28 March, 2024

Christian Colleges

John Derry Reflects on 50 Years in Christian Higher Education

John Derry Reflects on 50 Years in Christian Higher Education

Reading Time: 7 minutes

John Derry reflects on a career in Christian higher education that has included serving in campus ministry, as president of two Christian colleges, and with the ABHE accrediting agency. “My thinking has always been that we must seek to collaborate as we recruit from a shrinking pool of students and secure financial support,” he writes . . .

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Jessup University Adds Campus in Oregon

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Jessup University has announced its expansion into Oregon through a partnership with Multnomah University of Portland. Under the agreement—which the institutions jointly described as a “merger of mission”—Multnomah’s 22-acre campus has become the Multnomah Campus of Jessup University. . . .

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Christian Colleges Reap Benefits from Summer Sports Camps

Christian Colleges Reap Benefits from Summer Sports Camps

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Christian college athletics are a massive investment of time and effort for athletes and coaches during the school year, but programs never quite shut off in the summer. For many programs—including at William Jessup University, Ozark Christian College, and Johnson University—summer is when hundreds of area athletes visit campus for sports camps. 

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