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Tag: Jerry Falwell Jr.: Page 2
COVID-19
Class Action Lawsuit Against Liberty University for ‘Profiting From’ The Pandemic
A Liberty University student has filed a class action lawsuit against the institution accusing it of “profiting from the COVID-19 pandemic,” reported The Hill. The suit is seeking refunds for students who paid tuition and other fees for the spring semester. The plaintiff, who identified only as “Student A” for fear of retaliation and harassment, […]
April 15, 2020
COVID-19
Liberty University to Press Charges Against Two Journalists Over Coronavirus Coverage
Liberty University, which was in the media spotlight when it opened its campus to many students after spring break despite the coronavirus pandemic, is going to press charges against two journalists, reported the Associated Press. Liberty, based in Lynchburg, Virginia, says the two journalists, Alec MacGillis, a ProPublica reporter and Julia Rendleman, whose photograph was […]
April 12, 2020
Students
Close to 2,000 Students Return to Virginia’s Liberty University Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, as many as 1,900 students returned to Virginia’s Liberty University on Tuesday after spring break, a university spokesperson confirmed to CNN. The Washington Post reported that Jerry Falwell Jr., the evangelical Christian university’s president, said on Fox News earlier this month that people were overreacting to the pandemic and that the […]
March 24, 2020
News Roundup
Liberty University Plans To Add New Arena To Virginia Campus
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Liberty University plans to add a 125,000-square-foot arena to its Lynchburg campus. The new arena will be attached to the Vines Center and used mainly for volleyball and basketball games. It will accommodate 4,000 to 4,500 people. Men’s basketball will continue to play in Vines when attendance is expected to be above […]
March 18, 2018
Students
Guillermo: Trump Uses Liberty Commencement to Justify Trump
After one of the worst weeks of his truth-challenged presidency, Donald Trump was fortunate to have a “just what the doctor ordered” platform: a commencement speech, and at Liberty University, at that.
May 14, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Trump to Deliver Liberty University Commencement Address
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will deliver the keynote address at Liberty University’s commencement ceremony. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. provided the details of the May 13 graduation ceremony in a statement Wednesday. Falwell was a close ally to Trump during his campaign and told The Associated Press in January that he’d been asked […]
March 22, 2017
Students
Senate Democrats Question Role of DeVos Advisory Group
The letter asks Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to clarify how the task force — reportedly to be headed by Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. — will advise the department on issues of higher education.
February 26, 2017
News Roundup
Falwell says Trump Offered Him Education Secretary Job
RICHMOND, Va. —Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says President elect-Donald Trump offered him the job of education secretary, but that he turned it down for personal reasons. Falwell tells The Associated Press that Trump offered him the job last week during a meeting in New York. He says Trump wanted a four- to six-year […]
November 27, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Terrorist Fear Emerges as Biggest Threat to Diversity on Campus and Our Nation
America is getting even crazier than you thought. It’s gripped by an irrational fear.
December 6, 2015
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