Here is the press release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, the leading voice of Christian higher education, today announced that Dr. David A. Hoag has been named the eighth president of the organization. Dr. Hoag […]
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Shirley Hoogstra will retire as president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
Here is the press release: WASHINGTON, D.C., December 18, 2023—The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (“CCCU”), the leading national voice of Christian higher education, today announced that Shirley Hoogstra is retiring as the president, effective on or before December […]
Whitworth University will now hire LGBTQ faculty
Here is Yonat Shimron at Religion News Service: Whitworth University, a Christian school affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has revised its policies to allow for the hiring of LGBTQ faculty and to add sexual orientation to its non-discrimination statement. […]
“It’s possible that up to a third of students at evangelical colleges are not physically at their schools.”
Michael Wear gets it right: Some of us are taking it seriously–very seriously. But as I have said over and over again, most Christian colleges are now in the business of making sure that they keep the doors open. This […]
David French’s civic pluralism versus Al Mohler’s Christian nationalism
Last week, the Senate advanced the Respect for Marriage Act. The bill legalizes (“provides statutory authority” for) same-sex and interracial marriages. Here is a summary of the bill from Congress.Gov: Specifically, the bill repeals and replaces provisions that define, for […]
What is going on at Eastern University?
Eastern University, the school that has brought you, at one time or another, Ronald Sider (seminary faculty), Tony Campolo (faculty), Shane Claiborne (graduate), Brian Stevenson (graduate), Roberta Hestenes (president), Wilson Goode (faculty), Peter Enns (faculty), Allen Guelzo (faculty), and Doug […]
The CCCU responds to The Detroit Free Press article on Christian higher education
If you are unfamiliar with the recent piece on Christian higher education at the Detroit Free Press you can read it here. We responded to the piece here. I have learned that the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities has […]
The president of a new conservative organization of Christian colleges misrepresents those Christian schools who did not join his group
David Jesse, a journalist with the Detroit Free Press and a graduate of conservative evangelical Cornerstone University, has a long piece on Christian colleges titled “Some conservative Christian colleges see growth where other schools see declines.” Read it here. Let’s […]
Biden administration says it wants to defend religious exemptions for schools
This is big news on the religious liberty front. I’m on the road, but hope to return to this story in the coming days. Here is Michelle Boorstein at The Washington Post: The Justice Department in a new court filing […]
Judson College closes
Judson College, an Alabama Baptist women’s college and a member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, has closed. Here is Inside Higher Ed: After teetering on the edge of closure for months, Judson College’s Board of Trustees voted […]