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103-639: Peter Caulder was a soldier and settler in the United States. Exclusionary acts chased him and his family as well as others from Arkansas. A native of South Carolina he married Eliza Hall. Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson proclaimed a Peter Caulder Remembrance Day. Historian Billy D. Higgins wrote a book about him. Caulder's name was added to the war memorial to the War of 1812 on the Arkansas Capitol grounds. This Arkansas -related article

206-554: A U.S. senator from 1997 to 2003 before being defeated for reelection by Arkansas Attorney General Mark Pryor , a Democrat , in 2002. Asa and Tim Hutchinson are both graduates of Bob Jones University . Tim Hutchinson's identical twin sons, Jeremy and Timothy Chad Hutchinson, were the first twins to serve together in the Arkansas General Assembly , both as members of the House of Representatives . Asa Hutchinson

309-465: A house manager (prosecutor) in the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton . In office, Hutchinson compiled a voting record as conservative as his brother's. He led efforts to crack down on illegal drugs, particularly methamphetamine . Hutchinson also served as one of the managers of the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in 1998. In 1999, Hutchinson was involved in the effort to reform campaign finance laws and offered an alternative proposal to

412-470: A seminary after completing their undergraduate education. Others take ministry positions straight from college, and juniors participate in a church internship program to prepare them for pastoral ministry. In 1995, 1,290 BJU graduates were serving as senior or associate pastors in churches across the United States. In 2017 more than 100 pastors in the Upstate alone were BJU graduates. The university uses

515-409: A " heresy " and "in a very definite sense, a blasphemy ". The Division of Fine Arts has the largest faculty of the university's six undergraduate schools. Each year, the university presents an opera in the spring semester and Shakespearean plays in both the fall and spring semesters. The Division of Fine Arts includes an RTV department with a campus radio and television station, WBJU . More than

618-605: A BJU graduate with a BSN is eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination to become a registered nurse . The BJU engineering program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) . Bob Jones Sr. was leery of academic accreditation almost from the founding of the college, and by the early 1930s, he had publicly stated his opposition to holding regional accreditation . Jones and

721-427: A Greenville Republican consultant, noted that some candidates closely identified "with the folks at Bob Jones. So it makes sense for them to want to be there." Nevertheless, unlike BJU's earlier periods of political involvement, Pettit did not endorse a candidate. According to Furman University political science professor Jim Guth, because Greenville has grown so much recently, it is unlikely BJU will ever again have

824-412: A behavioristic or atheistic slant on education control or even influence the administrative policies of our college." Five years later, Jones reflected that "it cost us something to stay out of an association, but we stayed out. We have lived up to our convictions." Because graduates did not benefit from accredited degrees, the faculty felt an increased responsibility to prepare their students. Early in

927-415: A bill that would make it illegal for transgender minors to receive gender-affirming medication or surgery , calling it "a vast government overreach". The state legislature later overrode his veto. In August 2021, Hutchinson signed bills into law that prohibited businesses and government facilities from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for staff and customers to enter facilities. While Arkansas

1030-922: A division of the DHS. The Senate confirmed Hutchinson by unanimous consent on January 23, 2003. Hutchinson left office as Undersecretary on March 1, 2005. In early 2005, Hutchinson founded a consulting firm, Hutchinson Group, LLC, with partners Betty Guhman and Kirk Tompkins, in Little Rock , and accepted a contract for a one-year position with Venable LLP in Washington, D.C., as the chair of its Homeland Security practice. Hutchinson ended his contract with Venable LLP in March 2006 to focus on his gubernatorial campaign and his consulting firm in Little Rock. In January 2007, Hutchinson rejoined Venable. In June 2006,

1133-402: A factor in his decision. He added, "I think he did a lot of good things for our country, but we need to go a different direction". On April 2, 2023, during an interview with ABC News ' Jonathan Karl , Hutchinson announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries . Toward the beginning of his campaign Hutchinson distinguished himself as a Trump critic, calling for

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1236-474: A group with backgrounds in homeland security , law enforcement training, and school safety to review school security standards in select areas of the country. Led by Hutchinson, the group's stated goal was to produce a comprehensive plan to address the safety of children in schools and to prevent such shootings in the future. On April 2, 2013, he presented the National School Shield plan during

1339-493: A historical film set in 1920s upstate South Carolina. Unusual Films also maintains a student film production program. The Film and Digital Storytelling program provides professional training in motion picture production. This training combines classroom instruction with hands-on experience in various areas, including directing, editing, and cinematography. Before graduation, seniors produce high-definition short films which they write, direct, and edit. BJU Press originated from

1442-546: A hundred concerts, recitals, and laboratory theater productions are also presented annually. Each fall, as a recruiting tool, the university sponsors a "High School Festival" in which students compete in music, art, and speech (including preaching) contests with their peers from around the country. In the spring, a similar competition sponsored by the American Association of Christian Schools , and hosted by BJU since 1977, brings thousands of national finalists to

