Changes

The University has litigated its racial policies to the U.S. Supreme Court.  The University did not enroll Africans or African-American students until 1971. From 1971 to 1975, BJU admitted only married black students. In 1975, the University Board of Trustees authorized a change in policy to admit black students, but also expanded rules against interracial dating and marriage.  In 1976, the [[Internal Revenue Service]] revoked the university's tax exemption retroactively to December 1, 1970 on grounds that it was practicing racial discrimination.<ref>[http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=461&invol=574 ''Bob Jones University v. United States''] (461 U.S. 574, 725)</ref>  BJU continued to appeal up to the Supreme Court, where it lost its case in 1983.  Rather than give up its interracial dating policies, the University paid a million dollars in back taxes. In 2000, Bob Jones III dropped the interracial dating rule.

The University has litigated its racial policies to the U.S. Supreme Court.  The University did not enroll Africans or African-American students until 1971. From 1971 to 1975, BJU admitted only married black students. In 1975, the University Board of Trustees authorized a change in policy to admit black students, but also expanded rules against interracial dating and marriage.  In 1976, the [[Internal Revenue Service]] revoked the university's tax exemption retroactively to December 1, 1970 on grounds that it was practicing racial discrimination.<ref>[http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=461&invol=574 ''Bob Jones University v. United States''] (461 U.S. 574, 725)</ref>  BJU continued to appeal up to the Supreme Court, where it lost its case in 1983.  Rather than give up its interracial dating policies, the University paid a million dollars in back taxes. In 2000, Bob Jones III dropped the interracial dating rule.

==Mission==

==Mission==