by David Agron, Ph.D. | Oct 27, 2019 | 2018, 2019, Conference Profile, Fall, Fall
The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) is recognized by both the United States Department of Education (USDOE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as a national institutional accrediting agency for Christian...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | Oct 16, 2018 | 2018, Fall, Public Policy
Tracing Steps to APU’s LGBTQ Crisis Azusa Pacific University (APU), a major evangelical school in Southern California, was assaulted this month with headlines like these: “Queering Azusa Pacific University,” “Azusa Pacific Okays Gay Romance (But Not Sex and Marriage)”...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | Oct 16, 2018 | 2018, Fall, Spiritual Life
Christian colleges founded with offering plate money have shown a disturbing ability to drift away from the purposes for which so many had previously sacrificed. Aren’t administrators that lead a Christian institution away from Kingdom purposes guilty of grand...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | Oct 16, 2018 | 2018, Fall, Spiritual Life
Just as colleges are required to make public their consumer outcomes (e.g., graduation rate, retention rate, employment rate), we believe Christian colleges should also make public their spiritual outcomes. Having proposed this to the ABHE Commission on accreditation,...
by John Schwandt | Oct 16, 2018 | 2018, Academics, Fall, Presidents
Seminaries have an incredible opportunity to reimagine what their future can be as a truly new version of themselves — Seminary 2.0. To accomplish that, they can’t simply update their existing program. They must be willing to adopt a “new version” mentality, as they...
by Drumm McNaughton | Oct 16, 2018 | 2018, Board, Fall, Presidents
Dr. Drumm McNaughton is the CEO of The Change Leader, a consultancy that helps Christian colleges educate students for a life of faith and service through holistic approaches to improving planning and change management, governance, academic and business operations,...