1545-651: A margin of 55–45%. Hutchinson then became co-chair, with Sheffield Nelson , of the Arkansas Republican Party, a position he held from 1991 through 1995, the last four years as full chair. He considered a rematch with Bumpers in 1992 before deferring to Mike Huckabee , who lost to Bumpers. In 1992 Hutchinson's brother, Tim , was elected to Congress in Arkansas's third congressional district, when veteran U.S. Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt retired. In 1996, when his brother decided not to run for

1648-532: A news conference at the National Press Club. Shortly after returning to Arkansas, Hutchinson announced his candidacy for governor in 2006. Initially, he was to face three-term Lieutenant Governor Winthrop Paul Rockefeller , who was favored in most pre-election polls, in the Republican primary. But Rockefeller's withdrawal and death from a blood disorder in early 2006 led to Hutchinson winning

1751-653: A news conference following the letter's release, "I make no excuses. I had an opportunity and I missed it. I regret that....I wish I had gotten up then and seized the moment to set a tone, a tone that I had set in Texas, a positive and inclusive tone." Also during the 2000 Republican primary campaign in South Carolina, Richard Hand, a BJU professor, spread a false e-mail rumor that John McCain had fathered an illegitimate child. The McCains have an adopted daughter from Bangladesh , and later push polling also implied that

1854-679: A novel by Bob Jones Jr., represented the United States at the Cannes Film Festival . The first four films are historical dramas set, respectively, in the time of Christ, the U.S. Civil War, 16th-century Spain, and the late 19th-century South—the latter a fictionalized treatment of the life of Methodist evangelist, Robert Sayers Sheffey . Beyond the Night closely follows an actual 20th-century missionary saga in Central Africa, and The Printing uses composite characters to portray

1957-408: A peaceful conclusion to the standoff. In 1986, Hutchinson ran against incumbent Democratic U.S. senator and former governor Dale Bumpers . It was a good year for Democrats, and Hutchinson fared worse than Bumpers's previous Senate challenger, Little Rock investment banker William P. "Bill" Clark. In 1990, Hutchinson ran against Winston Bryant for attorney general of Arkansas; he lost the race by

2060-467: A political bone in my body." In 2015 BJU reemerged as a campaign stop for conservative Republicans. Ben Carson and Ted Cruz held large on-campus rallies on two successive days in November. BJU president Steve Pettit met with Marco Rubio , Rick Perry , Mike Huckabee , and Scott Walker . Jeb Bush , Carson, Cruz, and Rubio also appeared at a 2016 Republican presidential forum at BJU. Chip Felkel,

2163-834: A poor performance in the Iowa caucuses . In April 2024, he joined Scripps News as a political contributor. Hutchinson was born in Bentonville, Arkansas , the son of Coral Virginia (Mount) Hutchinson (1912–1998) and John Malcolm Hutchinson Sr. (1907–1991). He earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from Bob Jones University in South Carolina in 1972 and received his J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1975. He practiced law in Fort Smith for 21 years and handled more than 100 jury trials. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed Hutchinson U.S. attorney for

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2266-541: A private-equity firm that had former CIA Director James Woolsey among its partners. On May 4, 2006, Hutchinson had filed a financial disclosure form he was required to submit as a candidate for governor. The form did not list his 200,000 shares in Fortress America, which were trading at about $ 5 per share. "Just totally an oversight", Hutchinson said when questioned by the media in June. He filed an amended report

2369-450: A relocation to South Carolina. Though Jones had served as acting president as early as 1934, his son, Bob Jones Jr. officially became the school's second president in 1947 before the college moved to Greenville, South Carolina , and became Bob Jones University. In Greenville, the university more than doubled in size within two years and started a radio station, film department, and art gallery—the latter of which eventually became one of

2472-517: A third term in the House in order to seek the open Senate seat caused by the retirement of David Pryor , Hutchinson ran for the seat and won. Hutchinson, who had at first decided to run for an open seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives from Sebastian County, defeated Ann Henry, a longtime friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton , in November 1996. Although Henry outspent Hutchinson during

2575-584: A tool of " anti-Catholic bigoted forces", after the visit. King described BJU as "an institution that is notorious in Ireland for awarding an honorary doctorate to Northern Ireland's tempestuous Protestant leader, Ian Paisley ." Bush denied that he either knew of or approved what he regarded as BJU's intolerant policies. On February 26, Bush issued a formal letter of apology to Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor of New York for failing to denounce Bob Jones University's history of anti-Catholic statements. Bush said at

