Game 33: NIT Tournament - GMU (23-9) vs Liberty (25-7) on Tuesday, March 17, at 6:00 PM.

[TweederGMU]

You are the MVP of the evening

Nope, awful thing to say

 

[TweederGMU]

having been Black all my life i learned a long time ago that SOME White people will go to extreme ends to to defend the racism of other White people

Seems you like playing the victim card all the time.

Stop posting hatred, keep your comments to yourself

 

[GMU79]

What? So the BOV meeting where Marvin made a presentation about updating facilities with strong support from the BOV was a nothing burger? Isn't there a new baseball stadium coming? I think the tide is turning. But we cant have giant pussys on the mens bball team.

I hope the tide is turning!

 

[jessej]

Christians come in all colors. What a crude comment that is.

May be it is you who needs some Jesus in your life.

I can see that we have differing definitions of what Christianity is

Liberty University in Black and White

A data-driven source asking tough questions about US higher education. Featured in national publications, including The Chronicle of Higher Education.

www.highereducationinquirer.org

A Whiter Campus​

As of 2021, Liberty’s Lynchburg, Virginia, residential campus remains overwhelmingly white. Seventy-four percent of students living and studying on campus are white, with only 4% identifying as Black or African American, 5% as Latino, and 2% as Asian or Pacific Islander. Less than 1% of residential students identify as Native American. In contrast to the national trend of increasing diversity on college campuses, Liberty appears to be growing whiter. In fact, the number of African American students on campus has declined in recent years, raising concerns about how welcoming the university is to students of color.

This demographic imbalance is not new. Liberty University has a long history of racial segregation and discrimination, particularly in its formative years under founder Jerry Falwell Sr., who defended segregation in the 1960s and opposed civil rights legislation. While Liberty’s public stance has changed over the decades, the legacy of those positions still casts a long shadow.

The Racial and Class Divide​

This bifurcation between Liberty’s on-campus and online populations underscores a larger tension within the university: a cultural and racial divide that mirrors the broader fissures in U.S. society. The residential campus, steeped in conservative Christian traditions and a homogeneous student body, promotes a culture aligned with white evangelicalism. Meanwhile, its online division serves a more varied student population—many of whom are drawn to Liberty for its affordability, flexibility, and religious identity, but may not share in the campus culture or feel represented by its leadership and branding.

Reports of problems faced by Black students on campus—including concerns over campus climate, lack of representation among faculty, and curriculum that minimizes racial history—suggest that Liberty’s commitment to diversity is uneven at best. While the university has made modest gestures toward inclusion, critics argue that these efforts are often performative and fail to address systemic issues rooted in the institution’s founding principles.

The 2 LUs​

Liberty University’s dual identity—as a white-dominated, conservative campus and a more diverse, online workforce training hub—raises difficult but necessary questions about race, class, and the role of religion in higher education. For an institution that claims to train “Champions for Christ,” the challenge remains whether it can reconcile these differences or if the divide will only grow starker in the years ahead.

 

[jessej]

Seems you like playing the victim card all the time.

Stop posting hatred, keep your comments to yourself

please repost any on my post "playing the victim card" by your definition

 

[mkaufman1]

Guys i have to apologize for jumping in too late. I play basketball on Tuesdays so I just caught up.

everyone should know the rules. No politics. None, if anything continues outside this thread warnings and bans will be issued.

this thread is done For now

 

[mkaufman1]

F this s*hit posting over politics. Can a mod come in here

Next time please use the report button