By Brendan Armstrong, Megan Brugger and Savannah Leavitt NEW YORK – BYU students on the Global Diplomacy and Journalism Study Abroad explored issues of religion, immigration and humanitarian work during their first week in New York On June 30, the… Read More ›
Study Abroad Themes
BYU students learn about immigration at NYC’s Tenement Museum
By Gillian Marcucci The BYU students stepped into the apartment, and immediately felt like they had stepped back in time. Transported to the 1950s, they had entered into the home of the Epstein family. Located on the Lower East Side… Read More ›
New York Sikhs and Hassidic Jews open lives to create understanding
By Hailey Deeds New York is home to more than 800 languages and 8.38 million people, according to the World Federation of United Nations Association and 2020 United States Census Bureau. The Jewish and Sikh community in New York City… Read More ›
Rev. Nate Walker teaches “moral imagination” as an answer to religious liberty
By Emma Keddington NEW YORK — America is filled to the brim with diversity. Diversity of ethnicity, race, origin and religion permeate the policies and topics that American citizens and lawmakers give weight and notice to. Rev. Nate Walker, a… Read More ›