2678-842: A university board member, the BJU board of trustees hired an independent ombudsman, GRACE ( Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment ), to investigate. Released in December 2014, the GRACE report suggested that BJU had discouraged students from reporting past sexual abuse, and though the university declined to implement many of the report's recommendations, President Steve Pettit formally apologized "to those who felt they did not receive from us genuine love, compassion, understanding, and support after suffering sexual abuse or assault". The university's mishandling of sexual abuse in

2781-486: A year of graduation." The Department of Biology hosts two research programs on campus, one in cancer research, the other in animal behavior. Although ten of the sixteen members of the science faculty have bachelor's degrees from BJU, all earned their doctorates from accredited, non-religious institutions. The university's nursing major is approved by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing, and

2884-472: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Asa Hutchinson William Asa Hutchinson II ( / ˈ eɪ s ə / , AY-sə ; born December 3, 1950) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 46th governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party , he previously served as a U.S. attorney , U.S. representative , and in two roles in

2987-823: Is a replica of the room in Westminster Abbey in which work on the King James Version of the Bible was conducted, and it displays a collection of rare Bibles. An adjoining Memorabilia Room commemorates the life of Bob Jones Sr. and the history of the university. The library's Fundamentalism File collects periodical articles and ephemera about social and religious matters of interest to evangelicals and fundamentalists. The University Archives holds copies of all university publications, oral histories of faculty and staff members, surviving remnants of university correspondence, and pictures and artifacts related to

3090-483: Is for individuals. The main message we have is to individuals. We're not here to save the culture." In a 2005 Washington Post interview, Jones dodged political questions and even admitted that he was embarrassed by "some of the more vitriolic comments" made by his predecessors. "I don't want to get specific," Jones said, "But there were things said back then that I wouldn't say today." In October 2007, when Bob Jones III, as "a private citizen," endorsed Mitt Romney for

3193-549: Is the brother-in-law of former Arkansas state senator Kim Hendren , who in 1958 married his sister Marylea Hutchinson. Arkansas district 2 state senator Jim Hendren of Sulphur Springs is Hutchinson's nephew. House managers: President's counsel: Deposed witnesses: Bob Jones University During the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy of the 1920s, Christian evangelist Bob Jones Sr. grew increasingly concerned about what he perceived to be

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3296-572: Is where we're going to face a lot of concerns on the compassion side." In 2015, Hutchinson signed into law legislation that would prohibit localities from extending civil rights protections to LGBT individuals. At the time, Arkansas was among states that allowed discrimination in the workplace, housing and business on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation . In March 2021, Hutchinson signed into law legislation that would allow doctors to refuse non-emergency medical treatment to LGBT people based on moral objection. In April 2021, he vetoed

3399-671: The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that Hutchinson's $ 2,800 investment in Fortress America Acquisition Corporation, a company that Hutchinson was advising, was worth over $ 1 million after the company's initial public offering . The news story noted that Hutchinson was unable to touch his stock for another two years. The six founding shareholders in Fortress America, in addition to Hutchinson, included former U.S. Representative Tom McMillen , former U.S. Senator Don Nickles , and

3502-488: The Biden administration 's vaccine requirements. Hutchinson demanded that Republicans who tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election and spread Donald Trump 's " Big Lie " about mass voter fraud not be put in positions of leadership. He also accused Trump of dividing the party and said his election conspiracies were a "recipe for disaster". On February 5, 2022, Hutchinson and U.S. senator Lisa Murkowski condemned

3605-602: The George W. Bush administration . He was a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination . In 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed Hutchinson to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas , which covers most of Fort Smith . In 1986 , Hutchinson unsuccessfully challenged Democratic U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers , before losing a race for Attorney General of Arkansas to Winston Bryant four years later. He later successfully ran for

3708-805: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had already determined in 1970 that "private schools with racially discriminatory admissions policies" were not entitled to federal tax exemption. In 1975, the University Board of Trustees authorized a policy change to admit Black students, a move that occurred shortly before the announcement of the Supreme Court decision in Runyon v. McCrary (427 U.S. 160 [1976]), which prohibited racial exclusion in private schools. In May 1975, BJU expanded rules against interracial dating and marriage. In 1976,

3811-493: The Internal Revenue Service revoked the university's tax exemption retroactively to December 1, 1970, because it practiced racial discrimination. The case was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1982. After BJU lost the decision in Bob Jones University v. United States (461 U.S. 574)[1983], the university chose to maintain its interracial dating policy and pay a million dollars in back taxes. The year following

3914-530: The King James Version (KJV) of the Bible in its services and classrooms, but it does not hold the KJV to be the only acceptable English translation or that it has the same authority as the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. The King-James-Only Movement became a divisive force in fundamentalism as conservative, modern Bible translations, such as the New American Standard Bible (NASB) and

