Christian colleges
Feud with ex-president leads to lawsuit, alleged threats of violence at Calvin University
By Bob Smietana — April 15, 2024
(RNS) — The prominent evangelical school hired a former business executive as president in hopes of turning around years of decline. But his tenure ended abruptly after the board alleged he'd sent inappropriate messages to a woman he was not married to.
Calvin University President Wiebe Boer resigns after misconduct complaint
By Bob Smietana — February 26, 2024
(RNS) — 'The report did not include allegations of sexually explicit communication or physical contact, but the alleged conduct is concerning and inappropriate,' the trustees said in their statement.
Abilene Christian University to revisit sexuality policy after ‘Holy Sexuality Week’
By Kathryn Post — December 13, 2023
(RNS) — Over 2,000 students, alumni and friends of the university signed a letter claiming the event included one-sided, exclusionary messages about LGBTQ people.
In new Bob Jones University podcast, former students and faculty blast ‘insular’ culture
By Kathryn Post — September 12, 2023
(RNS) — 'Surviving Bob Jones University: A Christian Cult' aims to show how alleged patterns of conformity, isolation, information control and surveillance impacted members of the Bob Jones ecosystem.
Using ‘he/him,’ ‘she/her’ in emails got 2 dorm directors fired at small New York Christian college
By Bobby Caina Calvan — May 23, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — The recent firings prompted more than 700 Houghton alumni to sign a petition in protest.
Why students at a Kentucky Christian school are praying and singing round the clock
By Bob Smietana — February 14, 2023
(RNS) — Students have packed the chapel and overflow spaces at Asbury University for nearly a week, holding round-the-clock prayer and worship.
LGBTQ students wrestle with tensions at Christian colleges
By Yonat Shimron Of Religion News Service and Giovanna Dell'orto Of The Associated Press — December 5, 2022
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (AP/RNS) — Tensions endure at many of the hundreds of US Catholic and Protestant universities.
The slow-moving rift in evangelical Christian higher education
By Jacob Lupfer — April 22, 2022
(RNS) — Christian colleges grapple with their theological traditions, but change will be slow.
Fallout over LGBTQ spouses at Calvin University captures broader evangelical divide
By Bob Smietana — March 22, 2022
(RNS) — A same-sex wedding led the university to split with its longtime research center over Christian teaching on sexuality.
Students accuse Bible college of racism as historic social work program is shuttered
By Liam Adams — July 8, 2021
(RNS) — Cairn University’s president says the decision was ‘co-opted’ by students and alumni making an issue of racism.
17 psychological groups call for greater protections of LGBTQ students at religious schools
By Yonat Shimron — May 10, 2021
(RNS) — The statement comes in response to a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 33 students or former students of federally funded Christian colleges and universities that allege widespread discrimination against LGBTQ students.
Liberty University’s lawsuit against Falwell is an admission of guilt
By Marybeth Davis Baggett — April 26, 2021
(RNS) — The stronger they make their case about Falwell’s misbehavior, the more they incriminate themselves.
Seattle Pacific University faculty vote no confidence in board over LGBTQ exclusion
By Yonat Shimron — April 20, 2021
(RNS) — Approved by 72% of the faculty, the April 20 vote was the latest in a series of escalating clashes between faculty, students and the school’s governing board over its refusal to hire LGBTQ people.
Christian higher ed can’t win the LGBTQ debate unless it transforms
By David P. Gushee — December 3, 2019
(RNS) — At Christian schools across the country, an eruption over LGBTQ policy may be only a day away.
Moody Bible Institute to stop publishing student paper
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 7, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — The Moody Standard, formerly called the Moody Student, is the historic Christian college's longest-running club.
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