All six of the Southern Baptist Convention’s seminaries remain in the top 10 largest schools in the United States, according to new data from the Association of Theological Schools. Even Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, despite its recent financial…
Southwestern enrollment stable last year but it’s too early to call that a trend
Enrollment at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary stabilized last year, after a 20-year trend of decline. While one year does not make a trend, the increase of eight students in the seminary’s full-time equivalent headcount as measured by the Southern Baptist…
Mercer University sets records for enrollment growth and ethnic diversity
As universities nationwide seek to diversify their student bodies — sometimes against the backdrop of political mandates not to talk about diversity and equity — one Baptist school in the Deep South continues to succeed year after year. Fall enrollment…
Southwestern appears to have stopped the bleeding
As a new academic year dawns at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the new administration reported a slight increase in enrollment during the previous academic year just ended. That indicates a hopeful correction to two decades of decline in what once…
Southwestern trustees release 20 years of financials that show devastating decline began under Patterson
Trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have released 20 years of audited financial records — more than any Southern Baptist Convention entity has done — documenting a devastating pattern of overspending while enrollment plummeted. The spending spree began with former…
Eight months later, there still aren’t many public details on the financial and enrollment problems that led to Greenway’s departure from Southwestern
Results of the efforts to rebuild enrollment and finances at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary remain largely unknown to the public, but the latest report filed with the Southern Baptist Convention shows just how low enrollment dipped in the 2021-2022 academic…
Southwestern trustees told previous administration made ‘imprudent’ and ‘unwise’ financial decisions
The former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary made some “imprudent” and “unwise” financial decisions, including “some activities contrary to institutional policies, seminary trustees were told this week. “These findings, however, did not rise to the level of requiring further…
Enrollment surging at private Christian K-12 schools
The majority of private Christian schools in America have been growing in enrollment as conservative parents worried about COVID closures and worried about “moral and social issues,” according to a new national survey. “Post-pandemic, eight out of 10 Christian school…
Despite faculty vote of ‘no confidence’ in president, Hardin-Simmons trustees express ‘great confidence’
In response to a 76% faculty vote of no confidence — the second of its kind — in President Eric Bruntmyer, the trustee chairman of Hardin-Simmons University has assured students all is well. In an email addressed to “dear students”…