4017-544: The Living Gallery , a series of tableaux vivants recreating noted works of religious art using live models disguised as part of two-dimensional paintings. BJU has been criticized by some fundamentalists for promoting "false Catholic doctrine" through its art gallery because much of Baroque art was created for the Counter-Reformation . A painting by Lucas van Leyden that had been displayed in

4120-590: The New International Version (NIV), began to appear in the 1970s. BJU has taken the position that orthodox Christians of the late 19th and early 20th centuries (including fundamentalists) agreed that while the KJV was a substantially accurate translation, only the original manuscripts of the Bible written in Hebrew and Greek were infallible and inerrant. Bob Jones Jr. called the KJV-only position

4223-562: The Populist Party . Jones was a friend and admirer of William Jennings Bryan but also campaigned throughout the South for Herbert Hoover (and against Al Smith ) during the 1928 presidential election . The authorized history of BJU notes that both Bob Jones Sr. and Bob Jones Jr. "played political hardball" when dealing with the three municipalities in which the school was successively located. For instance, in 1962, Bob Jones Sr. warned

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4326-623: The Republican National Committee 's censure of representatives Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney for their support of and participation on the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the January 6 United States Capitol attack . In May 2022, Hutchinson said he would consider running for president in 2024 even if former President Donald Trump ran again and that Trump's candidacy would not be

4429-480: The Western District of Arkansas . At age 31, Hutchinson was the nation's youngest U.S. attorney. He made national headlines after successfully prosecuting The Covenant, The Sword, and The Arm of the Lord (CSA), a white supremacist organization founded by polygamist James Ellison . The CSA forced a three-day armed standoff with local, state, and federal law enforcement. As U.S. attorney, Hutchinson personally negotiated

4532-443: The decision by the Republican National Committee (RNC) to require candidates wishing to participate in the primary debate to sign a loyalty pledge saying they would support the eventual Republican nominee, stating he would not vote for Trump if convicted on federal charges. Because of the debate conditions, Hutchinson organized a meeting between RNC officials and one of his staffers. The staffer, on behalf of Hutchinson, requested that

4635-474: The 1947–48 school year, and later buildings were also faced with the light yellow brick chosen for the originals. Bob Jones Jr. was a connoisseur of European art from his teen years and began collecting after World War II on about $ 30,000 a year authorized by the University Board of Directors. Jones first concentrated on the Italian Baroque , a style then out of favor and relatively inexpensive in

4738-712: The Association was conferred in November 2006. In December 2011, BJU announced its intention to apply for regional accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC), and it received that accreditation in 2017. In 2017, US News ranked BJU as #61 (tie) in Regional Universities South and #7 in Best Value Schools. As a twelve-year-old, Bob Jones Sr. made a twenty-minute speech in defense of

4841-603: The BJU Museum & Gallery opened a satellite location, the Museum & Gallery at Heritage Green near downtown Greenville, which featured rotating exhibitions from the main museum and interactive children's activities. In February 2017, the Museum & Gallery closed both locations permanently. In 2018, the museum announced that a new home would be built at a yet undetermined located off the BJU campus. In 2021, Erin Jones said

4944-530: The Bush administration in 2005. In 2006 , Hutchinson was the Republican nominee for governor of Arkansas, but lost to Democratic nominee Mike Beebe , the state attorney general . In 2014 , Hutchinson was again the Republican nominee for governor, this time defeating the Democratic nominee, U.S. Representative Mike Ross . He was reelected in 2018 with nearly two-thirds of the vote. Due to term limits , he

5047-614: The Court decision, contributions to the university declined by 13 percent. In 2000, following a media uproar prompted by the visit of presidential candidate George W. Bush to the university, Bob Jones III dropped the university's interracial dating rule, announcing the change on CNN 's Larry King Live . In the same year, Bob Jones III drew criticism after reposting a letter on the university's web page referring to Mormons and Catholics as being members of "cults which call themselves Christian". In 2005, Stephen Jones , great-grandson of

5150-741: The DNC for attacking someone who shared their opposition to Trump. White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients later called Hutchinson to apologize for the DNC's statement. Days before the New Hampshire primary , Hutchinson endorsed Nikki Haley . After Trump won the primaries, Hutchinson said he planned to write-in a name for president in the general election, refusing to vote for Trump or Democratic nominee Kamala Harris . Hutchinson has four children with his wife, Susan Burrell. Hutchinson's older brother, Tim , preceded him as U.S. representative from Arkansas' 3rd congressional district and served as

5253-491: The Greenville City Council that he had "four hundred votes in his pocket and in any election he would have control over who would be elected." Bob Jones Sr.'s April 17, 1960, Easter Sunday sermon, broadcast on the radio, entitled "Is Segregation Scriptural?" served as the university position paper on race in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The transcript was sent in pamphlet form in fund-raising letters and sold in

