Jerry Falwell, Jr. confirmed Tuesday that he has resigned as president of Liberty University, after agreeing to step down Monday in the wake of scandals involving personal conduct.
Falwell, 58, had led the university since 2007, taking over the school from his father, the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, Sr. a revered evangelical leader who helped found the Christian university in 1971 as a way of spreading the evangelical message throughout the world.
He said he sent a letter of resignation around 11 p.m. after conversations with a board member.
“I’ve accomplished all I can accomplish and I want to move on,” Falwell said. “I was starting to get bored.”
Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty Univ. & a champion of President Trump, has resigned after the publication of a news story that alleged he and his wife Becki had a years-long sexual relationship with a business associate, via Religion News Service. https://t.co/SDSYByh6ag
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 24, 2020
Jerry Falwell Jr. has resigned as president of Liberty University, Religion News Service has learned. https://t.co/T7JJ0ylvuY
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 24, 2020