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| Bob Jones University | |
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| City: | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Type: | Private |
| Colors: | dark blue, light blue, whtie |
| Website: | http://www.bju.edu/ |
Bob Jones University is a conservative, Christian liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina.
Its Mission Statement is: Within the cultural and academic soil of liberal arts education, Bob Jones University exists to grow Christlike character that is Scripturally disciplined; others-serving; God-loving; Christ-proclaiming; and focused Above.
The Rev. Dr. Ian Paisley, MP, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive, holds an honorary doctorate from Bob Jones University. Billy Graham also attended Bob Jones University, although he ended up graduating from Wheaton College in Illinois.
Controversies
Bob Jones University did not admit Black students until 1971[1], in 1975 it fully accepted black students. In 2000 they lifted their five decade ban on inter-racial dating[2].
Accreditation
Bob Jones, Sr., the founder of BJU, was fearful of obtaining academic accreditation for the school. Over the years, as pressure mounted on the institution to give its students the benefits of accredited degrees, the university moved towards membership in the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. Accreditation was not obtained until 2005.[1]
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