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Students and families from Washington Center School participate in the 30th annual Washington Center Challenge Day, Oct. 3, inside the Davis Field House at BJU. Photo provided by Derek Eckenroth/BJU

BJU hosts 30th annual Washington Center Challenge Day

Josie Santopietro, Reporter October 15, 2025

On October 3, Bob Jones University held its 30th annual Washington Center Challenge Day in partnership with the Washington Center school, Special Olympics Greenville and Greenville County Parks, Recreation...

Mark McKenney in his office

Faces of BJU: Mark McKenney

Savannah Pack, Reporter October 15, 2025

Editor's note: Faces of BJU will be an ongoing series sharing the stories of those who work at the university. Many people work hard to keep Bob Jones University running: professors, administration,...

Bob Jones University education majors, along with staff member Daniel Dillard and his wife Aimee (back left), attended the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools convention in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in late September 2025. Photo submitted.

Column: BJU education majors attend teacher’s convention

Josie Santopietro, Reporter October 11, 2025

At the end of September, I had the opportunity to attend the Southeastern Association of Christian Schools convention. Nearly 1,000 Christian school teachers from Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama gathered...

The BJU intersociety soccer season kicked off with the society Soccer Jamboree on Sept. 26, 2025.

BJU hosts annual soccer jamboree

Elizabeth Pfeiffer, Reporter October 10, 2025

Bob Jones University held its annual Soccer Jamboree on Friday night, Sept. 26, marking the beginning of its intramural society soccer season. There, teams began the process of creating their long-term...

Students rehearsing for Artist Series with David Kim

Violinist David Kim to perform Tchaikovsky with BJU Symphony Orchestra in Artist Series

Amylia Boyd, Reporter October 7, 2025

This Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m., David Kim, concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra, will return to Bob Jones University and perform solo alongside the BJU Symphony Orchestra, performing Tchaikovsky’s...

Group photo of actors, directors, and crew members from the BJU theatre department's Bake-Off 2025.

Column: BJU Theatre Department Celebrates 15 Years of Bake-Off shows

Amylia Boyd, Reporter October 2, 2025

What can you create in 24 hours? According to Mr. David Schwingle, the department head of theatre and fine arts, “You can create so much good.”  Bake-Off is a 24-hour writing, acting and performing...

Pianist Ilya Yakushev. Photo courtesy of Bob Jones University.

Bob Jones University to host pianist Ilya Yakushev in first Concert, Opera, and Drama series of the academic year

Emily Fernett, Reporter September 18, 2025

Bob Jones University hosts the first of the Concert, Opera, and Drama series of the academic year on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 pm.   Pianist Ilya Yakushev will perform a solo piano repertoire featuring...

Students gather on Palmetto Green for a prayer meeting, Sept. 11, a day after Christian conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed.

BJU community mourns death of Charlie Kirk; Students lead prayer meeting

Talitha Wierema, Designer September 12, 2025

After a week of devastating national news, including the assassination of conservative activist and campus organizer Charlie Kirk, the Bob Jones University Student Leadership Council held a prayer meeting...

Students place flags along Wade Hampton Boulevard on either side of the main entrance to Bob Jones University in remembrance of the 2,977 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Jacquelyn Lilyea/STAFF

Sept. 11 remembrance now spans multiple generations at BJU

Emily Fernett, Reporter September 11, 2025

This week, Bob Jones University commemorates the events of Sept. 11, 2001, through its annual flag display on front campus. Memorials over the past 24 years have reminded Americans of the shocking terrorist...

Column: Experiencing the Bronco Off-Roadeo

Column: Experiencing the Bronco Off-Roadeo

Tessa Bonnema and Olivia Adams October 18, 2024

Bob Jones University business and marketing majors and student leaders took a recent daylong trip to Maryville, Tennessee, to experience the Bronco Off-Roadeo, a new event venue built for drivers of the...

Beauty in the Mundane: The Photography of Terry Davenport  

Beauty in the Mundane: The Photography of Terry Davenport  

Caleb Fabrizio, Staff Writer October 2, 2024

When it comes to artistic photography, many people expect the usual – landscapes, portraits, dramatic interiors. Most probably wouldn’t anticipate rusty cars, old pears, or leaves. But this is precisely...

Dr. Joshua Crockett. Photo courtesy of BJU.

Joshua Crockett chosen as new Bob Jones University president

Jonathan Lovegrove, Editor-in-Chief May 7, 2024

Dr. Joshua Crockett, senior pastor of Morningside Baptist Church in Greenville, will become the sixth president of Bob Jones University, Dr. Sam Dawson, chair of the BJU Board of Trustees, announced Tuesday. Dawson...

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