Welcome to Breakpoint, a daily look at an ever-changing culture through the lens of unchanging

truth.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.

It's no secret that the state of higher education in the U.S. is overall not good.

This is true of both public and private colleges and universities, non-religious, religious,

even specifically Christian schools.

In fact, over just the last few months, several long-established Christian schools announced

cutbacks, budget crises, major restructuring.

In some cases, it's not certain they'll survive.

Trinity International University, one of my alma mater's recently announced that their entire

undergraduate program would be moved online, with no residential option offered.

Around the same time, the King's College in New York City announced it had secured a

$2 million loan to stay open, but that would only help until May.

Institutions dealing with financial crises when added to the many stories of institutions

that have caved in theological and moral compromise mean that in the very near future, there

will be far fewer options for those who wish to study or teach at a distinctly Christian

institution.

On one hand, institutions of higher education have faced a perfect storm of factors, few

of which even a fix could solve the crisis.

For many schools and enrollments have just not kept up with expectations, leaving too

much debt to many empty buildings.

The COVID epidemic not only since students' home, but exposed them to online alternatives,

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