Nov 28, 2016: Christianity Today: Jerry Falwell Jr Says He Turned Down Job As Donald Trump's Education Secretary
Jerry Falwell Jr, the leading evangelical who is president of Liberty University, has admitted he turned down the President-Elect's offer of a job to serve as his education secretary.
Jerry Falwell Jr, the leading evangelical who is president of Liberty University, has admitted he turned down the President-Elect's offer of a job to serve as his education secretary.
Oct 7, 2016: Religion News Service: Questions for Falwell, Perkins, Franklin Graham et al.
Can you live with yourself as an apologist for this man?
Can you live with yourself as an apologist for this man?
Jan 26, 2016: World: Liberty alumni trash Trump endorsement
Scores of Liberty University alumni expressed surprise, dismay, and even embarrassment Tuesday after Jerry Falwell Jr. endorsed Donald Trump for president of the United States.
Scores of Liberty University alumni expressed surprise, dismay, and even embarrassment Tuesday after Jerry Falwell Jr. endorsed Donald Trump for president of the United States.
Aug 7, 2015: Washington Post: Why Liberty University is requiring its students to attend a Bernie Sanders speech
By that point, the student body had grown to nearly 10,000, but the school was also $30 million in debt. Falwell’s son and successor as chancellor, Jerry Falwell Jr., had a revised vision: transforming Liberty from a relatively niche religious school into a mega-university. In less than 10 years, Falwell Jr. has made the school the largest private nonprofit university in the country, with $1.2 billion in reserves that rivals the endowments of many much older institutions.
By that point, the student body had grown to nearly 10,000, but the school was also $30 million in debt. Falwell’s son and successor as chancellor, Jerry Falwell Jr., had a revised vision: transforming Liberty from a relatively niche religious school into a mega-university. In less than 10 years, Falwell Jr. has made the school the largest private nonprofit university in the country, with $1.2 billion in reserves that rivals the endowments of many much older institutions.
Mar 30, 2015: Americans United For Separation of Church & State: Falwell Follies: Liberty University President Denies Political Intent After Hosting Cruz Rally
Jerry Falwell Jr. and other Liberty University officials insist that the school has done nothing wrong. In an interview with Alicia Petska of the Lynchburg News & Advance, David Corry, the university’s attorney, said, “The event was a speech. It wasn’t an announcement of candidacy for the Republican nomination of president….We were clear with the folks from the campaign in advance that this would not be an announcement.”
Jerry Falwell Jr. and other Liberty University officials insist that the school has done nothing wrong. In an interview with Alicia Petska of the Lynchburg News & Advance, David Corry, the university’s attorney, said, “The event was a speech. It wasn’t an announcement of candidacy for the Republican nomination of president….We were clear with the folks from the campaign in advance that this would not be an announcement.”
Jerry Lamon Falwell, Jr (born June 17, 1962) is the president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, appointed in 2007 upon his father's death. Falwell attended private schools in the Lynchburg area, attending Lynchburg Christian Academy, where he graduated in 1980, and attended Liberty University, where he obtained his B.A. in Religious Studies in 1984. Falwell then attended the University of Virginia School of Law, where he obtained his J.D. in 1987.
Falwell is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to practice law in Virginia, United States District Courts in both Eastern and Western districts of Virginia, the Fourth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Since 1987, he has served in private practice, being the General Counsel of his father's entities, serving on the Board of Trustees of Liberty University in 2000, and later serving Vice Chancellor from 2003 until his father's death, and as Chancellor since then.
Falwell is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to practice law in Virginia, United States District Courts in both Eastern and Western districts of Virginia, the Fourth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Since 1987, he has served in private practice, being the General Counsel of his father's entities, serving on the Board of Trustees of Liberty University in 2000, and later serving Vice Chancellor from 2003 until his father's death, and as Chancellor since then.
