Press Releases

Academics
Biola University Launches New Center for Work of the Holy Spirit
Biola Staff — May 15, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Biola University will launch the Center for the Study of the Work and Ministry for the Holy Spirit Today in fall 2017. Funded...
Rev. Samuel Rodriguez to Speak at Biola’s 2017 Spring Commencement Ceremonies
Lauren Overshoun-Hall — May 10, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF — President of the National Christian Hispanic Leadership Conference (NCHLC), Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, will deliver the...
Professor Jamie Whitaker Campbell Selected For National Leadership Development Program
Jenna Loumagne — April 27, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Biola University is pleased to announce that Jamie Whitaker Campbell, associate professor and interim dean of the School of...
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Biola Campus Safety to Host Active Shooter Training Drill on April 19
Jenna Loumagne — April 13, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF — Campus Safety will co-host an active shooter training drill at Biola University on Wednesday, April 19 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m....
Deadpool Creator Rob Liefeld Slated to Speak at Biola Media Conference
Jenna Loumagne — April 13, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Rob Liefeld, the creator of comic book characters Deadpool, Domino, and Cable, will speak at the Biola Media Conference on...
Academics
Largest National Faith-Based Conference for Entertainment Professionals Returns
Jenna Loumagne — February 28, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Biola Media Conference, the largest national event for people of faith working in the entertainment industry, will return...
Student Life
Rev. Soong Chan Rah will Speak at Biola University’s 21st Annual Racial Reconciliation Conference
Jenna Loumagne — February 15, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — With the racial strife present in today’s culture, Biola University’s Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation— a national...
Academics
Joni Eareckson Tada to Receive Biola University’s Charles W. Colson Award
Jenna Loumagne — February 15, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — On Feb. 22, 2017, Joni Eareckson Tada, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Joni and Friends International Disability Center...
Academics
Fundraising Campaign Raises $214 million for Biola University
Staff — February 02, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Today, Biola University announced that the ambitious fundraising effort spanning five years finished with a record-breaking...
Academics
Award-Winning Public Radio Podcast 'On Being with Krista Tippett' to be Recorded Live on Campus
Jenna Loumagne — January 31, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Biola University’s Center for Christianity, Culture, and the Arts will present a live recording of the award-winning public...
Academics
Biola University to Host 2nd Annual Women in Leadership Conference in March
Jenna Loumagne — January 31, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Despite statistics showcasing that women are being prepared at a greater rate than men for leadership positions, earning half...
Academics
Talbot Professor Kyle Strobel Releases New Book on Power with Alumnus Jamin Goggin
Jenna Loumagne — January 23, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — In their new book, The Way Of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb: Searching for Jesus’ Path of Power in a Church That Has...
Academics
Fifth Annual Los Angeles Theology Conference to be Held at Biola University
Erin Wilson — January 03, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Theologians from across the world will gather for the fifth annual Los Angeles Theology Conference [LATC] at Biola University...
Academics
Sociologist Explores Hollywood Actors and Racism in New Book “Reel Inequality”
Jenna Loumagne — December 12, 2016
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — When the 2016 Oscar acting nominations went to solely white actors and actresses for the second consecutive year,...
Academics
New York Times Best-Selling Author and Award Winning Writer to Speak at Biola University’s Fall Commencement 2016
Brianna Miller — December 06, 2016
LA MIRADA, CALIF — Itinerant speaker and New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Nabeel Qureshi, will deliver Biola University’s Fall 2016...
Alumni
Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Event Marks the Beginning of Holiday Season
Erin Wilson — December 02, 2016
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — On Wednesday, Nov. 30, Biola University students, faculty, and alumni will gather for an annual Christmas tree lighting...
Academics
Deborah L. Taylor to be Installed as University’s Provost and Senior Vice President
Biola Staff — October 25, 2016
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — On Wednesday, Oct. 26, Biola will hold a formal installation ceremony for Biola University’s new Provost and Senior Vice...
Biola University Hosts 15th Annual "Candyland" Halloween Event for La Mirada Community
Local families are invited to join festivities at Biola and go door to door in a residence hall to collect candy on Halloween
Erin Wilson — October 24, 2016
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Biola University will host “Candyland” for the 15th consecutive year on Oct. 31, 2016 at 5 p.m. The event, hosted by students,...
Academics
Love & Humility in Politics: How can the church foster these virtues during the political season?
Jenna Loumagne — September 12, 2016
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — “Is it possible to offer your services as the “leader of the free world” and be humble?”, asked Evan Rosa, director of Biola...
Academics
Preserve Faith-Based Higher Education
Biola Staff — June 08, 2016
UPDATE: October 3, 2016 On Friday, September 30, 2016, Governor Brown signed SB 1146. The bill will go into effect with the 2017-18 school year...
Academics
Deborah L. Taylor Named to University’s Second-Ranking Position, Provost and Senior Vice President
Biola Staff — May 19, 2016
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Biola University President Barry H. Corey announced on May 16, 2016 the appointment of Deborah L. Taylor to the position of...
Leading Advocate for Religious Freedom to Speak at Spring Commencement
Kathryn Toombs — May 18, 2016
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Paul Marshall will deliver Biola University’s spring 2016 commencement address on May 27....
Student Life
College Campus Pushes to Raise Awareness for Sexual Assault
Jenna Loumagne — April 21, 2016
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — One in five women and one in 16 men are assaulted during their college years. For Biola University, that would mean 800...
Biola University Statement on Swastika Incident
Biola Staff — April 21, 2016
At one point on Wednesday, April 13, a swastika was drawn on a white board above the residence hall room door of two students — an African...
Theater 21 Presents “An Inspector Calls”
Show opens on April 15 with a diverse student cast
Marissa Ray — April 11, 2016
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — On April 15, Biola University’s Theater 21 will debut their new production, “An Inspector Calls.” Six showings will be held...