12 Dec 2015 – Yesterday, FreeBYU sent its petition calling for the return of religious freedom to Brigham Young University to school administrators and others who take part in shaping the school’s Honor Code policies. Since its creation in early June, the petition has garnered over 2,700 signatures and nearly 900 comments from[…]
View press release here. 22 Oct 2015 — Today, FreeBYU received acknowledgment from the American Bar Association (ABA) that they received our recently filed religious discrimination complaint against the accreditation of J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University (BYU Law). BYU Law subjects students and faculty to the BYU Honor Code, under which[…]
(View the press release here) FreeBYU’s complaint to be presented to NWCCU Evaluation Committee; BYU refuses to release meeting schedule for campus visit 7 April 2015 — In March 2015, FreeBYU sent a formal complaint to The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) regarding Brigham Young University’s lack of academic and intellectual freedom. The[…]
Last month, FreeBYU sent a formal complaint to the NWCCU, BYU’s accreditor. Among other things, we highlighted the fact that BYU bishops have full authority to have a student expelled for any reason without chance for appeal to the University. This violates the NWCCU’s governance standard that requires that Policies and procedures regarding students’[…]
As has been discussed elsewhere, BYU expels and forces the unlawful eviction of LDS students who change their faith. Because of the LDS Church’s public stance on the importance of religious freedom, we have high hopes that bringing this problem to the Church’s attention will begin the process of change. On November 11th, 2014, we sent[…]
When people learn about the Free BYU movement, many understandably respond similarly to the following: “Is BYU really violating the religious freedom of its students? As a private institution funded by tithing money, BYU has every right to set its own rules for people who willingly choose to study there. If people don’t like those[…]