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5356-553: The House of Representatives in 1996, representing Arkansas's 3rd congressional district until 2001, when president George W. Bush successfully nominated him as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration . In 2003, Bush appointed Hutchinson as the Under Secretary for border and transportation security at the newly established Department of Homeland Security ; Hutchinson retired from

5459-478: The Jones family and the history of the university. Both Bob Jones Sr. and Bob Jones Jr. believed that film could be an excellent medium for mass evangelism, and in 1950, the university established Unusual Films within the School of Fine Arts. (The studio name derives from a former BJU promotional slogan, "The World's Most Unusual University".) Bob Jones Jr. selected a speech teacher, Katherine Stenholm , as

5562-544: The Museum & Gallery collection are seven large canvases, part of a series by Benjamin West painted for George III , called "The Progress of Revealed Religion", which are displayed in the War Memorial Chapel. The museum also includes a variety of Holy Land antiquities collected in the early 20th century by missionaries Frank and Barbara Bowen. Every Easter, the university and the Museum & Gallery present

5665-556: The RNC amend the debate requirements to accommodate Hutchinson's concerns; the RNC rejected his request. Hutchinson ultimately decided to sign the pledge, but when candidates were asked during the debate to raise their hand if they would still support Trump as the party's nominee if he were convicted, he and Chris Christie were the only ones not to do so. Hutchinson failed to make any of the other debates, with his poll numbers remaining at around one percent nationally. He would drop out of

5768-409: The Republican nomination for president, Stephen Jones made it clear that he wished "to stay out of politics" and that neither he nor the university had endorsed anyone. Despite a hotly contested South Carolina primary, none of the candidates appeared on the platform of BJU's Founders' Memorial Amphitorium during the 2008 election cycle. In April 2008, Stephen Jones told a reporter, "I don't think I have

5871-529: The bill by Christopher Shays and Marty Meehan , which he opposed on the grounds that it "went too far" by attempting to ban television commercials by legal third-party organizations. Hutchinson did support John McCain 's and Russ Feingold 's Senate bill. Hutchinson unsuccessfully tried to modify the civil asset forfeiture reform bill that sought to prevent police abuse of its power to seize private property on mere suspicion of being linked to any criminal investigation. His amendment would allegedly have empowered

5974-442: The campaign, the district's heavy Republican tilt and his brother Tim's presence atop the ballot helped Asa win with 52% of the vote. Tim Hutchinson also won his campaign for the U.S. Senate and served one term, losing his reelection bid in 2002 . In 1998, Hutchinson was reelected to the House with far less difficulty, taking 81% of the vote against a third party challenger. He was reelected unopposed in 2000. Hutchinson served as

6077-436: The campus the racial and cultural diversity and harmony characteristic of the true Church of Jesus Christ throughout the world". In his first meeting with the university cabinet in 2014, the fifth president Steve Pettit said it was appropriate for BJU to regain its tax-exempt status because BJU no longer held its earlier positions about race. "The Bible is clear," said Pettit, "We are made of one blood." By February 17, 2017,

6180-465: The chairman of the university's board of trustees. Shortly thereafter, the president of the board also resigned. Vice President Alan Benson became the interim president for the 2023–24 school year. In May of 2024, Baptist pastor and BJU alumnus Joshua Crockett was elected the university's sixth president. The university comprises seven colleges and schools offering more than 60 undergraduate majors, including fourteen associate degree programs. Many of

6283-475: The chances for a review by the U.S. Supreme Court." On May 8, 2022, Hutchinson responded to comments by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell about potential passage of a future federal law prohibiting abortions nationwide: "If the court reverses Roe v. Wade, they're saying that the Constitution does not provide that, which returns it to the states. And that's where the vigorous debate is going to be. That

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6386-599: The child was biracial. Although the March 2007 issue of Foreign Policy listed BJU as one of "The World's Most Controversial Religious Sites" because of its past influence on American politics, BJU has seen little political controversy since Stephen Jones became president. When asked by a Newsweek reporter if he wished to play a political role, Stephen Jones replied, "It would not be my choice." Further, when asked if he felt ideologically closer to his father's engagement with politics or to other evangelicals who have tried to avoid civic involvement, Jones answered, "The gospel

6489-588: The college also ended participation in intercollegiate sports. Bankrupt at the nadir of the Depression, without a home and with barely enough money to move its library and office furniture, the college became the largest liberal arts college in Tennessee thirteen years later. With the enactment of the GI Bill at the end of World War II , the need for campus expansion to accommodate increased enrollment led to

6592-407: The college were criticized for this stance, and academic recognition, as well as student and faculty recruitment, were hindered. In 1944, Jones wrote to John Walvoord of Dallas Theological Seminary that while the university had "no objection to educational work highly standardized…. We, however, cannot conscientiously let some group of educational experts or some committee of experts who may have

