Education
BJU Board of Trustees Elects Dr. Sam Dawson as Chairman
- By Randy Page - BJU
In a specially called meeting today, the Bob Jones University Board of Trustees voted to elect Dr. Sam Dawson, President and Owner of Jackson Dawson in Dearborn, Michigan, as its chairman. Dawson will begin immediately.
First elected to the BJU Board of Trustees in 2001, Dawson has served as a member of the Board of Trustees Executive Committee since 2021 and had been recently elected as secretary/treasurer for the board.
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Bob Jones University Students Awarded SCICU Research Grants
- By Randy Page - BJU
Several Bob Jones University students—Vivian Smith, Becca Gomes and Emily Stark—were recently awarded a Student/Faculty Research Grant from South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU).
Vivian Smith, a freshman kinesiology major, will be working with Dr. Stephen Chen on a study examining the “Relationship of Physical Activity and Sleep on Mental Health Among College Students.” She will receive $3,270 to conduct the study.
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Richey Returning to Tigerville to Deliver Commencement Address
- By Billy Cannada - NGU
North Greenville University graduate Bob Richey, whose Furman Paladins claimed the national spotlight by advancing to the second round of the 2023 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Tournament, will deliver the Address at NGU’s Spring Commencement Exercises on May 5 at Younts Stadium in Tigerville.
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BJU Division of Music Receives $1M Gift to Create Endowment
- By Randy Page - BJU
The Bob Jones University Division of Music announced today a $1 million gift to begin and fund the Robert O. Jones and Mary B. Jones Scholarship Fund. This endowed fund will support music scholarships for students studying music at BJU.
“We are so grateful for the generosity of friends who share our vision for preparing Christian musicians for careers in the ministry and marketplace,” said Dr. Michael Moore, chair of the BJU Division of Music. “This is truly a transformative gift that will make an impact now and for generations of students to come.”
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Diplomas Have Lost Luster
- By Anne Schlafly
For decades, the price of tuition at most colleges rose faster than the rate of inflation. Administrations bloated, lots of new buildings were erected, and professors taught fewer classes. University employees thought the gravy train would never end, because high school students were taught that a college degree was a necessity for life success.
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The School Choice Fraud Accountability Myth
- By Allan E. Parker, Jr.
One of the most disturbing arguments against school choice in Texas is that there would be no "accountability" if each child's share of funding followed the child to the school where the parents feel the child would learn best, including private schools. By the most basic and important metric of all - basic reading, the public school "accountability system" is a massive failure – a fraud. Why do we want to protect a "school system" that produces 50% failure rates?
The argument is that public schools are accountable to all of these regulations and therefore, private schools should be subject to them also, or there would be no accountability.
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Statement by Bob Jones University President Steve Pettit
- By Randy Page - BJU
Bob Jones University President Steve Pettit made the following statement regarding the resignation of Bob Jones University Board Chairman Dr. John Lewis.
“Late this afternoon, I was notified that Bob Jones University Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. John Lewis has resigned from the Board of Trustees effective immediately.
He has served BJU for 32 years as a board member and seven years as chairman. His desire was to honor the mission and vision of BJU and he worked tirelessly to that end. During his tenure, the University secured regional accreditation through SACSCOC and regained our tax exemption.
I wish Dr. Lewis God’s best.”
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