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  • Biola Magazine

    Alumni Regional Contacts Bring Biolans Together Across the Country

    Plug in to community with help from a Biola alumni regional contact

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Communities of Biolans are coming together across the country and around the world. Here are just a sample of Biola meet-ups where Biolans are...

  • Biola Magazine

    John Thune (’83) Elected as U.S. Senate Republican Whip

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Biola President Barry H. Corey (left) at the U.S. Capitol with Shirley Hoogstra (middle left), president of the Council for Christian Colleges...

  • Biola Magazine

    Finding God in Subatomic Particles

    Experimental particle physicist Michael G. Strauss does research at famed CERN laboratory

    Kristen Hartman — 

    Michael G. Strauss (’81) arrived at Biola as an undergraduate who was interested in the intersection of science and faith. After graduation he...

  • Biola Magazine

    From Science to ‘Searching’: Alumna Co-stars in Award-Winning Film

    Michelle La (’11) transitions from wastewater analysis to acting career

    Monica Kochan — 

    After college, Michelle La’s (’11) career was headed down the drain — but in a good way. She’d landed a role in wastewater management for a local...

  • Biola Magazine

    Something New for the Spring

    Lily Tsau — 

    You’re reading Biola Magazinebecause you’re an alumnus or have some attachment to Biola and you want to know what’s happening at, around and about...

  • Biola Magazine

    Her Personal Emmy-Winning Story

    Journalist Katie Boer (’08) touches lives by documenting her mom’s struggle with dementia

    Alex Brouwer — 

    One of Katie Boer’s (’08) life goals was to win an Emmy by the time she was 30. After receiving two previous nominations, she achieved that goal...

  • Biola Magazine

    Where Psychology Meets Spirituality

    Now in its 50th year, Rosemead School of Psychology is a leader in theologically integrated education and research — with bold aspirations for the future

    Jason Newell — 

    Each fall, psychology professor David Cimbora stands before a class of doctoral students to welcome them to the first week of their five year...

  • Biola Magazine

    A Voice of Freedom

    How Sarah Chang fled North Korea, inspired thousands and became an unlikely Biola graduate

    Joanna Wu — 

    Eight and a half years ago, a North Korean orphan walked onto a stage in South Africa, never imagining how the next 7 minutes would change her...

  • Biola Magazine

    Ask Whatever You Wish and It Will be Done for You

    Craig Hazen — 

    Some parts of the Bible are simply more difficult to believe than others. I have found these words spoken by Jesus in John 15:7 to be some of the...

  • Biola Magazine

    Does God ‘Send People to Hell’?

    Book excerpt from '40 Questions About Heaven and Hell'

    Alan Gomes — 

    The notion that God sends people to hell is accurate in a certain sense. If by “send to hell” one means that God himself will cast unrepentant...

  • Biola Magazine

    Fruitful Research on Fruitless Areas

    Business professor Brandon Odell Ware studies the causes of ‘food deserts’

    Joanna Wu — 

    How close do you live to your nearest grocery store? This might not be something you often consider, but it’s an important question for Brandon...

  • Biola Magazine

    Unwavering ‘Wind Discerners’

    Barry Corey — 

    Jesus said in Luke 12, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. And when the south wind...

  • Biola Magazine

    How Can We Balance Life and Technology in a Digital World?

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Put your phone down! — if you can. Studies show the average American over age 14 now engages with screens more than 10 hours a day. And as it...

  • Biola Magazine

    A Loving Legacy

    With a final gift, longtime supporter Virginia Moats establishes two new scholarships

    Kristen Hartman — 

    Longtime Biola friend and supporter Virginia “Ginny” Moats was just two days short of her 106th birthday when she passed away on Oct. 1, 2018. One...

  • Biola Magazine

    Public Relations Professor Receives National Award

    Professor Carolyn Kim receives faculty award from the Public Relations Student Society of America

    Joanna Wu — 

    When Carolyn Kim became the faculty adviser to Biola’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) a decade ago, it had just...

  • Biola Magazine

    An Inspired Performance

    Junior Muli Yu wins big in prestigious international piano competition

    Alex Brouwer — 

    Muli Yu rushed to finish memorizing her seven pieces. Over summer break from Biola, she’d found herself half a world away in Italy, preparing to...

  • Biola Magazine

    A Harmonious Relationship

    Biola’s enduring ‘Music at Noon’ concert series highlights connections with diverse L.A. music scene

    Alex Brouwer — 

    Flautist Gary Woodward and pianist Jiayi Shi perform at a recent'Music at Noon' concertinCrowell Hall. On a sunny October afternoon, guitarist...

  • Biola Magazine

    Several New Programs Arriving this Fall

    Lineup includes online master’s in nursing and ‘Torrey meets Talbot’ theology degree

    Jason Newell — 

    This fall, Biola will launch its most significant expansion of new programs in recent memory, giving students more options in such high-demand...

  • Student Life Blog

    A Testimony of the Holy Spirit

    a response to The Biola Hour on the Holy Spirit and his activity around the world

    Rebecca Mitchell — 

    As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Becky Mitchell to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Five Things to Help Us Live for What Really Matters

    Erik Thoennes — 

    I love the autofocus feature on my camera. I know serious photographers will cringe when they read that, but I’m not a serious photographer, and I...

  • Becoming Biola

    On-Campus Coffee

    My Pros and Cons

    Salvador Rangel — 

    Biola is home to four awesome coffee shops; Heritage, Common Grounds, The Talon, and Blackstone cafe. At these sick spots you can grab a snack, a...

  • Becoming Biola

    Discover Biola!

    Max Klaiber — 

    Discover Biola is an exciting one-day event forprospective students to come and get immersed in Biola's campus lifestyle.We plan a whole day of...

  • Becoming Biola

    What's SCORR Conference?

    Noa Melendez — 

    S.C.O.R.R. stands for the Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation and it is considered one of the biggest student-led conferences in the...

  • Becoming Biola

    Is Moving Far for College Worth It?

    Jessica Nissen — 

    Hi there! Today I’d like to share about my experience moving out of state for college. If you’re considering going to a school that’s kind of far...

  • GRIT

    The Dangers of Not Being Self-Aware

    Jasmyne Bell — 

    Rodion Kutsaev As children, we are taught all kinds of skills. When we first enter the world, our parents try to teach us how to talk. And when we...