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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJerry Falwell Jr. Says He Will Lead Federal Task Force on Higher-Ed Policy
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Jerry Falwell Jr. Says He Will Lead Federal Task Force on Higher-Ed PolicyBy Goldie Blumenstyk at the Chronicle
http://www.chronicle.com/article/Jerry-Falwell-Jr-Says-He-Will/239062/
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Jerry L. Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University, has been asked by President Trump to head up a new task force that will identify changes that should be made to the U.S. Department of Educations policies and procedures, Mr. Falwell told The Chronicle on Tuesday.
The exact scope, size, and mission of the task force has yet to be formally announced. But in an interview, Mr. Falwell said he sees it as a response to what he called overreaching regulation and micromanagement by the department in areas like accreditation and policies that affect colleges student-recruiting behavior, like the new borrower defense to repayment regulations.
The goal is to pare it back and give colleges and their accrediting agencies more leeway in governing their affairs, said Mr. Falwell, who said he had been discussing possible issues with several other college leaders and at least one head of an accrediting agency for the past two months. Ive got notebooks full of issues, he said.
Mr. Falwell said Mr. Trump had first asked him to head up the task force in November, when the two met at Trump Tower in New York. At the time, Mr. Falwell said he had declined Mr. Trumps offer to become U.S. education secretary because I wanted a role that would allow me to stay at Liberty.
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Jerry Falwell Jr. Says He Will Lead Federal Task Force on Higher-Ed Policy (Original Post)
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Jan 2017
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malaise
(269,157 posts)1. Why not fake news, fake facts and
fake education
Fuck Fuck Fuck!
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)2. So Falwell wants to work for this sleaze bucket?
Maybe they have more in common than meets the eye.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)3. Republican theocracy incoming
Book burnings to follow shortly.
Tanuki
(14,920 posts)4. Young earth creationism . ..coming soon to a university near you!
http://www.liberty.edu/academics/arts-sciences/creation/
Liberty University's Center for Creation Studies is a dynamic, teaching-based academic center. Our purpose is to research, promote, and communicate a robust young-Earth creationist view of Earth history. Beginning with sound Biblical interpretation, we seek to understand how science can inform us about God's magnificent creation.
The Center's activities are wide-ranging, both within and without the campus of Liberty University. In addition to our two courses (CRST 290 and CRST 390) which serve LU students, we regularly sponsor prominent speakers representing young-Earth creationism and Intelligent Design to the LU community, provide in-service lectures to LU faculty, and produce informative museum displays on young-earth creation. Our faculty are also regularly requested for speaking engagements both locally and far beyond, with invites from schools, organizations, and churches from California to Canada.
Purpose
The purpose of the Center for Creation Studies is to promote the development of a consistent biblical view of origins in our students. The center seeks to equip students to defend their faith in the creation account in Genesis using science, reason and the Scriptures.
Courses
History of Life: CRST 290
The primary educational activity of the Center for Creation Studies is the presentation of CRST 290, History of Life. This course is required of all Liberty students and is designed to provide a thorough understanding of the creation-evolution controversy. This study draws upon knowledge from religion, science, philosophy and history.
Origins: CRST 390
A more in-depth, discussion-based class, CRST 390, is also available for students with a science background or strong interest in the study of origins. CRST 390 is an in-depth study of the biblical and scientific views of the origin of the universe, life and man. Evidence and arguments for creation and evolution will be discussed.
Liberty University's Center for Creation Studies is a dynamic, teaching-based academic center. Our purpose is to research, promote, and communicate a robust young-Earth creationist view of Earth history. Beginning with sound Biblical interpretation, we seek to understand how science can inform us about God's magnificent creation.
The Center's activities are wide-ranging, both within and without the campus of Liberty University. In addition to our two courses (CRST 290 and CRST 390) which serve LU students, we regularly sponsor prominent speakers representing young-Earth creationism and Intelligent Design to the LU community, provide in-service lectures to LU faculty, and produce informative museum displays on young-earth creation. Our faculty are also regularly requested for speaking engagements both locally and far beyond, with invites from schools, organizations, and churches from California to Canada.
Purpose
The purpose of the Center for Creation Studies is to promote the development of a consistent biblical view of origins in our students. The center seeks to equip students to defend their faith in the creation account in Genesis using science, reason and the Scriptures.
Courses
History of Life: CRST 290
The primary educational activity of the Center for Creation Studies is the presentation of CRST 290, History of Life. This course is required of all Liberty students and is designed to provide a thorough understanding of the creation-evolution controversy. This study draws upon knowledge from religion, science, philosophy and history.
Origins: CRST 390
A more in-depth, discussion-based class, CRST 390, is also available for students with a science background or strong interest in the study of origins. CRST 390 is an in-depth study of the biblical and scientific views of the origin of the universe, life and man. Evidence and arguments for creation and evolution will be discussed.
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)5. Loosening accreditation??? WTF
Lowering the bar does not make a better school.
Republicans like Falwell are total frauds and apparently, morons.
struggle4progress
(118,338 posts)6. And now, it's time for biology!
The headbone's connected to the elbone!
The elbone's connected to the toebone!
The toebone's connected to the jawbone!
The elbone's connected to the toebone!
The toebone's connected to the jawbone!
Rex
(65,616 posts)7. It's like accidentally knocking over a shelf full of hammer onto yourself.
You know it is going to hurt and keep thinking that was the last blow to the head. Wrong.
woodsprite
(11,924 posts)8. Does notebooks full of issues binders full of women? n/t