Jimmy Carter to give address at Liberty commencement
(AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter will deliver the keynote address to about 18,000 graduates Saturday at the conservative Christian university in Lynchburg. The post Jimmy Carter to give address at...
View ArticleCatholic University of America faculty vote raises stakes in battle with...
(RNS) — Catholic University of America faculty have unofficially voted to declare "no confidence" in the school's president and provost, bringing to a head long simmering disputes between educators and...
View ArticleAfter Canadian court ruling, Christian law school re-evaluates community...
(RNS) — After the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against the accreditation of Trinity Western University's School of Law, school officials are considering making its disputed community covenant barring...
View ArticleReligious scholars weigh risks, rewards of speaking out
DENVER (RNS) — It's become important for scholars to share their knowledge in an era of fake news and religious divisions. It's also become dangerous. The post Religious scholars weigh risks, rewards...
View ArticleTaliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Classrooms will be gender-segregated and Islamic dress is compulsory, the Taliban government's new higher education minister said Sunday. The post Taliban: Women can study in...
View ArticleHow Hindu chaplains went from anomaly to necessity
(RNS) — In 2008, Princeton University's full-time Hindu chaplain was not just the only one at any place of higher learning at the time; he was the first in the United States ever to fill the role. The...
View ArticleA Calvin professor officiated a same-sex wedding. It likely cost him his job.
(RNS) — Calvin’s Professional Status Committee decided not to renew the professor's two-year appointment due to his ongoing conflict with school leaders over the issue of LGBT inclusion. The post A...
View ArticleThese are the schools the Global Methodist Church recommends for hopeful clergy
(RNS) — The fledgling Methodist denomination, which broke away from the United Methodist Church last year amid ongoing debate over the role of LGBTQ Christians, has announced a list of recommended...
View ArticleWith overturning of affirmative action, Asian Americans became political...
(RNS) — In the wake of the racial reckoning of 2020, Asian Americans are being used, once again, to undermine Black political demands for change. The post With overturning of affirmative action, Asian...
View ArticleHow college can be a pathway to making Muslims more welcome
(RNS) — Campuses are places we learn to value others in the basic ways that humanize us. The post How college can be a pathway to making Muslims more welcome appeared first on Religion News Service.
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