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Student Life
Artist Mako Fujimara to Address 51�ԹϺ�� Graduates
Jenna Bartlo — May 21, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Closing out 51�ԹϺ��’s Year of the Arts, renowned artist Mako Fujimara will address graduates at Biola’s Spring...
Academics
51�ԹϺ�� Honors Dr. John Lennox for Contributions to the Philosophy of Science
Oxford mathematician and philosopher to receive Phillip E. Johnson Award for Liberty and Truth
Jenna Bartlo — May 18, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — The New Atheists challenge the claim that there is intelligentagency behind the universe, theologically conservative views of...
Biola Hosts 14th Annual KKLA Pastors Luncheon
Jenna Bartlo — May 17, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — CEO and cofounder of FamilyLife, Dennis Rainey, will address about 600 pastors at the 14th annual KKLA pastors luncheon hosted...
Academics
Clinton E. Arnold Announced Dean of Talbot School of Theology
Jenna Bartlo — May 11, 2012
Clinton E. Arnold has been named the sixth dean of Biola’s Talbot School of Theology, following an extensive nationwide search and interview...
Academics
Digital forerunners explore relationship between theology and technology
Jenna Bartlo — May 10, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — One of the most interesting debates facing the modern Christian church will be addressed at the sixth annual Biola Digital...
Academics
Talbot Dean Dennis Dirks Steps Down After 20 Years
Jenna Bartlo — May 08, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — After 20 years of transforming the 51�ԹϺ�� community, Dennis Dirks has decided to step down from his position as the...
Watch Biola Media Conference live with new app
Jenna Bartlo — May 03, 2012
Filmmakers around the world can now experience the Biola Media Conference live and access the archives on their iPhones and iPads with the new...
Academics
VP of Columbia Pictures to Receive Biola Media Award
'Sparkle' Producer DeVon Franklin Accepts Biola Media Award
Jenna Bartlo — May 02, 2012
STUDIO CITY, CALIF.,— Producer, author, writer and filmmaker, DeVon Franklin, will be awarded the Biola Media Award — an award honoring Christian...
Alumni
'Blue Like Jazz' Director to Speak at Biola Media Conference
Jenna Bartlo — April 30, 2012
STUDIO CITY, CALIF., — Steve Taylor’s latest film, “Blue Like Jazz” — a decidedly non-Christian, faith-based film about a Texas Baptist’s romp...
Pitchfest to revolutionize networking at Biola Media Conference
Filmmakers will have chance to pitch ideas to industry execs
Jenna Bartlo — April 27, 2012
STUDIO CITY, CALIF.,— In a speed dating format, Hollywood hopefuls will have the opportunity to pitch ideas to experienced film industry execs in...
51�ԹϺ�� Center for Christian Thought to host inaugural conference
Free two-day event features leading Christian scholars and philosophers
Jenna Bartlo — April 24, 2012
LA MIRADA, Calif., April 18, 2012 — The 51�ԹϺ�� Center for Christian Thought will host its first annual conference on May 18–19,...
Academics
Paul Spears Selected as Next Director of Torrey Honors Institute
Jenna Bartlo — April 17, 2012
With the strong consensus of faculty and staff and the support of Biola’s vice provost, provost, and president, Biola is pleased to announce Paul...
Hollywood Leaders Slated as Speakers for Biola Media Conference
VP Production at Columbia/Sony Pictures, VP Fox Home Entertainment, Academy Award Winning Director
Jenna Bartlo — April 10, 2012
STUDIO CITY, CALIF.,— Headlining the 17th annual Biola Media Conference will be Hollywood moguls such as DeVon Franklin, VP Production at...
Pianist performs a retrospective on Philip Glass
Jessica Airey — March 20, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — On Wednesday, March 21, accomplished musician Paul Barnes will perform a series of piano pieces created by the extraordinary...
Producer of Whitney Houston's Upcoming Film, "Sparkle," to Keynote Annual Biola Media Conference
DeVon Franklin, VP Production at Columbia/Sony Pictures, Simon Swart, VP Fox Home Entertainment, Marc Forster, Gavin O’Connor Headline
Jenna Bartlo — March 15, 2012
STUDIO CITY, CALIF. — VP of Production at Columbia/Sony Pictures, DeVon Franklin, will keynote the 17th annual Biola Media Conference held at CBS...
Hundreds of Students to Lobby Against Cal Grant Cuts in Sacramento
Jenna Bartlo — March 01, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF., March 1, 2012 — Twenty-five 51�ԹϺ�� students are traveling to the capitol to lobby against the 44 percent proposed...
Student Life
Orange County Arts Patron Displays Art Collection at 51�ԹϺ��
Exhibition Showcases Role of Christianity in Twentieth Century British Art
Jenna Bartlo — February 06, 2012
Twentieth-Century British Art from the Ahmanson Collection is on display at 51�ԹϺ�� from January 31 to March 10 with an opening reception...
Academics
Alvin Plantinga Unites Science and God
"Science & Religion: Where the Conflict Really Lies"
Jenna Bartlo — January 11, 2012
LA MIRADA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 — Renowned philosopher Alvin Plantinga will discuss his new book, “Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science,...
Academics
John Templeton Foundation Awards $3 Million to 51�ԹϺ��
Largest research grant in school’s history funds innovative new 51�ԹϺ�� Center for Christian Thought
Jason Newell — January 03, 2012
LA MIRADA, Calif., Jan. 4, 2011 —The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a $3.03 million research grant to the 51�ԹϺ�� Center for...
Academics
Philanthropist Roberta Green Ahmanson to Speak at 51�ԹϺ�� Commencement
Visionary for Biola’s “Year of the Arts” to speak on prophetic vision of the New Jerusalem
Brett McCracken — December 15, 2011
La Mirada, Calif., Dec. 15, 2011 — Prominent philanthropist and arts patron Roberta Green Ahmanson will address graduates Friday night, Dec. 16,...
Student Life
Ahmanson and Fine Arts: Drawing a New Education
Jenna Bartlo — July 21, 2011
According to the Huffington Post, Christian college fine art programs have been struggling since the 1980s. 51�ԹϺ�� is no exception. In...
Student Life
A New Education Paradigm: Visionary-in-Residence Programs
Roberta Green Ahmanson named Biola’s 2011-2012 Visionary
Jenna Bartlo — July 08, 2011
Taking a cue from top artist-in-residence programs, Biola is one of a select few institutions nationwide with a new educational paradigm...
Academics
Libby Little Addresses Graduates at 51�ԹϺ��'s 2011 Commencement
Jenna Bartlo — May 25, 2011
Libby Little, wife of late husband, Dr. Tom Little, will be 51�ԹϺ��’s class of 2011 Commencement speaker. LibbyLittle and her husband,...
Students to publish book on baseball, culture and dreams of the Dominican Republic
Equipped with notebooks and cameras, thirteen 51�ԹϺ�� students spent a week in April gathering information and photographs for a book, “The Dominican Dream: A Passion for Baseball, a Love of Family and a Hope for the Future,” to be published later this year.
Harmony Wheeler — May 24, 2011
Equipped with notebooks and cameras, thirteen 51�ԹϺ�� students spent a week in April gathering information and photographs for a book, “...
Academics
New Scholarship for Students from Santa Ana Low-Income Families Sponsored by Alumnus
Jenna Bartlo — May 17, 2011
A new scholarship will support high-need, undergraduate students from Santa Ana at 51�ԹϺ��. Named after Biola alumnus and KidWorks...