70s Number of students who enrolled in classes: 6,037 Largest major: Pastoral ministries and training (1,075) Style: Big hair, granny dresses, leisure Top Movies: Godfather I & II, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Star Wars Popular Musicians: Simon & Garfunkel, Captain & Tennille and Rod Stewart 80s Number of students who enrolled in classes: 43,537 Largest major: Business […]
Read moreLiberty University student to his spend senior year in Afghanistan. Shipping out to a warzone for 12 to 18 months in the middle of their senior year is not a concern for most Liberty University students. North Carolina native and Liberty University […]
Read moreTobacco Commission approves grant The Virginia Tobacco Commission approved a $12 million grant to fund Liberty University’s School of Health Sciences and Osteopathic Medicine on Thursday, Sept. 29. With the grant’s approval, Liberty can now proceed with the program. Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said the university’s matching contribution of $12 million is already in hand following bond sales last year. […]
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Students and community members gather to view ancient biblical manuscripts, artifacts
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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli addressed Liberty University students in the Helms School of Government on Wednesday, Sept. 28. He focused on Virginia’s pending lawsuits against the Federal Government and the exercise of states’ rights. Dean of the Helms School of Government Shawn Akers introduced Cuccinelli. “As attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli has been one of the bravest in the United […]
Read moreAcademic changes and growth lead to new plans to introduce a medical school Liberty University will soon be adding its own medical school, pending approval of a $12 million grant recommended by the Virginia Tobacco Commission — the second-largest grant in the commission’s history. The Schools of Health Sciences and Osteopathic Medicine will be housed in a new facility across […]
Read morePerry, Bachmann will speak in convocation Texas Gov. Rick Perry will speak at Liberty University in convocation Wednesday, Sept. 14. The presidential candidate will be followed by rival candidate Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who is scheduled to address students on Sept. 28. School of Law Dean Mat Staver said Liberty has always encouraged students to get involved in political and […]
Read more“It’s nice to be able to get out and talk to people who understand where you’re coming from” College life is an adjustment for many new students. More difficult courses, new people and unfamiliar surroundings can be overwhelming at first. For student veterans at Liberty, trading their combat boots for collared shirts and re-learning how to live their lives as […]
Read more“Pass this jobs bill.” President Barack Obama uttered that statement 16 times in his 33-minute speech. “This jobs bill” is the $447 billion American Jobs Act, which bundles tax cuts and increased spending. The bill includes elements such as cutting the 6.2 percent payroll tax in half while closing tax loopholes for businesses. It calls for increased spending for teachers, […]
Read moreWhile most students were enjoying the summer off, a select few were 7,000 miles away from home in the service of their country. Staunton, Va. native Spc. Ryan Campbell deployed to Afghanistan on Jan. 6 with his unit, Bravo Company 1-26, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. Campbell said it is tough to describe an overseas deployment. “The best word that […]
Read more“(Sunday’s) events will cause quite a bit of uprisings and protests from Arab sympathizers,” Dr. Charles Murphy, Marine, Cold War veteran CIA analyst and professor in the Helms School of Government, said. “A few people over there will be glad that (bin Laden’s) gone, but they do not have the freedom to express it.”
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Flight school lowers costs, gains own campus Flight training has a steep price tag, with a full commercial license requiring upwards of $40,000 to $50,000 above normal tuition, room and board. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. David Young, dean of the School of Aeronautics, has always focused on reducing that cost whenever possible. “One of my main personal goals, and […]
Read moreOn the afternoon before graduation, 10 Liberty University students will take the first major step of their careers when they are sworn in as officers in the United States Air Force. The Air Force ROTC program has grown from six cadets in the first commissioning class in 2008 to more than 50 students total, and it continues to grow.
Read moreOsama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks that killed 3,000 Americans is dead after a United States operation in Pakistan. According to sources, a team of American special forces located and killed the al Qaeda leader and hold his body in American custody. “Justice has been done,” President Barak Obama said in his address to the nation. Bin […]
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