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Liberty launches search for new president
Consultancy to run national search to replace Prevo
Liberty University announced Wednesday that it has hired an Atlanta-based executive search firm to find its next president, who will succeed Jerry Prevo, the longtime board chair who became the
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UPDATED: Liberty University files $10M suit against Falwell
Lawsuit alleges breach of contract and fiduciary duty
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Liberty University has sued Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 million, accusing the former president and chancellor of the Lynchburg-based Christian university of breach of contract and fiduciary duty. The suit
Liberty’s renamed think tank names Pompeo, Huckabee as fellows
Formerly the Falkirk Center, it's now the Standing for Freedom Center
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Liberty University’s newly renamed think tank, the Standing for Freedom Center, has announced a slate of five new fellows, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike
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Winter frolic at Liberty snowballs into controversy
Lynchburg university's interim president apologizes for unmasked snowball fight
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It’s no Falwell-sized scandal, but interim Liberty University President Jerry Prevo issued an apology Tuesday for a snowball fight that got out of hand on Sunday morning. “This past Sunday
Liberty University sues state over tuition assistance cut for online students
School claims state grant changes discriminate against online learners
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Liberty University, the large, private nonprofit Christian school in Lynchburg, has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ralph Northam and the director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Jerry Falwell Jr. drops defamation lawsuit against Liberty University
Former university president can refile suit in the future
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Jerry Falwell Jr. has dropped his defamation lawsuit against Liberty University, saying in a statement Thursday that he has decided “to take a timeout” from the suit while keeping his
Falwell sues Liberty University, claiming defamation
Ex-Liberty president also alleges former business partner conspired against him with anti-Trump PAC
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Jerry Falwell Jr. filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Lynchburg against Liberty University, claiming his former employer made defamatory statements about him. He also alleges in the lawsuit that his former
Liberty University finance probe issues call for whistleblowers
Website soliciting anonymous reports will be open for 60 days, university says
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A firm conducting an investigation at Liberty University will use an encrypted website to allow anonymous whistleblower complaints focused on financial misconduct by “current or former members of university leadership,”
Liberty pays Falwell two years’ base salary in severance deal
Falwell made $1.1 million at Liberty in 2018
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Liberty University announced Tuesday that it has paid Jerry Falwell Jr., its embattled and controversial former president and chancellor, two years’ base salary as severance. Falwell resigned on Aug. 25
BREAKING: Liberty board says outside firm will investigate university’s finances
Falwell's era as president will come under scrutiny, trustees add.
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The Liberty University Board of Trustees announced a “leading forensic firm” will conduct an investigation into the university’s operations during Jerry Falwell Jr.’s 13-year tenure as president. The firm, which