Liberty University names Morse Tan Senior Executive Director of Center for Law & Government
The Center for Law & Government in Liberty University’s Helms School of Government was established as a training ground for tomorrow’s leaders to learn how to engage the culture and impact law and policy in America. The center has become…
Liberty University sponsors trip to Lithuania as part of analytical support presentation to NATO
Over Christmas break, nine Liberty University students, led by Helms School of Government Associate Professor Scott Roenicke, had the opportunity to experience international relations firsthand as they traveled to Lithuania to meet with U.S. diplomats and to present in front…
Government students engage with senior diplomats on recent trips to Ukraine, Finland embassies
A group of 34 students from the Helms School of Government had the opportunity in late October to visit the Ukrainian and Finnish embassies in Washington, D.C., where they engaged in consequential conversations with diplomats as they study to one…
Students network with nearly 50 agencies during Law Enforcement and Government Career Fair
Liberty University Career Services hosted its first Law Enforcement & Government Career Fair on Wednesday in DeMoss Hall and Montview Student Union, giving students of all majors the chance to connect with employers for valuable internships and full-time employment opportunities…
Liberty University researcher embarks on project documenting freed slaves in Virginia
Liberty University Helms School of Government research fellow Andy Langeland (’22) is uncovering some of the often-overlooked and unaccounted aspects of manumission in Virginia’s history. Manumission was the formal process in which 18th and 19th century Virginia slaveholders, without any…
Government students take part in Stanford’s Hoover Institution boot camp
Two Liberty University Helms School of Government students participated in the Hoover Institution Summer Policy Boot Camp at Stanford University Aug. 13-17, gaining valuable instruction and advice from prominent professionals as they prepare to enter the field of government themselves….
Robert Hurt to step down as dean of Helms School of Government
Liberty University has announced the resignation of Helms School of Government Dean Robert Hurt. Hurt has served as dean since 2019 and will leave Liberty at the end of the month to serve as general counsel at a Virginia-based healthcare…
Government students engage with top diplomats at Chinese, Polish embassies
At least once each semester, Liberty University’s Helms School of Government shuttles students to Washington, D.C., to tour an embassy and engage with its top officials on cultural differences, current events affecting both countries, and career advice for aspiring…
Business, government students meet with members of Congress at Washington Symposium
Members of Liberty University’s School of Business and Helms School of Government participated in the Washington (D.C.) Symposium on April 20 in a partnership with Hampton University. This was the first Washington Symposium the universities have hosted since the…
Students gain practical experience with law enforcement professionals at annual CSI exercise
Liberty University Helms School of Government, in partnership with several Virginia law enforcement agencies, hosted its annual Pig on the Mountain crime scene investigation exercise on Friday at Hydaway Outdoor Center. The all-day event provided the group of about…