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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

CCCU Awards $70,000 in Faculty Research Grants

Annual awards foster research collaboration between CCCU & non-CCCU faculty teams

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Mission Fit?

Researchers, undergrads, and the common good.

OCTOBER 20, 2022

CCCU Awards $95,000 for Faculty Research Grants

Faculty Teams from CCCU & non-CCCU schools will contribute to academic research initiatives

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

CCCU Announces Senior Fellow for Diversity

Dr. Lena Crouso named Senior Advisor and Fellow for Diversity

AUGUST 30, 2022

CCCU Names Chief Communications Officer

Dr. Amanda Staggenborg, strategic public relations expert, joins the CCCU.

JUNE 28, 2022

Changing Demographics and the Agile College

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

JUNE 1, 2022

Wheaton College to Partner With the CCCU to Launch Evangelism Commission

Launch of evangelism commission to encourage and equip students to share their faith.

FEBRUARY 2, 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

CCCU Names Chief Advancement Officer

Dr. Jill Hartness, Educational Leader and Successful Fundraiser, Joins Senior Leadership Team.

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The State of STEM at CCCU Institutions

Tracking the growth of STEM programs over the last decade.

SEPTEMBER 14, 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

Making Research Plain for the Common Good

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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Campus Recipients Announced to Receive Over $1.5 Million for STEM Research

Supporting Structures grant project supports scientific research on CCCU campuses.

MAY 20, 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

Building the Future

Embedding innovation in your campus identity.

MARCH 25, 2021

CCCU and SCIO Receive Additional $256,000 to Support STEM Research

Grant from the Murdock Charitable Trust will further the reach of the Supporting Structures project.

MARCH 17, 2021

CCCU and SCIO Receive $2.1 Million to Support STEM Research

Grant from the John Templeton Foundation will support scientific research on CCCU campuses.

DECEMBER 1, 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

Spiritual Lessons Learned in Quarantine

Campus leaders share insights on how to draw closer to God in the midst of crisis and isolation.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Opening the Red Door

A Russian Christian university's story can inspire us today.

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

Looking Forward

How will the pandemic change Christian higher education?

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Leading Through Crisis

Weathering the storm facing higher education.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Helping the Helpers

Equipping Christian leaders and groups engaging in disaster relief.

APRIL 17, 2020

More Than Just a Meal

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

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Introducing New International Business Study Opportunity for CCCU Students in Australia

Around the Council

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Responding to a New Reality

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

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Reflections That Transform

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

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Game Changers

How one university plans to launch a new generation of storytellers through video games.

APRIL 29, 2019

Lowering the ‘Second Tuition’ for Students

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

APRIL 29, 2019

More Than Just a Time Away

How off-campus study can become an integrated part of a specific degree program.

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

Enrollment Success Stories

Some institutions have seen tremendous growth, bucking national trends.

APRIL 29, 2019

Reimagining the Scope of Online Learning

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

APRIL 18, 2019

CCCU Announces New Director for Australia Studies Centre

Program to introduce new international business emphasis in January 2020.

MARCH 20, 2019

CCCU Launches Innovative Online Consortium

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

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The Power of Creativity

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

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

LAFSC Co-Director Named a Top VR Influencer

Top tech website honors Bucher’s leadership in virtual reality and storytelling.

MARCH 28, 2018

Going the Extra Mile

When English classes overflowed, Southeastern University students took the classroom to the home.

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Filling an Unmet Need

Two new campus locations are enabling Houghton College to better serve refugees in New York state.

DECEMBER 1, 2017

'Culture is Sneaky'

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

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Moving Forward Together

How CCCU institutions can lay a solid foundation for the work of racial justice on campus.

AUGUST 15, 2017

A Call to Listen, Respond and Connect

Learning from the stories of white Christians who support racial justice in the CCCU.

JULY 12, 2017

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