Category: General

Jerry Falwell, Liberty University’s choice to stay open during coronavirus, explained

Published March 26, 2020

Liberty University’s classes are remote, but its students are coming back to dorms. It could be a public health disaster in the making.

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Liberty University students cheer Falwell’s belated closure order

Published March 19, 2020

Students at Liberty University reacted with relief and satisfaction after the school in Lynchburg, Virginia, announced Monday it was canceling most residential classes for the rest of the academic semester, making LU one of the last schools in the state to suspend normal operations.

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Liberty University to transition classes online despite initially holding off

Published March 16, 2020

Liberty University is joining numerous other local colleges and universities by transitioning its on-campus classes to an online format amid concern over the new coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Petition created to move classes online at Liberty University

Published March 15, 2020

A group of students is speaking out in opposition after Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. announced Friday that students are asked to return to campus after their spring break ends.

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Liberty, Ritchie McKay agree to extension

Published March 13, 2020

Liberty men’s basketball coach Ritchie McKay agreed Friday to a second contract extension in as many seasons with the university after leading the Flames to back-to-back ASUN Conference tournament titles.

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Liberty University cancels all international travel to protect school from coronavirus

Published March 13, 2020

As a precaution against the spread of coronavirus around the world, Liberty University in Lynchburg is canceling all upcoming international school-sponsored travel over spring and summer 2020, following policies implemented by the University of Virginia and some other universities.

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