6695-642: The dispute precipitated a decline in BJU enrollment of about 10% in the years 1956–59, and seven members of the university board (of about a hundred) also resigned in support of Graham, including Graham himself and two of his staff members. When, in 1966, Graham held his only American campaign in Greenville, the university forbade BJU dormitory students to attend under penalty of expulsion. Enrollment quickly rebounded, and by 1970, there were 3,300 students, approximately 60% more than in 1958. In 1971, Bob Jones III became president at age 32, though his father, with

6798-620: The early 2000s, the university quietly reexamined its position on accreditation as degree mills proliferated, and some government agencies, such as local police departments, began excluding BJU graduates because the university did not appear on appropriate federal lists. In 2004, the university began the process of joining the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools . Candidate status—effectively, accreditation—was obtained in April 2005, and full membership in

6901-581: The first director. Although she had no experience in cinema, she took summer courses at the University of Southern California and received personal instruction from Hollywood specialists, such as Rudolph Sternad . Unusual Films has produced seven feature-length films, each with an evangelistic emphasis: Wine of Morning , Red Runs the River , Flame in the Wind , Sheffey , Beyond the Night , The Printing , and Milltown Pride . Wine of Morning (1955), based on

7004-506: The former president to drop out of the race after being indicted by a New York grand jury . After Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury for mishandling classified documents , Hutchinson criticized other Republican presidential candidates for saying they would pardon Trump if elected. He also rebuked allegations made by fellow Republicans that the Department of Justice had been "weaponized" against Trump. Hutchinson came out against

7107-431: The founder, became BJU's president. Bob Jones III then took the title Chancellor. In 2008, the university declared itself "profoundly sorry" for having allowed "institutional policies to remain in place that were racially hurtful". That year, BJU enrolled students from fifty states and nearly fifty countries, representing diverse ethnicities and cultures, and the BJU administration declared itself "committed to maintaining on

7210-656: The gallery's collection for more than ten years and had been consigned to Sotheby's for sale was recognized by Interpol as art that had been stolen by the Nazis from the Mittelrhein-Museum in Koblenz . The painting was eventually returned to Germany after months of negotiations between the Mittelrhein-Museum and Julius H. Weitzner, a dealer in Old Master paintings. After the death of Bob Jones Jr., Erin Jones,

7313-507: The history of the college, there had been some hesitancy on the part of other institutions to accept BJU credits at face value, but by the 1960s, BJU alumni were being accepted by most of the major graduate and professional schools in the United States. Undoubtedly helpful was that some of the university's strongest programs were in the areas of music, speech, and art, disciplines in which ability could be measured by audition or portfolio rather than through paper qualifications. Nevertheless, by

7416-597: The largest collections of religious art in the Western Hemisphere. During the late 1950s, BJU and alumnus Billy Graham , who had attended Bob Jones College for one semester and received an honorary degree from the university in 1948, engaged in a controversy about the propriety of theological conservatives cooperating with theological liberals to support evangelistic campaigns, a controversy that widened an already growing rift between separatist fundamentalists and other evangelicals. Negative publicity caused by

7519-471: The largest margin of victory for a Republican candidate in Arkansas history. Hutchinson took office as governor on January 13, 2015. On November 16, 2015, Hutchinson said that he would block all Syrian refugees from entering the state in response to the November 2015 Paris attacks . Under Hutchinson, Arkansas resumed executions in 2017 after having executed no one since 2005. In 2021, DNA testing on

7622-489: The local Republican party with unfortunate short-term political consequences, but by 1980 the religious right and the "country club" Republicans had joined forces. From then on, most Republican candidates for local and statewide offices sought the endorsement of Bob Jones III and greeted faculty/staff voters at the University Dining Common. National Republicans soon followed. Ronald Reagan spoke at

7725-550: The murder weapon and a bloody shirt at the scene of the crime did not match Ledell Lee , who was convicted and executed for murder. Hutchinson defended Lee's execution, saying, "the DNA findings released today do not present any conclusive evidence to undermine [Lee's guilty verdict]." As governor, Hutchinson implemented work requirements for Medicaid enrollees. As a result, by December 2018, almost 17,000 Arkansans had lost their Medicaid health insurance, with reapplication available in

7828-587: The museum was exploring a permanent home near the proposed downtown conference center. The 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m ) Mack Library (named for John Sephus Mack ) holds a collection of more than 300,000 books and includes seating for 1,200 as well as a computer lab and a computer classroom. (Its ancillary, a music library, is included in the Gustafson Fine Arts Center.) Mack Library's Special Collections includes an American Hymnody Collection of about 700 titles. The "Jerusalem Chamber"

