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Volume LXXVIII, No. 1 1st Trimester 2014Total 2013 Fall Enrollment at IABCU Schools: 154,605Undergraduate: 118,525; Graduate: 36,080UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE1. Anderson University2,9663152. Arkansas Baptist College1,003—3. The Baptist College of Florida529224. Baptist College of Health Sciences 1,102—5. Baptist University of the Americas 2326. Baylor University13,2922,3247. Belmont University5,5181,4008. Blue Mountain College520129. Bluefield College810510. Bowen University (Nigeria)4,4723211. California Baptist University5,7973,34712. Campbell University4,551673(first professional enrollment 1,020)13. Campbellsville University3,16845614. Carson-Newman University1,71333215. Charleston Southern University 2,93535316. Chowan University1,361617. Clear Creek Baptist Bible College 152—18. Dallas Baptist University3,4351,98719. East Texas Baptist University1,1965120. Fruitland Baptist Bible College175—21. Gardner-Webb University2,6072,11622. Georgetown College1,04335623. Golden Gate Baptist Theo. Semin. 8101,14424. Hannibal-LaGrange University 1,200—25. Hardin-Simmons University1,77245226. Houston Baptist University2,17173927. Howard Payne University1,1007028. Judson College347—29. Louisiana College1,096197UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE30. Mercer University4,4252,127(professional 1808)31. Mid-Continent University2,1549732. Mississippi College2,9052,01633. Missouri Baptist University 3,9501,39534. North Greenville University 2,26320435. Oklahoma Baptist University 2,0197836. Ouachita Baptist University 1,543—37. Samford University3,0131,82038. Seinan Gakuin Univ. (Japan) 8,05719739. Shorter University2,44416440. Southwest Baptist University 2,96285041. Union University3,0281,26042. Univ. of the Cumberlands2,0962,82743. Univ. of Mary Hardin-Baylor 3,06442844. Wayland Baptist University4,5211,70945. William Carey University2,3851,69146. Williams Baptist College572—47. Yellowstone Christian College51—Totals118,52536,080Total Graduate and Undergraduate Enrollmentin IABCU Member Schools: 154,605Source: from information supplied by memberschools“—” signifies no data reported(Published in the 2014 Online Directory of MemberSchools: International Association of Baptist Collegesand Universities (www.baptistschools.org andwww.baptistcolleges.org).

Contents12013 Fall Enrollment at IABCUSchools2Leadership Training in BaptistColleges and Universities3Comment4Commission to PresentRecommendations on Future ofIABCU5IABCU Annual Meeting HotelReservation Information6IABCU Annual Meeting andWorkshops Agenda9Robertson, Farmer, HesterEducational Loans10 Legal Notes11 Private College Tuition Increasesat Lowest Rate in Four Decades12 2013-2014 Annual Tuition atIABCU SchoolsVol. LXXVIII, No. 11st Trimester 2014Publisher: Michael Arrington,Executive Director, IABCUManaging Editor: Tim Fields,Associate Director, IABCUThe Baptist Educator (ISSN 0038-3848) is anews magazine published three times a year foradministrators, faculty, staff, trustees and friendsof member schools by the InternationalAssociation of Baptist Colleges and Universities.POSTMASTER: Send address changes to:International Association of Baptist Collegesand Universities8120 Sawyer Brown Road, Suite 108Nashville, TN 37221-1410Send news items to:Tim Fields, Managing EditorThe Baptist EducatorE-mail: tim fields@baptistschools.org8120 Sawyer Brown Road, Suite 108Nashville, TN 37221-1410Phone: (615) 673-1896Leadership Trainingin Baptist Colleges and UniversitiesThe Baylor Seminar, May 18–22, 2014One of the important programsaffiliated with the InternationalAssociation of Baptist Colleges andUniversities is the annual “Seminaron Academic Leadership in BaptistUniversities,” held on the campus ofBaylor University.This seminar is designed to be analternative to secular versions ofleadership development, such aswhat one finds with the AmericanCouncil on Education (ACE) FellowsProgram and the Harvard Institutefor Educational Management (IEM)Program. While these are excellentprograms in their own right, theyboth lack one essential component—the critical dimension of Christianmission.The Baylor seminar will be heldMay 18–22, 2014. The purpose of theseminar is to provide a unique andsignificant leadership developmentopportunity for those in colleges anduniversities across the country thathave a historical connection withBaptists.The seminar is an intensive experience, condensing into five days ahost of issues that includes leadershipprinciples, institutional culture andreligious identity, faculty hiring anddevelopment, strategic planning anduniversity finances, legal issues, andthe rewards and opportunities of academic leadership.The seminar features a balancedmix of speakers, participant discussion, case studies, and other interactive methods. Enrollment for theseminar will be capped at forty participants. To date, there are approximately 220 alumni of the seminar,virtually all serving in some leadership capacity in our Baptist schools.The total fee for the seminar is 500, which covers all seminar-related costs except travel.To receive complete informationabout the seminar, including the program, roster of speakers, and application form, please contact your chiefacademic officer or Julie Covingtonat the Center for MinistryEffectiveness and EducationalLeadership at Baylor (254-710-4677); Julie Covington@baylor.edu .The application deadlineis March 15, 2014.If you have questions about theseminar, contact the director of theseminar, Donald D. Schmeltekopf,provost emeritus at Baylor and director of the center (254-0710-7691);Donald Schmeltekopf@baylor.edu. An annual subscription to The Baptist Educatoris 6.00 for one printed and two digital issues.“Legal Notes” is designed to provide accurate andauthoritative information on legal issues facingBaptist-related higher education. It is providedwith the understanding that the publisher and editors are not engaged in rendering legal counsel.“Legal Notes” is not intended as a substitute for theservices of a legal professional. If your institutionneeds legal counsel, a competent attorney shouldbe consulted.2Baylor University, Waco, Texas, is the site of the 2014 Seminar on Academic Leadership inBaptist Colleges and Universities set for May 18–22.The Baptist Educator

