President's Sudden Dismissal Raises Fears about the Future of a Southern Baptist Seminary.

Mangan, Katherine S.

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ERIC Number: EJ481739

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Publication Date: 1994

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President's Sudden Dismissal Raises Fears about the Future of a Southern Baptist Seminary.

Mangan, Katherine S.

Chronicle of Higher Education, v40 n30 pA20 Mar 30 1994

The president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Texas) is the latest in a series Baptist seminary presidents to be fired or resign after conflict with conservative trustees. Critics are concerned about implications for academic freedom; donors are withholding gifts; and an accrediting agency has questioned the firing. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Board Administrator Relationship, Church Related Colleges, College Presidents, Governance, Governing Boards, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Private Financial Support

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Language: English

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