Seattle Pacific University
Seattle Pacific University students continue sit-in after viral graduation protest
By Alejandra Molina — June 17, 2022
(RNS) — 'We weren't just going to do the whole pomp and circumstance and let this issue fade into the background,' said graduating senior Chloe Guillot.
Seattle Pacific University students plan to sue over LGBTQ exclusion
By Alejandra Molina — June 3, 2022
(RNS) — As of Friday morning, nearly $20,000 has been raised through GoFundMe to cover potential legal fees. The sit-in outside the president's office has been going on for more than 200 hours.
Seattle Pacific University students stage sit-in over LGBTQ exclusion
By Alejandra Molina — May 27, 2022
(RNS) — The university’s board of trustees recently decided to retain a policy that prohibits the hiring of LGBTQ people.
What a Title IX lawsuit might mean for religious universities
By Susan L Trollinger and William Trollinger — June 15, 2021
(The Conversation) — A recent Title IX lawsuit alleges discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation at religious schools. Two scholars argue that this might be a pivotal moment.
Seattle Pacific University faculty vote no confidence in board over LGBTQ exclusion
By Yonat Shimron — April 20, 2021
(RNS) — Approved by 72% of the faculty, the April 20 vote was the latest in a series of escalating clashes between faculty, students and the school’s governing board over its refusal to hire LGBTQ people.
Gordon College cuts tuition to make Christian education more accessible
By Kathryn Post — October 8, 2020
(RNS) — The announcement follows an anonymous $75.5 million donation to the college last year, the largest donation ever made to an evangelical college.
‘Not one more’: At Seattle Pacific University or anywhere else
By Laura Turner — June 6, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) That is what we do after horrific events like Thursday's shooting. We trust in a good God who we still do not understand, against whom we rail and to whom we pray. We wait. And we hope, often impossibly, that not one more will be lost.
UPDATED: Gunman identified as Aaron R. Ybarra after fatal shooting at Seattle Pacific University
By Michael Winter — June 5, 2014
(RNS) A wounded man in his 20s was pronounced dead at Harborview Medical Center about 90 minutes after the shootings at Seattle Pacific University, an evangelical Christian school north of downtown, at about 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Looking to get married? Try a Christian college
By Katherine Burgess — October 11, 2013
(RNS) Of the top 25 colleges where men are likely to meet their spouse, all are private Christian institutions, according to an analysis done by Sofus Macskassy and Lada Adamic, researchers on Facebook's data science team. More than 60 percent of the top 25 colleges where women are likely to meet their spouse are also private religious schools.
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