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Parallel Paths Parallel Paths: BYU families share similar career paths. A mother stands behind her daughter in a library with books they have published.

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Parallel Paths

Three BYU families have remarkable overlap in their interests, abilities, ambitions, and achievements.

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Serving For Success

Service in your 20s is one of the greatest indicators of a happy life in your 30s.

A mother plays in a blanket fort with daughter

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Fully for the Family

BYU professors study the effects of full-day kindergarten on families.

A man climbs a ladder.

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Mindset Reset

Visiting psychology professor Daniel Southwick answers everything you need to know to develop a growth mindset.

Higher Ed, Lower Costs
Spring 2024
Professor Royce Kimmons is making free online textbooks available to college students around the world.
Q&A: Paying for Good Habits
Spring 2014
Economics of Education
Summer 2004
Using his economics training, a BYU professor evaluates the effectiveness of school interventions.
School of Family Inaugurated
Winter 1998
Replacing the Family Science Department, the School of Family Life will be home to BYU's 37 family science scholars.