Category: News

After a surge in mid-September, Liberty’s COVID-19 cases have been steadily trending down, with the most recent numbers indicating a total of 34 active cases among students and faculty. According to the most recent update to the COVID-19 dashboard, only 0.15% of the campus population currently has COVID-19. Dr. Keith Anderson, executive director of Liberty’s Health and Wellness Initiative, attributes […]

One minute and forty seconds — that is how long it took Liberty alumna and non-profit founder Hallie Albin to find a trafficked child for sale in Lynchburg. Albin found the startling number after the validity of the trafficking problem in Lynchburg was challenged by a peer.  With the imminent need in mind, Albin and her husband Phil began a […]

Former Virginia  Governor Robert McDonnell spent three days on Liberty’s campus as a guest lecturer in the Helms School of Government, where he inspired students with his experiences in public service, shared wisdom with students regarding their career paths and encouraged them to understand the Judeo-Christian foundation of the United States. During his visit on Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Friday, […]

In a world that is struggling to contain a widespread pandemic, it can be hard to find ways to serve people in need while maintaining safe protocols.  However, on Nov. 10, Operation Blessing and LU Serve partnered together to allow students a tangible way to help people in need across the U.S. without the need to leave campus. During the […]

As usual, there will be no ceremony for Liberty University students finishing their degrees in December. Those finishing classes in just a couple of weeks will have the opportunity to walk with the class of 2021 at Commencement on May 15, 2021, but now more people will join them in crossing the stage: December 2019 and May 2020 graduates. The […]

Along with changes to the spring schedule, some students are having to change residences  before the upcoming spring semester. Students living in three East Campus dorms were asked to relocate to make more room for students quarantining. The partnership between the COVID-19 taskforce and the Residence Life leadership team   decided that the asymptomatic students who came in contact with […]

Liberty University’s Student Government Association is working to improve students’ lives on campus by finalizing three pieces of legislation that implement filtered water fountains at the Jerry Falwell Library and Circle Dorms, replacement charging stations in DeMoss Hall and the addition of a 72 bus route stop at Commons 1 & 2. After receiving Dr. Jerry Prevo’s signature, the legislations […]

Liberty’s Board of Trustees announced Nov. 2 the plans to re-create the executive leadership model, filling both the chancellor and president positions. A committee of 10 Board of Trustees members was formed and charged with the task to fill the two senior leadership positions.  According to the press release, the new chancellor would serve as a “spiritual leader to ensure […]

Education students will come together to participate in Liberty University’s International Education Week, an initiative that takes place every year to celebrate the differences of various cultures around the globe. International Education Week includes daily events spanning throughout five days.  The week’s events will include a Global Worship Community Night, International Coffee and Tea Tasting, International Sugar Rush, Too Hot […]

On Tuesday around 7:45 p.m., an overwhelmingly red, white and blue line formed outside of the LaHaye Event Space, reaching back through the atrium all the way to the main entrance doors. Approximately 175 students attended the College Republicans election night party, excited to gather and watch results roll in with their peers. Attendees paid an entrance fee as the […]

The Jerry Falwell Library has long been a quiet place for students to study and get homework done by servicing students with a wide variety of books, computers and resources. Over the summer, the library added to its student resources with breastfeeding pods for new mothers. For Liberty’s Pro-Life Club, the installation of the pod is a major victory, following […]

Four people have been charged with first degree murder in connection to the human remains found in a vehicle destroyed by fire in Appomattox County. Days before Halloween, the Appomattox Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into an abandoned, burned-out vehicle containing human remains. Officers have continued to search for answers for the victim’s family and friends by working to make […]

Sodexo Dining Services is offering students more than just food this semester – it is offering them chances to test their knowledge on beloved television shows, movies and comic books during their virtual trivia nights.  These trivia nights, which each have a particular theme, are conducted through Microsoft Teams. Students have the opportunity to play alone or form teams up […]