Jacob Hiserman is a doctoral candidate in History at The University of Alabama. He received a B.A. in History from Christendom College and an M.A. in History from Baylor University. Jacob lives with his wife and two boys outside of...
Christian colleges.
The latest in the Grove City College wokeness saga
Not familiar with Grove City College’s successful attempt to crush “wokeness” and critical race theory? Get up to speed here. Here’s the latest: At a recently faculty-trustee luncheon, the Board of Trustees tried to clarify a few things. This is...
Baylor University is now a research university. How will it maintain its Christian identity?
Baylor University recently became a Research 1 (R1) university. This means that the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has recognized the school for its commitment to research and doctoral studies. Texas now has ten R1 institutions: UT-Austin, UT-Dallas,...
Former Regent University professors have some stories to tell about Cornerstone University’s new president
On the day before Gerson Moreno-Riaño’s inauguration as president of Cornerstone University the faculty voted no confidence in him. (Read the faculty letter to the Board of Trustees here). The university went ahead with the inauguration almost as if the...
Liberty University campus pastor David Nasser is out. Jonathan Falwell will replace him.
Nasser will work for a Christian non-profit organization in Nashville. Nasser has had some high points and low points at Liberty. He had a history of defending some of former Liberty president Jerry Falwell Jr.’s outrageous claims. He also sought...
Houston Baptist University is building a replica of Independence Hall
The building will house the Morris Family Center for Law and Liberty. It will open on July 4, 2022. This is a serious investment in God and country. The Morris Center “is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of American...
The two largest evangelical universities in the world have made it to the NCAA basketball tournament
Some of you may remember back in April 2018 when Grand Canyon University, a for-profit Christian university in Phoenix, surpassed Liberty University as the “world’s largest Christian university.” Jerry Falwell Jr., who was then the president of Liberty, did not...
How are evangelical colleges are responding to the January 6, 2021 insurrection?
Several colleges have released statements: Shirley Hoogstra of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities acknowledged the insurrection’s connection to “systemic racism” and “racial disparities.” She also affirmed the Electoral College results. (Sadly, we need to mention this because so...
A lot happened over Christmas break. How did the court evangelicals respond?
Earlier today, I wrote about some of the highlights of the last ten days. I mentioned the Nashville bombing, Trump’s handling of end of the year legislation, the president’s continued attempts at overturning the 2020 president election, and the support...
Gordon College president Michael Lindsay will step down
This happened last month, but I just learned about it today. Here is The Salem News: Lindsay, 48, came to Gordon from Rice University, where he was a member of the sociology faculty. His early years at Gordon were marked by...
Gordon College students hold a sit-in protest to call attention to a racist incident on campus
On November 1, 2020, a pro-Black Lives Matter T-shirt sitting on a Gordon College residence hall laundry room table was defaced with a racist slur. Gordon is an evangelical liberal arts college in Wenham, Massachusetts. Michael Gryboski has the story...
*Inside Higher Education* investigates Liberty University’s Falkirk Center
Click here for previous posts on the Falkirk Center, the culture war-wing of Liberty University. Rick Seltzer’s recent piece at Inside Higher Education argues that the center’s political advocacy is pushing the boundaries of what is legally acceptable for a...
A former Liberty University faculty member weighs-in on her former school in the post-Falwell Jr. era
Last week we posted on Bob Moser’s Rolling Stone piece on Liberty University. Read that post here. Mary Beth Baggett was one of the former Liberty University professors Moser interviewed for the piece. This year she joined the faculty of...
*Rolling Stone* on Liberty University in the age of Trump
Check out Bob Moser’s comprehensive piece at Rolling Stone on Liberty University and its disgraced president former president Jerry Falwell Jr. Those who have followed this story won’t find much that is new in the piece, but it is the...
Spring Arbor University and the “scandal of the evangelical college”
Last month we asked: “What is happening at Spring Arbor University?” The post centered on Spring Arbor University‘s decision to dump their most promising young Christian scholar, English professor Jeff Bilbro. In that post I wrote, “Seldom does one find...
John Brown University students protest visit from court evangelical Eric Metaxas
John Brown University is an evangelical college in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Back in October 2018, I visited the university on the Believe Me book tour and was greatly impressed by the quality of the students and faculty. On Tuesday, September […]
Jeh Johnson speaks at Liberty University
Jeh Johnson was Barack Obama’s Secretary of Homeland Security. Today he spoke to Liberty students about character and leadership. Though he didn’t mention Donald Trump, much of this speech was about Donald Trump (and perhaps Jerry Falwell Jr.) During the...
Liberty University’s Falkirk Center meets all expectations at its “Get Louder” event
Yesterday, Liberty University’s Falkirk Center, the culture war wing of the largest Christian university in the world, held a 1-day conference titled “Get Louder: Faith Summit 2020.” Evangelical Trump supporters were encouraged to yell and scream more, fight more, and...
Reforming Liberty University in the post-Falwell era should begin with the Falkirk Center
Here is a taste of my piece today at Religion News Service: On Aug. 26, hundreds of students, wearing masks and properly distanced, gathered in Liberty University’s Williams Stadium for Campus Community, a weekly event that campus pastor David Nasser...
Rod Dreher defends the “Little Hitler” philosophy professor at Taylor University
In my post on the firing of Taylor University philosophy professor Jim Spiegel, I wrote: Should he be fired for “Little Hitler”? I can’t answer that question. I would need to know more about the local culture on campus at...