Christian Colleges and Seminaries

“Heading into the fall semester, evangelical colleges and universities have eliminated more than 230 faculty and staff positions. Dozens of faculty and staff were cut in the spring, with schools citing COVID-19 and ongoing financial concerns. Scores more were eliminated from four institutions over the summer: [list follows]” - C.Today

“For the 48th year, the High School Festival & Preaching and Teaching Conference will be held this fall but with a twist because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Submissions will be made online, which opens the event to many who even under normal circumstances wouldn’t be able to participate.” - BJU Today

“Cedarville University president Thomas White has been reinstated despite an internal investigation concluding that he kept the university from knowing the “specific nature” of a former professor’s abusive past.” - CToday

“This week’s Supreme Court decision intended to protect gay and transgender people from workplace discrimination could infringe upon the exercise of faith, a group of religious colleges has warned.” - W.Examiner

“By every indicator, historic, mainstream fundamentalism is a shrinking movement. Churches are shrinking. Fellowships are shrinking. Mission agencies are shrinking. Schools have closed and those that remain are scrambling for students.

“The trustees also announced independent investigations into both the hiring of former theology professor Anthony Moore and Moore’s conduct while employed at the independent Baptist school.” - BPNews

“The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court on Monday (April 13), focuses on Liberty’s refusal to fully close its campus in response to the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.

“Bob Jones University President Steve Pettit announced [April 14] a $5 million campaign to assist students and provide COVID-19 emergency relief grants to incoming and returning students this fall.” - BJUToday

The new International Alliance for Christian Education’s David Dockery: “We’d never worked together because we thought we had our own issues and our own demographic context in which to serve. And we thought that perhaps we could link arms and address some of the challenges better in a synergistic way.” - CPost

Podcast: Steve Pettit talks “with Dr. Gary Weier and Dr. Beverly Cormican about how Bob Jones University is adapting to the new reality that the novel coronavirus has presented and how BJU is preparing for the different future of education.” - BJU Today