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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...
Biola University 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 Biola University 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 Biola University students are traveling to the capitol to lobby against the 44 percent proposed...
Student Life
Orange County Arts Patron Displays Art Collection at Biola University
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 Biola University 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 Biola University
Largest research grant in school’s history funds innovative new Biola University 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 Biola University Center for...
Academics
Philanthropist Roberta Green Ahmanson to Speak at Biola University 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. Biola University 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 Biola University's 2011 Commencement
Jenna Bartlo — May 25, 2011
Libby Little, wife of late husband, Dr. Tom Little, will be Biola University’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 Biola University 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 Biola University 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 Biola University. Named after Biola alumnus and KidWorks...
Student Life
Campus Turned Canvas: Biola University Participates in Global Art Project
Furthering French street artist and TED prize winner, JR's, goal of turning communities inside out, Biola is plastering the campus with mural-sized photographs of the community.
Jenna Bartlo — May 12, 2011
Joining with French street artist and TED prize winner JR, Biola University is telling their story by plastering mural size self-portraits of...
Student Life
Directors Korey Pollard and Arthur Anderson Join the New “Access Lunch” Networking Event at the Biola Media Conference
More Than Thirty-five Leading Industry Professionals Participate in Access Lunch
Jenna Bartlo — April 20, 2011
STUDIO CITY, CALIF. — The Biola Media Conferenceannounces a networking event added to the Saturday, April 30 conference schedule called the “...
Alumni
AMC and Columbia Pictures VPs to Speak at Biola Media Conference on April 30, 2011
Ten More Leading Industry Professionals join Wired Magazine co-founder, Kevin Kelly, on BMC 2011 Speaker Roster
Jenna Bartlo — April 14, 2011
STUDIO CITY, CALIF. — Tom Halleen, Senior Vice President of Programming and Scheduling for the AMC network, and DeVon Franklin, Vice President of...
Moby-Dick Today: Innovative App ReThinks Class Interaction with White Whale
Jenna Bartlo — April 12, 2011
Students at Biola University are experimenting with a truly unusual approach to their class discussion of Moby-Dick: They’re doing it without the...
Actor Sean Astin from The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Rudy to Speak at Biola Media Conference
Jenna Bartlo — March 30, 2011
STUDIO CITY, CALIF. — The Biola Media Conference is proud to announce actor, producer, director, Sean Astin, as the closing speaker on Sat., April...
Conference Will Discuss How the Church Should Leverage Technology
Harmony Wheeler — March 29, 2011
The web’s top Christian thinkers will unite to discuss the future of the church in a media-driven world at the Christian Web Conference (CWC) next...
Former State Secretary of Education to Discuss Future of Education in California
Jenna Bartlo — March 28, 2011
California educators face trials related to budget cuts and changes made in the education system every day — most that teachers have no control...
Michael Jackson's This is It Singer Judith Hill Leads Japan Benefit Concert
Jenna Bartlo — March 16, 2011
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Half-Japanese singer Judith Hill, who performed at Michael Jackson’s memorial services, will lead a benefit concert raising...