After 12 years of service, founding director Richard Williams, will be returning to full-time teaching and research in Counseling, Psychology and Special Education in the David O. McKay School of Education.

Wheatley Senior Fellow Dan Robinson passed away on September 17, 2018 from heart failure. The following are heartfelt sentiments from current Wheatley Staff about Robinson's impact on them personally and professionally.

We are saddened to announce the passing of Brigadier General Amos A. “Joe” Jordan, Jr. on June 7, 2018, at the age of 96. General Jordan was a pillar of expertise and leadership for the Wheatley Institute in its early years. His extensive service in the government, military and academic world and his influence and recommendations allowed the Institution to feature highly sought after speakers at BYU. From his youth as a boxing champion to his young adult years at West Point to his outstanding accomplishments as an adult, he leaves behind a legacy of personal integrity and character.

Janet Jacob Erickson authors article about the truth of the maternal instinct myths.

Rachel Miner, a Wheatley Student Scholar, received much-deserved recognition for her hard work in the human rights and religious freedom spheres.

Lois M. Collins of Deseret News answers why kid's screen time might be a smaller problem than you think in an article from June 2022. Using research from the "Teaching by Example" report released from the Wheatley Institute, Collins explains that technology use by parents might have a bigger impact on children than the children's own use.