Comment:“Does Being Baptist Matter?”Michael E. Arrington Executive Director, IABCUeveral years ago a colleague told me that the so-called“Baptist Wars” had convinced him that being Baptist wasno longer possible for him. And he argued that Baptistschools should drop denominational affiliation and simply beChristian institutions of higher education. I didn’t agree withhim then, and I continue to believe that Baptist colleges anduniversities can and should remainfaithful to their heritage. I recognizeand respect the view of others, but Icontinue to believe Baptist schools makea positive and unique contribution toour world.A little history of the development ofchurch-related institutions of highereducation provides some backgroundinformation that is helpful.Michael ArringtonNo other nation in the world contains such a multiplicity and diversity of colleges and universities as the United States. The size of the United States andthe heterogeneous make-up of its population in the 19th century rendered uniformity in higher education virtuallyimpossible. The Dartmouth College Case of 1819 legalizedthe existence of a great private sector in American highereducation, immune from government interference. Christianchurches provided most of the impetus for college buildingduring this period of American history.These churches, including Baptists, had specific goals inmind when they opened colleges. These schools would helpmeet the need for an educated ministry and provide an educated leadership for the lay people in the denomination.Colleges would strengthen denominational loyalty, meetdenominational rivalry, and extend denominational influence.They would also combat the secular influence of the growingstate-supported universities. And these new colleges wouldmake higher learning available to larger numbers of people.Baptist higher education in the South developed moreslowly than its counterparts in northern and eastern sectionsof the country. The delay can be attributed to several factors:too few members with sufficient money to support colleges;too few Baptist scholars to build competent faculties; too little interest on the part of an anti-intellectual agrarian constituency, and, after the Civil War, the establishment ofstate-supported land-grant colleges which preempted themovement toward Baptist colleges.In spite of the difficulties, Baptists opened several institutions of higher education. The first was Rhode Island College(now Brown University) in 1765. In 1821, primarily throughefforts of Luther Rice, Baptists established ColumbianCollege (now George Washington University) as a nationalinstitution serving all American Baptists. Interest in theSnational Baptist college declined, and states began to foundBaptist colleges, including: Furman, South Carolina, 1826;Georgetown, Kentucky, 1829; Richmond, Virginia, 1832;Mercer, Georgia, 1833; Wake Forest, North Carolina, 1834;Union, Tennessee, 1834; Baylor, Texas, 1846; William Jewell,Missouri, 1849; and Carson-Newman, Tennessee, 1851.The history of virtually every Baptist college includesfierce struggles over academic freedom, often centered in theReligion and Science departments. Quarrels over Biblicalinterpretation and evolution have been commonplace onBaptist college campuses. In spite of the controversies, mostBaptist schools have remained faithful to their founders’desires to provide a quality education in a Christian environment.When I joined the Ouachita Baptist University Faculty in1973, I knew very little about Baptist higher education. As aresult, there was little doubt on my part that teaching at OBUfor a year would help my chances of securing employment ata more prestigious institution.Even though I was a lifelong Baptist, I somehow had overlooked one important truth; Baptist colleges and universitiesprovide students with a superior education, balancing faithand learning in ways that state institutions cannot (or mustnot) do. The ability to integrate mind and spirit means thatBaptist schools provide a truly holistic education.Generations of students affirm that their experiences atBaptist schools enabled them to receive well-rounded educations that helped them find their true callings in life.Unfortunately, a majority of prospective college studentsgive little consideration to Christian higher education in general, or to Baptist higher education in particular.Critics question the academic quality of church-related colleges, often claiming that Christian colleges and universitiesexert inappropriate religious pressure on students. They alsohave the impression that church-related schools provide an inferior education (compared with state-supported institutions).My personal experiences at two outstanding Baptistschools and with the other 47 member institutions of theInternational Association of Baptist Colleges & Universitieshave convinced me that negative criticism of Baptist schoolsis absolutely without merit. As a graduate of a state university, I recall being pleasantly surprised at the high academicquality and unique camaraderie I witnessed during my firstfew weeks at Ouachita.Indeed, a strong commitment to excellence in Christianhigher education in a Baptist setting is present on the campusof each IABCU member institution.Baptist higher education provides a valuable service to itsdenomination and to our world. And that, dear colleagues, isa heritage worth preserving. 1st Trimester 20143