunct Faculty
Art History
Comparative Arts & Letters
alberta.madrid@byu.edu
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Context—The Crux of Comprehension

By Emma Mafi
October 15, 2025 09:00 AM
Graduate student Alyssa Crezee studied sentence processing with the hopes of contributing to one field that’s too often forgotten: autism research.
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The Spiritual Experience of Art

By Kira Christensen
October 14, 2025 03:00 PM
When was the last time you found Christ in a piece of art? Learn from these Education Week lectures about how you can find Christ in all the art you encounter—even the pieces that aren’t about Him.
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The Forgotten Father of Japanese Linguistics

By Emma Mafi
October 14, 2025 12:00 PM
Japanese linguistics has grown into a large field of study, but according to Paul Warnick, it all started with a forgotten scholar’s deceptively simple metaphor: The noun is like the body.
3 Min Read
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Cracking the Crossword Code

By Joshua J. Perkey
October 13, 2025 03:00 PM
Think it’s easy to create a New York Times crossword? Think again. Professor Corry Cropper broke the code, but it wasn’t easy.
1 Min Read
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Duane Dougal

Adjunct Faculty
Linguistics
dkdougal@byu.edu
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Stories: The Fabric of Identity

By Emma Mafi
October 10, 2025 12:00 PM
Laura Tohe’s childhood was spent on the Diné, or Navajo, reservation, where she was surrounded by her Native culture. Now, these experiences inspire her as a writer.
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