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The Daniel Option: Pursuing Faithfulness Through Changing Times

Amidst uncertainty in higher education, faithfulness is the way forward.

OCTOBER 26, 2025

The Counterintuitive Need to Cultivate Doubt

The Counterintuitive Need to Cultivate Doubt

OCTOBER 26, 2025

Diagnosing Christian Colleges

How the CCCU/Education Alliance's new sustainability index supports institutional viability.

OCTOBER 26, 2025

Innovation and Hope in the Face of the Enrollment Cliff

Inevitable change is here, and CCCU institutions possess an edge with navigating the shift.

APRIL 21, 2025

STEM Education for the Sake of God's Glory

What Christian Education Offers to STEM

APRIL 21, 2025

A New Dawn for Christian Higher Education

Academic excellence and innovation amidst challenges.

APRIL 21, 2025

Lost In Transition

A book review of "Lessons from the Most Disastrous & Successful Ministry Successions"

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The (Seemingly) Conflicting Vocations of Scholarship vs. Administration

Scholarship's vital importance.

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Christian Leaders Need a New Standard of Care

Supporting, caring for and upholding the Christian leader

APRIL 19, 2024

Cultural Sanctification and Christian Higher Education

A timely exploration of Christian engagement within a post-Christian context

APRIL 19, 2024

Resisting Reductionism in a Fragmented Age

Weighing the best ways to pursue more holistic flourishing for faculty and students

APRIL 19, 2024

Academic Criticism, Civility, Christian Higher Education and the Common Good

Handling our civility impacts our colleagues and academic communities

APRIL 19, 2024

Integration and Interdisciplinarity

Building Authentic Christian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

What the Next Generation Needs

A new Christian approach to anxiety.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

How Religious Universities Can Help Restore the Promise of American Education

Higher education is at a crisis point. Do religious institutions have an answer?

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Want to Assess Faith-Learning on Your Campus?

Five things to keep in mind.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

One Body, Many Thoughts

Exploring faith integration and orthodoxy — and navigating the conflicts that arise.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Outward Impact of Faith and Learning Integration

The faith-centered mission of Christian colleges impacts life far beyond campus boundaries.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Research-Led Integration Thickens the Conversation

Prioritizing student research can reinforce faith-learning integration.

MAY 23, 2023

Defining the Integration of Faith and Learning

Exploring what the foundation of Christian higher education looks like in the current context.

MAY 23, 2023

Strategic Discipleship

CCCU institutions may need to rethink their approach to discipleship in light of current trends.

MAY 23, 2023

Mission Fit?

Researchers, undergrads, and the common good.

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Strategic Planning That's Truly Strategic

Leadership lessons from a study of 108 strategic plans.

OCTOBER 20, 2022

CCCU Announces Senior Fellow for Public Engagement

Todd C. Ream named Senior Fellow for Public Engagement at the CCCU

JULY 13, 2022

Emerging Gender Identities

Understanding the diverse experiences of today’s youth.

JUNE 3, 2022

Changing Demographics and the Agile College

Demographic trends pose a great challenge for higher ed — and even greater potential.

JUNE 1, 2022

CCCU Names Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff

Dr. John Addleman, Seasoned Leader in Christian Higher Education, Joins Senior Leadership Team.

JANUARY 4, 2022

Handiwork, Holistic Healing, and Hope

Soul care for chief diversity leaders is vital for their success.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Why We Do Research on CCCU Campuses

Nourishing a culture of research on Christian campuses is important for us and the wider world.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Power Women

How administrators can support faculty who are also mothers.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Secret of Knowing How Is Remembering Why

As study away programs resume, remembering their transformative nature is vital.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Making Research Plain for the Common Good

We need to make sure everyone can access and understand our research.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Campus Stories of Innovation

A look at how campuses have met the needs of their students amidst a global pandemic.

MARCH 26, 2021

Systems, Not Silos

Building on pandemic resourcefulness.

MARCH 26, 2021

Student Mental Health in a Pandemic

Students are struggling but aren’t seeking help in usual ways.

MARCH 26, 2021

Improving Board Performance

Training and supporting these key leaders is vital for institutional success.

MARCH 26, 2021

Helping Faculty Pursue Vocation

Administrators can help faculty flourish, even in a pandemic.

MARCH 25, 2021

Building the Future

Embedding innovation in your campus identity.

MARCH 25, 2021

CCCU Awards $100,000 in Faculty Research Grants

Faculty recipients announced for projects promoting faith-integrated scholarship.

OCTOBER 6, 2020

CCCU Forms Innovative Partnership with Ed Tech Company CampusEDU

New collaboration provides state-of-the-art online education.

