Christian Colleges and Seminaries

President Pettit’s resignation “prompted 17 faculty and administrative leaders to write to the full board, declaring the university in ‘real and imminent jeopardy’ and demanding the resignation of both Chairman Lewis and Vice Chairman Hantz Bernard.” - BGN

“What does the university say today? That’s an essential question when covering this story. There have been quite a few changes at BJU, which may be what this power struggle is all about.” - GetReligion

“Rigney has long been considered controversial for his views on empathy and for his relationship with Idaho pastor Doug Wilson.” - RNS

“Costin’s appointment represents the first time the school hasn’t had someone named Jerry at the helm, as he succeeds interim president and longtime board chair Jerry Prevo and the two Jerry Falwells before him.” - CToday

“The resignation is effective at the end of the current academic year. In a release from the university on March 30, Pettit thanked the students and staff and called his time as president ‘one of the greatest privileges of my life.’” - Post & Courier

“Like with any crisis, the situation in higher education also presents opportunities. One of our mottos at the Colson Center is that ‘outrage is not a strategy,’ and that’s just as true here as it is elsewhere.” - Breakpoint

“…Paul House’s little book, Bonhoeffer’s Seminary Vision: A Case for Costly Discipleship and Life Together. House’s burden is not hagiographic; rather his goal is to alert his readers to a hole growing in modern seminary studies.” - Mark Snoeberger

“Cedarville University and the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches have entered into an agreement that will provide financial assistance to GARBC church members and employees interested in pursuing an online graduate degree” - GARBC

“Palm Beach Atlantic’s provost contends that the situation is a dustup over pedagogy, not censorship of racial justice education, according to an internal email.” - RNS

“Facing enrollment declines, the Illinois university ends in-person and residential learning, except for Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and its law school in California.” - CToday