Growing Faith in Faith-Based Higher Education
Just like Roman Catholics had established their own institutions of higher education, so did the "Quakers," that is the Society of Friends. In Wichita, Kansas there is Friends University, which brands itself as "higher education with a purpose." Here's a list of other Friends universities.
Overall the higher-education sector is in turmoil. There's broad-based questioning of everything from the return-on-investment to the politics. The exception is the faith-based university, mostly Christian-oriented. The model is trusted. Its growth outstrips that of secular higher education:
" ... data from the National Center for Education Statistics showed that religious schools grew by 82 percent from 1980 to 2020, while the national average was 57 percent."
In addition, the brand is known for innovation, especially in acclimating first-generation college students to the system and establishing affordability.
This trend aligns with the surge in membership of evangelical churches. This time of extreme disruption is driving humans to turn to the intangible presence of a higher power for comfort, guidance and protection. In itself that liberates people from being trapped within themselves, isolated. Fundamentals of evangelical churches are fellowship and community.
Incidentally the labor-market meme is that the only way to land a job is through networking. Networking entails getting out of the self and reaching out.
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