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History

1998-2005: Founding and Early Years

Patrick Henry College - Purcellville, Virginia

Patrick Henry College was incorporated in 1998 by Michael Farris, founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association. It officially opened September 20, 2000, with a class of 92 students. Since then the school has grown to approximately 325 students. Because the school does not ask for race on applications the ethnic demographics are unknown. The college refuses to accept any federal financial aid and therefore is relieved from Department of Education reporting requirements on the racial makeup of its student body.[1] Even so, on June 30, 2005, the school was officially recognized by the United States Department of Education as an eligible institution for DOE programs. It also allowed students to use more scholarships and grants and made donors and students eligible for various tax benefits.[2]

Patrick Henry College receives all of its funding from tuition money or personal donors. The college states that it does not accept any money from government, or any other source that includes terms which supersede the authority of its Board of Trustees or conflict with its foundational statements. Patrick Henry College also operates without debt, adding new facilities and programs only as funds are available.[3] The Home School Legal Defense Association remains one of the primary benefactors of the school and all members of the association receive a thirteen hundred dollar grant if accepted as students.[4][5]


The school has been the subject of media attention from its inception, attracting reports from every major network and cable news organization, and being the subject of articles in

interns working in the White House, seven were from Patrick Henry College, which had only 240 students at the time.[9] This is the same number of interns Georgetown University had during the same period.[11]

2006: Academic Freedom Dispute and Changes in Leadership

In a dispute in March 2006, five of the college's sixteen faculty members—Erik Root, Robert Stacey, Kevin Culberson, Todd Bates, and David Noe—resigned in protest, claiming that the President's interpretation of the college's Biblical Worldview policy, which all faculty must sign, restricted

New York Times, largely chronicled these events in a book entitled, "God's Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America", released September 10, 2007.[16]

Farris announced his resignation as president of the college on March 6, 2006, to take on a new role as chancellor. Graham Walker, formerly of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, was named the new president on April 3. Farris' resignation took effect once Walker assumed the role and responsibilities of president in July 2006.

In April 2006, the college named author and educator Gene Edward Veith as Academic Dean. Formerly the cultural editor of WORLD Magazine, Veith began his new position on July 1, 2006.[17] As part of multiple structural and administrative changes implemented in November 2006, Veith was appointed to the position of provost and oversees the departments of Academic Affairs and Student Life.

Founders Hall and Patrick Henry Circle

2006-Present: Accreditation and Expansion

Patrick Henry College received national

creationism.[18] Likewise, the college filed for preliminary accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the principal accreditation institution for the Southeast, but then stopped pursuing accreditation from the association.[19]

recently, the college was the subject of the television documentary God's Next Army, which aired in the spring of 2006 on Britain's Channel 4 and the Discovery Times Channel in the United States.[20] In September 2008, photographer Jona Frank released a second book about Patrick Henry entitled "Right: Portraits of the Evangelical Ivy League," which features photographic portraits of students and their families.[21][22] Additionally, the college's moot court team was the subject of an independent film, Come What May, shot on campus during summer 2007 by Advent Film Group, a startup Christian production company. The film is marketed primarily to a homeschooling audience and was shown to limited preview audiences in summer of 2008, with a wide release being expected in late 2008 or early 2009.[23] Chancellor Michael Farris appeared on the

Colbert Report on October 21, 2008. [24]


References

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  2. ^ Kiser, Michael (July 18, 2005). "Ruling Opens Up Tax Benefits to PHC Parents". Patrick Henry College. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  3. ^ "Giving to PHC". Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  4. ^ Smith, J. Michael (2006-06-06). "Patrick Henry College Gains Notice". Washington Times Op-ed. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
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  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference TIME was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Rosin, Hanna (September 3, 2000). "God and Country". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
  8. ^ "Dreaming of spires; The next stage. (What home-schoolers do next)", The Economist, February 28, 2004, retrieved 2007-08-08
  9. ^ a b Kirkpatrick, David D (March 8, 2004). "College for the Home-Schooled Is Shaping Leaders for the Right". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  10. ^ "About Patrick Henry College". Patrick Henry College. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  11. ^ Rosin, Hanna (April 13, 2007). "Young, Gay Christians On a Bumpy Bus Ride". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  12. ^ Lawton, Kim (May 26, 2006). "Interview: Erik Root". Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (PBS). PBS. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  13. ^ Henessy-Fiske, Molly (May 13, 2006). "A Clash of Ideas at Evangelical College". 5 of Patrick Henry's 16 faculty members leave over its mission and curriculum. LA Times. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  14. ^ Halbrook, David (July 28, 2006). "Faculty Positions at PHC Filled". Patrick Henry College. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  15. ^ "5 Professors Quit Religious School". Washingtonpost.com.
  16. ISBN 9780151012626. Retrieved 2007-09-17. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help
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  17. ^ Halbrook, David (May 10, 2006). "Patrick Henry College Names New Academic Dean". Patrick Henry College. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  18. ^ "PHC Appeals Accreditation Denial". Home School Legal Defense Association. July 24, 2002. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  19. ^ Chandler, Michael Alison (April 20, 2007). "Christian Group Accredits School". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  20. ^ "God's Next Army". Chanel 4. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  21. ^ Risch, Conor (September 18, 2008). "Right: Portraits of the Evangelical Ivy League". Photo District News. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  22. ^ McAlley, John (October 22, 2008). "Inside 'The Evangelical Ivy League'". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  23. ^ Pride, Sarah (2007-07-11). "Advent Films Brings Full-length Feature to College". Patrick Henry College. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  24. ^ Stephen Colbert (2008). [1] (TV-Series). New York: Comedy Central. {{cite AV media}}: External link in |title= (help)
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