7931-807: The need for textbooks for the burgeoning Christian school movement. The press publishes a full range of K–12 textbooks. More than a million pre-college students worldwide use BJU textbooks, and the press has about 2,500 titles in print. BJU Press also offers distance learning courses online, via DVD and hard drive. Another ancillary, the Academy of Home Education, is a "service organization for homeschooling families" that maintains student records, administers achievement testing, and issues high school diplomas. The press sold its music division, SoundForth , to Lorenz Publishing on October 1, 2012. The university operates Bob Jones Academy, which enrolls students from preschool through 12th grade. With about 1100 students,

8034-560: The new calendar year. In February 2019, Hutchinson signed a bill into law that would criminalize abortion in the event Roe v. Wade is overturned. On March 9, 2021, he signed SB6, a near-total abortion bill, into law. He said that the bill was intended "to set the stage for the Supreme Court overturning current case law . I would have preferred the legislation to include the exceptions for rape and incest , which has been my consistent view, and such exceptions would increase

8137-574: The next day to correct the error. Hutchinson agreed to serve on The Constitution Project's Guantanamo Task Force in December 2010. He told the Associated Press he agreed to join the task force because he believed it was "something important for our national security and our war on terrorism." In the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School , the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) assembled

8240-612: The past came into light again in August 2020 when a student filed a lawsuit against Bob Jones University and Furman University alleging both administrations ignored the sexual assault report and expelled the student for consuming alcohol, which is against the Student Code of Conduct handbook. Although BJU had admitted Asian students and other ethnic groups from its inception, it did not enroll Black students until 1971. From 1971 to 1975, BJU admitted only married Black people. However,

8343-462: The people". Bob Jones took no salary from the college. Jones supported the school with personal savings and income from his evangelistic campaigns. The Florida land boom had peaked in 1925, and a hurricane in September 1926 further reduced land values. The Great Depression followed. Bob Jones College barely survived bankruptcy and its move to Cleveland, Tennessee , in 1933. In the same year,

8446-531: The persecution of believers in the former Soviet Union . According to The Dove Foundation , The Printing "no doubt will urge Christian believers everywhere to appreciate the freedoms they enjoy. It is inspiring!" In 1999, Unusual Films began producing feature films for children, including The Treasure Map , Project Dinosaur , and Appalachian Trial . They also released a short animated film for children, The Golden Rom . Unusual Films returned to their customary format in 2011 with their release of Milltown Pride ,

8549-632: The police to continue profiting from drug money. In 2001, at the beginning of the George W. Bush administration , Hutchinson was appointed Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He was confirmed by a 98–1 Senate vote. After the September 11 attacks , Congress created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). President Bush tapped Hutchinson to lead the Border and Transportation Security Directorate,

8652-429: The primary. In the general election, he lost to the Democratic nominee, then- Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe . Hutchinson was the Republican nominee for governor of Arkansas in 2014. He was supported by House Speaker Davy Carter . On November 4, 2014, after defeating Tea Party-backed Curtis Coleman in the Republican primary, he defeated the Democratic nominee, Mike Ross , in the general election with 55% of

8755-560: The race on January 16, the day after he earned only 191 votes in the Iowa caucuses , fewer votes than every other candidate, including little-known candidate Ryan Binkley . Following Hutchinson's withdrawal, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) issued a statement mocking Hutchinson's campaign, "This news comes as a shock to those of us who could’ve sworn he had already dropped out." The statement elicited condemnation from anti-Trump conservatives who chastised

8858-424: The same political influence it had between the 1960s and the 1980s. Nevertheless, about a quarter of all BJU graduates continue to live in the Upstate , and as long-time mayor Knox White has said, "The alumni have had a big impact on every profession and walk of life in Greenville." The university occupies 205 acres at the eastern city limit of Greenville. The institution moved into its initial 25 buildings during

8961-581: The school in 1980, although the Joneses supported his opponent, John Connally , in the South Carolina primary. Later, Bob Jones III denounced Reagan as "a traitor to God's people" for choosing George H. W. Bush —whom Jones called a "devil"—as his vice president. Even later, Jones III shook Bush's hand and thanked him for being a good president. In the 1990s, other Republicans such as Dan Quayle , Pat Buchanan , Phil Gramm , Bob Dole , and Alan Keyes also spoke at BJU. Democrats were rarely invited to speak at

9064-407: The school's demographic makeup leans heavily white (90.3%), with non-Black minorities making up the bulk of other ethnicities. Black students make up 0.5% of enrollment. In December 2011, in response to accusations of mishandling of student reports of sexual abuse (most of which had occurred in their home churches when the students were minors) and a concurrent reporting issue at a church pastored by

9167-478: The secularization of higher education and the influence of religious liberalism in denominational colleges. Jones recalled that in 1924, his friend William Jennings Bryan leaned over to him at a Bible conference service in Winona Lake, Indiana , and said, "If schools and colleges do not quit teaching evolution as a fact, we are going to become a nation of atheists." Though Jones was not a college graduate, he

