While most Christian colleges in the United States have been predominantly white institutions, there is an ongoing movement within Christian higher education to diversify student and faculty bodies to ensure that the diversity in God’s Kingdom is reflected in His schools.
More than eight out of 10 students (82.2 percent) who attended schools affiliated with the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities in 1999 were white. But today, the white students on the nearly 140 campuses affiliated with the CCCU in the United States only account for about six out of every 10 students (62.2 percent in 2016).
A difference of two students per every 10 students took much work among CCCU administrators who recognized the lack of diversity was a problem. Those efforts were evident at this year’s CCCU quadrennial International Forum, held Jan. 31–Feb. 2 in Grapevine, Texas.
The forum featured a number of speakers and panel discussions focusing on issues of diversity and inclusion within one of the world’s largest associations of Christian colleges.
“Back [at the 2006 CCCU International Forum] there were very few sessions offered on…
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