Freedom 4/24 race for the lives of those who are victims of human trafficking in Lynchburg and beyond

There are two 18-year-old girls, the very same in age, intelligence and a vibrance for life.  One lives in Lynchburg, Virginia. One lives in Bangkok, Thailand. The girl living in Virginia wakes up for her 8:15 class in her Commons dorm room, carefully trying not to wake her roommate and stressing about the test that she forgot to study for. […]

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Spring Public Policy Conference including North Korean defector Yeonmi Park

For the third year in a row, Liberty University’s Helms School of Government invited a wide range of guest speakers to present at the Spring Public Policy Conference April 12-14.  The conference covered more than 25 topics, ranging from foreign affairs, such as global powers and national security, to issues closer to home like education policy and human trafficking. The […]

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Students compete to win Top Shot

Ready, aim, fire! The Liberty Mountain Gun Club hosted its semestral Top Shot Competition at the Liberty Mountain Gun Club. The event was held April 14-16 and is a great opportunity for students to showcase their shooting skills and compete against their peers. After spending several days preparing for the upcoming competition, setting up the courses of fire, reviewing the […]

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President’s Post: A new role

Dear student, no doubt you have heard the good news about the board’s appointment of Pastor Jonathan Falwell as chancellor, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Dr. Dondi Costin as president and myself as president emeritus with the responsibility to help carry out our mission of training Champions for Christ. I will also continue as a Liberty board member, which I have had […]

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Former vice president Mike Pence comes to Liberty

Former Vice President Mike Pence is no stranger to Liberty University. In 2019, he delivered the keynote address at Liberty’s 46th Commencement, and he spoke at Convocation twice after that. Most recently, Pence attended the Ad Fontes ceremony for third-year law students March 28 at noon, and he later led the first Consecration Service of Liberty’s School of Law. Provost […]

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DeSantis to visit campus

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will speak at Liberty University’s Convocation for the first time April 14.  DeSantis has served the state of Florida as governor since 2019. He graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School, and he served in the U.S. Navy within the Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps. His military honors include the Bronze Star Medal, the Global […]

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Remembering Liberty alumnus Curtis Walton

Three years after the cold-blooded murder of Liberty Law alumnus Curtis Walton, April 8 has been declared throughout Virginia as Curtis Walton Love Through Kindness Day.   Walton volunteered for many organizations like Toys for Tots and the Salvation Army. He also worked in Iraq and throughout the U.S. before attending Liberty to earn his Juris Doctor. After graduating in […]

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Journalism professionals from Fox, ESPN and The Dispatch advise students on what the media industry is like in 2023

The life of a journalist can mean covering Donald Trump’s potential indictment, the death and war in Ukraine, genocide, but also, March Madness. Three recent Liberty graduates, a Fox News producer, an ESPN director and a deputy editor at The Dispatch, illustrated the places that hard work and a Liberty journalism degree can get you to at the “Hot Off […]

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Liberty University’s first ever concrete canoe competition

Liberty University’s civil engineering students combine canoes and engineering as they compete for the first time in the American Society of Civil Engineers Concrete Canoe Competition. Students began this journey in July of 2022, when their student club was chartered as an ASCE student chapter.  The civil engineering program started in the fall of 2019, and this May, it will […]

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Convocation recap: ‘The Bachelor’ star Madi Prewett takes the Vines Center stage over CFAW

The ABC hit-show “The Bachelor” set the stage for Convocation March 31 as contestant Madi Prewett and husband Grant Troutt shared their testimonies and love for the Lord. The CFAW convocation was an interview-style discussion led by Josh Rutledge, the vice president of the Office of Spiritual Development, and featured Prewett’s and Troutt’s story.  The Convocation started with Prewett as […]

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Commencement: Franklin Graham will be the keynote speaker of the main ceremony

Liberty University’s new graduates will hear from Franklin Graham, evangelist and president of Samaritan’s Purse, during the Commencement Main Ceremony May 12.  Commencement this year will include three days of festivities for over 25,000 degrees. Individual degree presentation ceremonies will take place at different campus locations May 11-13.  “Who better to send the class of 2023 out into the world […]

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