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Popular praise and worship leader Martha Munizzi is empathetic about how today's youth can be constantly bombarded with messages that are contradictory to their religious upbringing.
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In an emotional and inspirational ceremony within Bush Chapel on Nov. 18, Dr. Kent Ingle was officially inducted as the 15th president of Southeastern University.

Dr. Kent Ingle giving his inauguration speech at Southeastern University on Nov. 18. (Southeastern University)
prayerfrontuse.jpgHampton High School is backed down from its threats against students who wanted to pray in the name of Jesus at their graduation ceremony. In fact, the class president gave a prayer before a packed-to-capacity crowd that concluded with a standing ovation.
libertyuniversity.jpgLiberty University is now the nation's eighth-largest, four-year university and the largest private four-year, non-profit university in the United States, according to recently released data from the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics.
bush-rice at southeastern univ.jpgPresident George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State (2005-2009), teamed up again for several hours on Thursday afternoon, this time in Lakeland as the keynote speakers for Southeastern University's 5th Annual National Leadership Forum. It was President Bush's second visit to the 87-acre campus. He and Mrs. Laura Bush were keynoters for the 2010 Forum.

 

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Late last week, the provost of Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., announced that the school officially had recognized its first gay student organization.
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Oral Roberts University plans to build a new $8 million student center.

 

ORU President Mark Rutland announced Friday that the Armand Hammer Alumni Student Union Building will be for the life of the student body, and will include gathering places and recreational spots.

tzleft.campo.jpgAs we hear the (ominous for some, joyous for others) sound of the door slamming shut on the Dream Act, Christians in America are left to wonder if this is a missed opportunity or the exercise of justice.

CarlosCampo_LG.jpgDuring his inaugural address Thursday, Regent University President Carlos Campo said he plans to continue empowering students to be "the best human beings" they can be, while staying true to their Christian heritage.
DavidsonCollegelogo2.jpgA prestigious North Carolina private college cannot have police officers with the power to arrest suspects and enforce state law because the school is a religious institution, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
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Today's education statistics are sobering. While test scores continue to gradually improve, many ask if that is happening at a fast enough rate? According to the New York State Education Department, "Statewide, almost 72 percent of the students who started 9th grade in 2005 had graduated after 4 years, by June 2009."
criswell-college.jpgCriswell College marked the beginning of a new era Aug. 1 as the school officially separated from First Baptist Church in Dallas.

 

W.A. Criswell, a former pastor of the renowned congregation, launched a Bible institute 40 years ago that he said would be "based on conservative evangelical Christianity as practiced in our church" to train leaders for ministry.
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Dr. Carlos Campo assumed the top leadership post at Regent University Sunday, becoming eighth president to lead the school and the first Hispanic president of a private Christian college in Virginia.
ergun-caner-1811.jpgLiberty University is expected to release a report next week on whether Ergun Caner, president of the school's Baptist Theological Seminary, fabricated or exaggerated his account of being a former Muslim extremist rescued by Jesus.
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The last time Camille and Jason Hammond saw President Barack Obama it was on a JumboTron as they shivered in the cold along with hosts of others at his inauguration. It was cold again on Sunday, but this time they didn't have to rely on a TV, as Obama gave the commencement address at Hampton University.
Spring break is officially in session at many schools in the United States. But this year, thousands of students will hit Florida's beach with something else on their mind other than soaking in the sun.
liberty-university-logo.jpgWhen the late Dr. Jerry Falwell founded Liberty University, formerly known as Lynchburg Baptist College, in 1971, he set a goal of enrolling 50,000 students in the school. He once said, "We believe that God is going to help us build the greatest Christian school in the world."
lamar-overton-pray.jpgChristian leaders are urging Americans to celebrate and promote religious liberty on Religious Freedom Sunday.
It was Joshua Almond's first semester grade point average of 3.53 that gave him the motivation he needed to succeed at West Georgia State University. But, Almond didn't get that GPA alone. 
shirley-ann-jackson-982.jpgAn African American woman is currently the highest paid college president in the nation, according to an analysis of the most recently available data published Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education. 

rosseaou.jpgA 37-year-old teacher accused of creating a "secret society" to lure teenage girls into having sex with him was arrested Monday evening after a girl he allegedly wanted to recruit into the group complained to police, authorities said. 
Dozens of Republicans from the U.S. House of Representatives are urging President Barack Obama to fire safe-school czar Kevin Jennings.
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In God we trust or not? A barrage of violence has taken over the Chicago city streets and schools.  Innocent children are being killed everyday.

Home School Advocate Chris Klicka Dies

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chris-klicka-865.jpgChristopher Klicka, a long-time defender of home schooling and parenting rights, passed away Monday after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. He was 48.

HBCU Websites Falling Behind?

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howard-university-screenshot-857.jpgWeb sites for historically Black colleges and universities don't stack up against their competition worldwide, according to a new study.

The Spain-based Cybermetrics Lab rated websites for 15,000 universities worldwide, but no predominately Black school made the top 1,000-ranked Web sites, the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education reported.

 
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