Foundational Addresses

Announcement: Ricks College to Become BYU-Idaho | President Gordon B. Hinckley | June 21, 2000

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In this episode, Gordon B. Hinckley, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced that Ricks College, a two-year junior college, would change to a four-year university and rebrand as Brigham Young University-Idaho. He gave this press briefing on June 21, 2000, from Salt Lake City, Utah.