Grand Canyon University

Largest Christian university in US faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception

By Collin Binkley — November 1, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Grand Canyon University faces the largest fine of its kind ever issued by the U.S. Education Department.

Falwell: By Liberty University’s definition, it’s still the largest Christian university

By Jack Jenkins — April 30, 2018
(RNS) — Liberty University's president questioned whether its rival for largest Christian university meets Liberty's definition of a Christian school, and then suggested — that by different measures — both schools could lay claim to the title.

Liberty University is no longer the largest Christian university

By Jack Jenkins — April 27, 2018
(RNS) — President Jerry Falwell boosted enrollments by courting online students. But other religious schools are also embracing the practice.

Free Mass. campus given to Christian foundation

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — January 3, 2013
(RNS) Christian institutions hoping to win a free campus in western Massachusetts might soon face competition from others who are willing to pay for it, according to terms of a year-end donation from the property’s billionaire owners. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.

After winning free campus, Grand Canyon University says ‘no thanks’

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — October 29, 2012

(RNS) Just five weeks after accepting a free 217-acre campus in western Massachusetts, Grand Canyon University is walking away from the gift. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.

For-profit Christian college wins free campus

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — September 20, 2012

(RNS) A for-profit, Christian university in Arizona has won one of the education world’s most sought-after prizes: a free, historic, freshly renovated campus in the rolling hills of western Massachusetts.

Billionaire names two finalists for free Mass. campus

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — June 4, 2012

(RNS) The billionaire owners of a bucolic Massachusetts campus have announced two finalists in the competition to get the property free of charge: the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board, and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.

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