9270-402: The title of Chancellor, continued to exercise considerable administrative authority into the late 1990s. At the 2005 commencement, Stephen Jones was installed as the fourth president, and Bob Jones III assumed the title of chancellor. Stephen Jones resigned in 2014 for health reasons, and evangelist Steve Pettit was named president, the first president unrelated to the Jones family. In 2011,

9373-504: The university became a member of the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) and reinstated intercollegiate athletics. In March 2017, the university regained its federal tax exemption after a complicated restructuring divided the organization into for-profit and non-profit entities, and in June 2017, it was granted accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . In March 2023, Pettit resigned, effective May 5, citing his inability to work with

9476-404: The university bookstore. In the sermon, Jones states, "If you are against segregation and against racial separation, then you are against God Almighty." The school began a long history of supporting politicians who were considered aligned with racial segregation. From nearly the inception of Bob Jones College, a majority of students and faculty were from the northern United States , where there

9579-490: The university employees consider their positions as much ministries as jobs. It is common for retiring professors to have served the university for more than forty years, a circumstance that has contributed to the stability and conservatism of an institution that has virtually no endowment and at which faculty salaries are "sacrificial". The School of Religion includes majors for both men and women, although only men train as ministerial students. Many of these students go on to

9682-458: The university from around the country. In 2005, 120 of the finalists from previous years returned to BJU as freshmen. Bob Jones University supports young-earth creationism , all their biology faculty are young Earth creationists and the university rejects evolution, calling it "at best an unsupportable and unworkable hypothesis". According to the BJU website, "More than 80% of our premed graduates are accepted to medical or dental school within

9785-467: The university's ban on interracial dating. During the Michigan primary, Bush was also criticized for not stating his opposition to the university's anti-Catholicism. The McCain campaign targeted Catholics with "Catholic Voter Alert" phone calls, reminding voters of Bush's visit to BJU. New York Republican Representative Peter King , who was supporting John McCain in the presidential primary, called Bush

9888-479: The university, in part because they took political and social positions (especially support for abortion rights ) opposed by the Religious Right . On February 2, 2000, then Texas Governor George W. Bush, as a candidate for president, spoke during school's chapel hour. Bush gave a standard stump speech, making no specific reference to the university. His political opponents quickly noted his non-mention of

9991-466: The vote, the best showing for a Republican in an open-seat gubernatorial race since the end of Reconstruction. His victory also gave the GOP complete control of state government for the first time since the end of Reconstruction. Hutchinson was reelected on November 6, 2018, in a landslide, taking over 65% of the vote and carrying all but eight counties. In a bad year for the GOP nationally, Hutchinson garnered

10094-509: The wife of BJU president Stephen Jones, became director. According to David Steel, curator of European art at the North Carolina Museum of Art , Erin Jones "brought that museum into the modern era", employing "a top-notch curator, John Nolan", and following "best practices in conservation and restoration". The museum cooperates with other institutions, lending works for outside shows such as a Rembrandt exhibit in 2011. In 2008,

10197-556: The years immediately following the war. The museum's collection currently includes more than 400 European paintings from the 14th through the 19th centuries, period furniture, and a notable collection of Russian icons. The museum also includes a variety of Holy Land antiquities. The gallery is strong in Baroque paintings and includes notable works by Rubens , Tintoretto , Veronese , Cranach , Gerard David , Murillo , Mattia Preti , Ribera , van Dyck , and Gustave Doré . Included in

10300-599: Was a larger ratio of Republicans to Democrats than in the South (which was solidly Democratic). Therefore, almost from its founding year, BJU had a larger portion of Republicans than the surrounding community. After South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond switched his allegiance to the Republican Party in 1964, BJU faculty members became increasingly influential in the new state Republican party. BJU alumni were elected to local political and party offices. In 1976, candidates supported by BJU faculty and alumni captured

10403-508: Was barred from seeking reelection in 2022 , and was succeeded by Sarah Huckabee Sanders . From 2020 to 2021, Hutchinson served as vice chair of the National Governors Association . He succeeded Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York as chair of the organization for 2021–2022. In 2023 he announced his candidacy in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries . He suspended his campaign on January 16, 2024, after

10506-461: Was determined to found a college. On September 12, 1927, Jones opened Bob Jones College in Panama City , Florida, with 88 students. Jones said that although he had been averse to naming the school after himself, his friends overcame his reluctance "with the argument that the school would be called by that name because of my connection with it, and to attempt to give it any other name would confuse

10609-449: Was experiencing a wave of COVID-19 cases, he also signed a bill into law that prohibited state and local officials from enacting mask mandates. He later said he regretted doing so. In December 2021, Hutchinson praised President Joe Biden 's COVID policies and thanked Biden for his efforts to "get the vaccinations out" and "depoliticizing" the federal COVID response. In January 2022, Hutchinson encouraged large businesses to not comply with

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