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Liberty University is a Christian liberal arts university in Lynchburg, Virginia.
It was founded as Lynchburg Baptist College in 1971 by Jerry Falwell who was also
the Senior Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church. The school was previously
known as Lynchburg Baptist College and Liberty Baptist College before settling
on its current name in 1985. In the past the institution faced a series of financial crises. Today the University is self sustaining and financially independent. Total enrollment has increased to nearly 20,000 students (undergraduate, graduate and distance learning) in the past five years — a 74% increase. Tuition has also increased significantly during this time, though not at a pace that exceeds tuition increases at other schools. In 2007 Liberty was between $20 and $25 million in debt, but when Falwell died in May he had a $34 million insurance policy, which was used to pay off the debt. Falwell's vision was to build a university with as many students as Notre Dame and Brigham Young University, with 25,000 students on campus and another 25,000 in the Distance Learning Program.[citation needed] Liberty summarizes its philosophy of education in the following principles as being based in spiritual and theological life. |
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Established 1971 Type: Private Chancellor: Jerry Falwell, Jr. Faculty: 833 (as of 13-May-2007) Undergraduates: 14,438 (as of 13-May-2007) Postgraduates: 5,814 (as of 13-May-2007) Location Lynchburg, Virginia, USA Website: www.liberty.edu |
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Students who live on campus are required to attend convocation three times per week
where they hear from speakers in all walks of professional life. Past speakers have included President Ronald Reagan, President George H. W. Bush, Rev. Billy Graham, Col. Oliver North, Steve Forbes, Leonard Davidson, Former US Senator from North Carolina Jesse Helms, Sam Donaldson, John R. Rice, Elisabeth Elliot (wife of the late missionary Jim Elliot), Skip Erickson, Freddie Gage, Adrian Rogers, creationist Ken Ham, John McCain, and Sean Hannity. Falwell regularly spoke at chapel, giving his "Never Give Up" speech in the first semester. |