The Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture
The establishment in 2007 of the Arrington Chair at Utah State University is one prominent symbol of a new era for the study of the Mormon faith in secular higher education. It is part of the new Religious Studies Program at the University, the first program in Utah enabling students to major in religion. Since the establishment in 2007 of the Arrington Chair, Richard Bushman has been inaugurated as the Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University of Religion, Utah Valley University has continued to offer its students a minor in Religious Studies, the University of Utah has recently followed suit, with both programs showing interest in Mormonism, and the University of Wyoming is working to gather funds for a professorship in Mormon studies.
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