In the US, Liberty University will pay $US14 million – the largest fine ever levied under the federal Clery Act
United States AP Liberty University has agreed to pay an unprecedented $US14 million fine for the Christian school’s failure to disclose information about crimes on its campus and for its treatment of sexual assault survivors, the US Department of Education announced Tuesday. The fine is by far the largest ever levied under the Clery Act, a law that […]
A prison education: How US evangelical education institutions are creating pastors behind bars
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on a fledgling US movement among evangelical seminaries, colleges and universities to rehabilitate prisoners through education…
Congressmen accuse US Christian university, Liberty U, of restricting student free speech
Washington, DCRNS In a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, two Democratic congressmen are accusing Liberty University of enacting “extreme restrictions on student free speech” that go against a recent White House executive order designed to protect freedom of expression on college campuses. The lawmakers allege that DeVos’ department has failed to secure “free inquiry” […]
In the US, Taylor University president resigns after hosting VP Pence as commencement speaker
RNS Taylor University President Paul Lowell Haines has resigned from the nondenominational Christian university a month after hosting Vice President Mike Pence as commencement speaker. Taylor’s board of trustees announced Haines’ resignation Monday, noting in a press release on the school website his departure was neither solicited nor encouraged by the board. His last day at the […]
In Kenya, debt-ridden Christian universities struggle to stay open
RNS Men stand outside the main entrance of the Presbyterian University of Eastern Africa in Githunguri, Kenya. Kenya’s minister for education ordered the university closed at the recommendation of the regulatory body, the Commission for University Education. PICTURE: Fredrick Nzwili/RNS Facing overwhelming debt, one Christian university in Kenya has been ordered to shut its doors […]