Highlights from College Lectures
“When I look at my whole career and see how several things fell into place that I myself could never have designed . . . [I know]
it can only be because of the Lord’s hand.”
“Picture an Immigrant Social Scientist”
Adriane Cavallini, BYU
“We are BYU’s strategic advantage. We are those who embody and act upon the university’s dual heritage and divine mandate to learn by study and by faith.”
Hickman Belonging Lecture: “Placing Belonging at the Center of Becoming BYU”
David-James Gonzales, BYU
"One of the great things about the gospel is that we have the opportunity to seek revelation and to follow it. Sometimes that revelation is going to look really different from person to person. . . . God has lots of plans for us.”
“Picture a Social Scientist in a Two-Career Household”
Jennie Sanders, Western Governors University
“Where is that space where you want to have an impact? What do you care for and care enough about to want to devote your time to it? Having an education gives you a platform to choose to make an impact.”
Marjorie Pay Hinckley Lecture: “Lives Split in Two: DACA and the Limits of Semi-Citizenship”
Roberto Gonzalez, University of Pennsylvania
“Higher education has been a unique driver of change in our society. It is a unique place for our hopes of a more equitable society.”
Darius Gray Black History Month Lecture: “Slavery and Universities”
Leslie Harris, Northwestern University
"Let us be clear in our convictions, compassionate in our advocacy, and unwavering in our testimony that the family is central to God’s plan, the family is His design, and it is our privilege to be counted among His champions.”
32nd Annual Martin B. Hickman Outstanding Scholar Lecture: “Strengthening Global Families in a Changing World
Spencer L. James, BYU
“As a new member of the Church, I got worried every time doubts entered my mind. But through the years, I’ve learned that questions are a natural part of our spiritual journey and have tried to use these opportunities to turn to the Lord and rely on His guidance.”
“God’s Tender Mercies”
Olga Stoddard, BYU
"As there is light and dark, night and day, there is also a sunset and a sunrise. There is dusk and dawn . . . The beauty of a sunset exists because there is not constantly a sunset. It is the diversity that makes each experience within the spectrum of light worthwhile.”
Disciple-Scholar Lecture: “Holy Wholly Holey Boxes”
Hayley Pierce, BYU
"I think hope lives at the intersection of a universe that can change and of promises that don’t.”
Honored Alumni Achievement Lecture: “Of History, Human Nature, and Hope”
David F. Holland, Harvard Divinity School
