Higher Education

“Intellectual intolerance is such a plague on American universities that both conservative and liberal academics are speaking out. Even together.”

“There are benefits as well as problems with the modern educational model. On the problematic side, I think we suffer from the lack of biblical generalists in our day.”

“In a 15-page Trustee Community Report released today ‘with a spirit of both lament and gratitude,’ trustees reflect on a task force’s final findings of what went wrong and who bears responsibility. They also offer nine recommendations for how the Illinois school can improve, as well as eight prayers.”

“The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) board of directors is considering recommendations for new membership and affiliate guidelines during meetings this week, amid differences over same-sex marriage hiring policies.” BPNews

“The unanticipated name adjustment process was in response to the threat of legal action from a religious organization in Montana. Trustees and university leadership worked through attorneys to come to an amicable agreement to modify the name and satisfy trademark requirements.” GARBC.org

“On a secular college campus, the danger of spiritual failure is far greater than the danger of academic failure.”

The culprit is an “alleged anti-LGBT policy barring students from engaging in sexual intimacy outside of marriage between a man and a woman.” Christian Today

“What regional accreditation is to colleges and universities, ATS is to seminaries—the gold standard.”

“Provost says he asked the tenured professor for forgiveness, withdrew termination process.”