The Interview: Shirley Hoogstra on leading Christian higher ed through a decade of change
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks to Shirley Hoogstra, who is moving into a new role after 10 years of leading the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities in the US…
US college cuts tuition to make Christian education more accessible
RNS Gordon College in Wenham in the US state of Massachusetts announced a 33 per cent tuition cut Thursday, joining two other Council for Christian Colleges and Universities members that have reset their tuition in the last two weeks in an effort to make private Christian education more accessible. The cut will go into […]
US Christian university leaders meet to discuss how they can diversify their campuses
Newberg, Oregon RNS The images of marchers with tiki torches chanting “You will not replace us!” at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, are still vivid in Brenda Salter McNeil’s mind. They looked just “like any other student,” Salter McNeil said. She wondered if any of them could have been Christian students. “There’s […]
THE INTERVIEW: SHIRLEY HOOGSTRA TALKS ABOUT THE “DISTINCTIVE HOPE” OF CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
Visiting Australia, Shirley Hoogstra, president of the US-based Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, spoke with CHRISTOPHER GILBERT about the role Christian higher education institutions play in teaching young people how to live out their faith and why she is so committed to bringing such universities and colleges together…
Pelosi, DeVos address US Christian educators on policy and faith
Washington, DC RNS Hours before post-shutdown conversations began on immigration and border security on Capitol Hill, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a group of Christian educators gathering in the nation’s capital this week that she intends to uphold her responsibility to “act upon our beliefs in the dignity and worth of every person.” Those […]