Category: Academics

J.P. Moreland Releases 15th Anniversary Edition of Love Your God With All Your Mind
Professor’s updated book remains focused on developing the role of reason in the life of the soul
Jenna Bartlo — November 16, 2012
J.P. Moreland’s book Love Your God With All Your Mind made waves in the Christian market when it was first released in 1997. This year marked the...
Professor’s Debut Novel Chosen as National Book Award Finalist
Carrie Arcos’ young adult book "Out of Reach" released this month
Jenna Bartlo — October 31, 2012
English professor Carrie Arcos admits that she was more in love with the idea of being a writer for many years before she actually became a...
Biola Outperforms Nationwide Average for Hispanic Graduation Rates
Listed as one of 25 private universities closing the graduation rate gap
Brenda Velasco — September 20, 2012
According to reports released today by The Education Trust, college graduation rates nationwide are far too low, particularly among students of...
For the Third Straight Year, U.S. News Names Biola an ‘Up and Coming’ University
Biola again ranked in top tier of national universities
Jenna Bartlo — September 11, 2012
For the third year in a row, U.S. News and World Report has identified Biola University as one of the nation’s most promising and innovative...
Biola Joins Lawsuit to Protect Religious Freedom
Biola challenges HHS regulation as unconstitutional
Jenna Bartlo — August 23, 2012
UPDATE (Friday, Mar. 15): Nursing professor Susan Elliott travelled to Capitol Hill this month for a national press conference on nurses' right to...
Faculty Spotlight: Paul Spears
Meet Torrey director Paul Spears
Jenna Bartlo — August 22, 2012
Paul Spears started working with the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University 14 years ago, when the program fit into one shared office in...
New ‘Open Biola’ Website Offers Hundreds of Free Learning Resources
Biola University launches extensive online collection of free classes and educational materials
Jason Newell — August 21, 2012
Biola University today announced the launch of Open Biola, an innovative website that offers open access to hundreds of classes, lectures,...
Biola Unlocks Educational Vault, Offering Hundreds of Free Resources
Biola University launches extensive online collection of free classes and educational materials
Jenna Bartlo — August 21, 2012
LA MIRADA, Calif., Aug. 21, 2012 — Biola University today announced the launch of Open Biola, an innovative website that offers open access to...
Biola Named One of 103 “Great Colleges to Work For”
University makes Honor Roll of Chronicle of Higher Education list
Jenna Bartlo — August 06, 2012
Biola University is one of the nation’s 103 best colleges to work for, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education . In its...
Biola’s Public Relations Emphasis Receives Award of Excellence
Orange County PRSA Honors Professor Carolyn Kim with Protos Award
Ethan Froelich — June 18, 2012
Biola’s Public Relations emphasis program was honored with the Award of Excellence under the Community Relations and Institutional Programs...
Biola Awards Philosopher John Lennox for Contributions to Philosophy of Science
Phillip E. Johnson award given by Master of Arts in Science and Religion program
Jenna Bartlo — June 12, 2012
Biola University recently honored Oxford University philosopher John C. Lennox with the 2012 Phillip E. Johnson Award for Liberty and Truth, in...
Students Showcase Work at Cinema and Media Arts Festival
Film fest draws 28 submissions
Tenielle Schroeder — May 30, 2012
The Biola University cinema and media arts department held a film festival at the Downey Civic Theatre to showcase students’ work on May 10, 2012....
Hack-a-thon Spurs Conference Attendees to Develop Ministry Apps
Conference breaking new ground with ministry programming
Jenna Bartlo — May 23, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Leading developers, designers and practitioners will gather at Biola University June 5 to 7 to discuss the disruptive nature...
Biola University Honors Dr. John Lennox for Contributions to the Philosophy of Science
Oxford mathematician and philosopher to receive Phillip E. Johnson Award for Liberty and Truth
Jenna Bartlo — May 18, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — The New Atheists challenge the claim that there is intelligentagency behind the universe, theologically conservative views of...
Clinton E. Arnold Announced Dean of Talbot School of Theology
Jenna Bartlo — May 11, 2012
Clinton E. Arnold has been named the sixth dean of Biola’s Talbot School of Theology, following an extensive nationwide search and interview...
Digital forerunners explore relationship between theology and technology
Jenna Bartlo — May 10, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — One of the most interesting debates facing the modern Christian church will be addressed at the sixth annual Biola Digital...
Talbot’s MA Philosophy Program Celebrates 20 Years
Co-founder Scott Rae shares history of philosophy program
Ashleigh Fox — May 09, 2012
Twenty years ago, Scott Rae and J.P. Moreland co-founded the philosophy program at Biola’s Talbot School of Theology with a main concern to “equip...
Biola professor discusses the similarities between Christian and non-Christian adoption
Motivation for adopting goes deeper than trendsetting
Ashleigh Fox — May 09, 2012
California leads the nation in the adoption count, according to the Intercountry Adoption Bureau of Consular Affairs under the U.S. Department of...
Talbot Dean Dennis Dirks Steps Down After 20 Years
Jenna Bartlo — May 08, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — After 20 years of transforming the Biola University community, Dennis Dirks has decided to step down from his position as the...
VP of Columbia Pictures to Receive Biola Media Award
'Sparkle' Producer DeVon Franklin Accepts Biola Media Award
Jenna Bartlo — May 02, 2012
STUDIO CITY, CALIF.,— Producer, author, writer and filmmaker, DeVon Franklin, will be awarded the Biola Media Award — an award honoring Christian...
Paul Spears Selected as Next Director of Torrey Honors Institute
Jenna Bartlo — April 17, 2012
With the strong consensus of faculty and staff and the support of Biola’s vice provost, provost, and president, Biola is pleased to announce Paul...
Biola Conservatory professors travel to China to teach and perform
Biola staff and faculty traveled to minister and perform throughout China’s eastern provinces
Abbey Bennett — March 17, 2012
Biola's Conservatory of Music director and two associate professors traveled to China last November, sponsored by the Hunan Province Song and Dance...
Christian Education Professor Addresses ‘Gaps’ in our Spiritual Formation
Klaus Issler takes issues of money and business head on
Joseph Gorra — March 14, 2012
It’s rare today to have business leaders, philanthropists and scholars endorse a spiritual formation book by a professor of Christian education....
Vice Provost named President of Fresno Pacific University
Pete Menjares selected as school's 11th president
Brenda Velasco — March 02, 2012
Pete Menjares was named Fresno Pacific University’s 11th president. Menjares is also making history as the second Hispanic president to serve at a...
Deeply Rooted: Biola Celebrates 104th Birthday
Rediscovering Biola's First Dean: William E. Blackstone
Jenna Bartlo — February 24, 2012
Biola University’s 104th birthday arrives on Feb. 25 — a day the campus marks each year with events to celebrate the biblical heritage passed down...