I am a biology major who graduated from LSU in 2009. I’ve since moved onto medical school and am about to graduate for there too. I transferred in from a public university and I remember that my first thought was, “There is no difference in my science classes from the school I came to the…
By Sean Pitman . According to an article published by ADvindicate yesterday, Dr. Lee Greer, one of the main evolutionary biologists involved with the current debate over neo-Darwinism being promoted at LSU, has been fired by La Sierra University (Link). The article did not list any further details, but this may have been as a…
La Sierra’s website says: You “[w]ill study with professors who will help you navigate issues of faith and science, in and out of the classroom, so that your faith in God is strengthened.” Do Seventh-day Adventist parents want LSU biology professors who believe and teach evolution as the best explanation and doubt the divinity of…
By Educate Truth Staff September 1, 2009, an article titled “Creating Controversy” by Jack Stripling surfaced at InsideHigherEd.com, covering the controversy surrounding La Sierra University. As a result of this article, EducateTruth.com received a spike in unique hits Sept. 1 — over 7,000 — five times the daily average for August. Widespread interest in this…