OCTOBER 5, 2020

CCCU Hosts Virtual Roundtables for Campus Leaders

Virtual gatherings serve as valuable connection point.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The Explosion of Online Learning

Lessons learned from a disrupted semester.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The Church's #MeToo Reckoning

How Christian college leaders can engage a tough topic.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Rising to the Occasion

Our hope and work is dependent on God, not our circumstances.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Scholarship: Vocation Steeped in the Long View

Christian scholarship has a unique place in looking to the future.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Leading Through Crisis

Weathering the storm facing higher education.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Reimagining the Imago Dei

Using Genesis 1 to understand the value of diversity on campus.

APRIL 17, 2020

Diversity and Experiential Learning

Helping students engage and impact the world.

APRIL 17, 2020

Moving Past Theory

How CCCU institutions are turning talk about improving racial diversity and inclusion into action.

APRIL 17, 2020

CCCU Hosts 400 Christian Higher Education Professionals in California

Annual event brings together key leaders across disciplines.

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Generous Gift Doubles CCCU Faculty Scholarship Fund

Christian Community Credit Union pledges $135,000 over three years.

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Sharing the Full Gospel Story

The Last Word

OCTOBER 6, 2019

More Than Just a Meal

Students increasingly face food insecurity, leaving them hungry for more than just knowledge.

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Preparing for Gen Z

The next generation of students is coming to campus, and it's unlike any generation before.

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Engaging Students in Distress

Knowing when and how to help can be difficult. Here are some guidelines.

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Introducing the CCCU’s Newest Vice President

On Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Responding to a New Reality

Student needs and demographics are changing. How are CCCU leaders adapting?

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Walking the Path of Reconciliation

On Diversity

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Technology and the Human Future

Shaping how we engage revolutionary technology.

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Reflections That Transform

An AI-enabled mirror is helping Oral Roberts University students do more than get ready.

OCTOBER 6, 2019

CCCU Hosts Third Annual Diversity Conference

300 campus leaders join for conference at George Fox University.

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Faith-Based Institutions Top Student Engagement Category in WSJ Rankings

Four CCCU institutions featured in top 10 schools for Student Engagement.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Dr. Kimberly Battle-Walters Denu Joins CCCU Leadership Team

Denu named next Vice President for Educational Programs.

JULY 30, 2019

CCCU Names Stan Rosenberg as Vice President for Research and Scholarship

Executive Director of SCIO celebrates 20 years with the CCCU.

JUNE 18, 2019

Lowering the ‘Second Tuition’ for Students

How one university’s shift to open textbooks has saved students money.

APRIL 29, 2019

This, Here, Now

The key to flourishing isn’t to look to the future, but to live in the present.

APRIL 29, 2019

Reality Check

Economic realities facing Christian higher education are daunting, but it’s not all bad news.

APRIL 29, 2019

Olivia’s University

CCCU institutions are already uniquely prepared for the class of 2037.

APRIL 29, 2019

Witnessing an Earthly Resurrection

A recent graduation ceremony in a unique context illustrates the power of Christ in action.

APRIL 29, 2019

Enrollment Success Stories

Some institutions have seen tremendous growth, bucking national trends.

APRIL 29, 2019

The Creative Side of Leadership

Developing your artistic side can transform your leadership.

APRIL 29, 2019

Campus Life at Christian Colleges

A recurring challenge, or a new opportunity?

APRIL 29, 2019

Reimagining the Scope of Online Learning

The Online Consortium has CCCU institutions envisioning new frontiers for collaboration.

APRIL 18, 2019

CCCU Names Mandi Bolton as Vice President for Finance and Administration

Bolton brings two decades of experience to the role.

APRIL 17, 2019

CCCU Launches Innovative Online Consortium

Participating institutions can share online courses to expand curricula with minimal expense.

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

CCCU Hosts 400+ Christian Higher Education Professionals in Florida

Annual conferences bring together key leaders across disciplines.

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The Power of Creativity

A new honors program is transforming students’ thinking – and landing them jobs.

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Overcoming the Gender Gap

Identifying campus-specific opportunities to empower women.

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

If You Build It, They Will Come

To find future leaders, build a pipeline within your institution.

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The Habakkuk Guidelines

Eight steps for creating best-in-class leadership development programs in Christian higher education

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Meeting a Different Kind of Need

New campus clinic trains students to serve those with autism and other development disorders.

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

On Academics: A Secret to Success

How today’s Christian colleges can learn from the early church.

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

'Culture is Sneaky'

How culture shapes the ways Latinx undergraduates communicate, relate, and learn.

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

CCCU Schools Score High in Annual College Rankings

The national rankings prove CCCU institutions are excellent at student engagement.

OCTOBER 3, 2017

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