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Patrick Henry  College
 
>From Wikipedia


 
 
Patrick Henry College (PHC) is a private, independent college with an  
_Evangelical  Christian_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Christian)  
basis that focuses on teaching classical _liberal  arts_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_arts)  and government, located in 
_Purcellville_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purcellville,_Virginia) ,  Virginia, United 
States._[2]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-2)
   Patrick Henry is known for its conservative 
_evangelical_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelicalism)  Christian  focus. 
As of 
April 3, 2012, the college's accreditation was reaffirmed for a  period of ten 
years._[3]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-TRACS_2012-3)
   by the _Transnational  Association 
of Christian Colleges and Schools_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnational_Association_of_Christian_Colleges_and_Schools)
 , a national faith-related 
 accrediting organization recognized by the _Department  of Education_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Education)  and the 
_Council  for Higher Education Accreditation_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_for_Higher_Education_Accreditation) 
._[4]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-4)
  
The school was founded with the help of the _Home  School Legal Defense 
Association_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_School_Legal_Defense_Association) , and now 
serves as the headquarters for the  organization, with which it 
is still closely connected. 
History
Patrick Henry College was incorporated in 1998 by _Michael Farris_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Farris) , founder  of the _Home  School 
Legal 
Defense Association_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_School_Legal_Defense_Association) , who in 
1993, ran unsuccessfully for _lieutenant governor_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_governor)   of _Virginia_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia) .  It officially opened September 20, 
2000, 
with a class of 92 students. Since then  the school has grown to approximately 
350 students. The college eschews federal  financial aid and is therefore 
relieved from Department of Education reporting  requirements on demographic 
makeup of its student body and from other federal  reporting requirements. 
The school does not ask for race on applications and the  ethnic demographics 
are unknown. 
PHC receives all of its funding from tuition fees or donations. 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. PHC only adds new 
facilities and  programs as funds are available._[5]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-5)
   The Home 
School Legal Defense Association is one of the primary benefactors of  the 
school, and all members of the association receive a thirteen hundred dollar  
grant if accepted as students._[1]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-catalog-1)
 _[6]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note
-6)  
Media attention
The school has attracted reports from every major network and cable news  
organization from its inception, and been the subject of articles in _Time_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine)) ,_[7]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-TIME-7)
   
_The New Yorker_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Yorker) ,_[8]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite
_note-NewYorker-8)   _The Economist_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist) ,_[9]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-Economist-9)
   the _New York Times_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times) ,_[10]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-NYTimes-10)
   and 
others. A television documentary about the college, God's Next Army,  aired in 
the spring of 2006 on Britain's _Channel 4_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4)  and on the _Discovery Times  Channel_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_Channel)  in the United States._[11]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-Godsnextarmy-11
)   Initial media interest stemmed from the fact that the college 
deliberately  sought students with _homeschooled_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling)   backgrounds._[12]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-About-12)
   It also attracted 
attention because a number of the school's students gained  White House 
_internships_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internship)  and opportunities  
within 
the _Bush  administration_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_George_W._Bush) : in spring 2004, 
seven of the 100 student _White  House_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House)  interns were from PHC, which had 
only 
240 students at the time._[10]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-NYTimes-10)
   This is the same 
number of interns _Georgetown  University_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_University)  had during the same 
period._[13]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-BumpyBusR
ide-13)   _Hanna  Rosin_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna_Rosin) , a 
writer who has covered religion and politics for several prominent  journals, 
wrote a book entitled, God's Harvard: A Christian College on a  Mission to 
Save America, published 2007._[14]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-14)
   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._[15]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-15)
 _[16]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#ci
te_note-16)   Additionally, the college's _moot court_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moot_court)  team[_clarification  needed_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify) ] was the subject of an 
independent film, 
_Come What May_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_What_May_(film)) ,  shot 
during summer 2007 by a startup Christian production company and marketed  
primarily to a homeschooling audience._[17]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-17)
   Chancellor 
Michael Farris appeared on the _Colbert Report_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbert_Report)  on October  21, 2008._[18]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-18)
  
In February 2014, _The New Republic_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Republic)   published a report detailing 
a pattern of pervasive cover-ups of 
sexual assault  at Patrick Henry College._[19]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-NewRepublic-19)
   The article alleges that dean Sandra Corbitt and other administrative 
staff  worked to minimize or conceal sexual assault reports and _shift  blame 
to victims_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_blaming#Secondary_victimization_of_sexual_assault_victims)
 . The College denies these allegations. 
Because Patrick  Henry College does not accept federal funds, it is not subject 
to the _Clery Act_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clery_Act)  or  _Title IX_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_IX)  of  the _Education  Amendments of 
1972_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Amendments_of_1972) . 
Accreditation
Patrick Henry College received national _accreditation_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_accreditation)  on  April 17, 2007 from 
the _Transnational 
 Association of Christian Colleges and Schools_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnational_Association_of_Christian_Colleges_and_Schools)
 ,_[1]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cit
e_note-catalog-1)   a national accrediting organization for Christian 
colleges, universities, and  seminaries created by the _Institute  for Creation 
Research_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Creation_Research) 
._[20]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-ICROrigins-20)
   The college had previously been denied 
accreditation by the _American  Academy for Liberal Education_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_for_Liberal_Education)  in the 
spring of 2002 
because _creationism_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Earth_Creationism)  was  part of the 
curriculum._[21]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-21)
 _[22]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-ch
andler-22)   On June 30, 2005, the school was officially recognized by the 
_United  States Department of Education_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Education)  as an 
institution eligible for DOE  
programs.[_citation  needed_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed) ] It also allowed 
students to use more scholarships  and grants and 
made donors and students eligible for various tax benefits._[23]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-2
3)   On April 3, 2012, the _Transnational  Association of Christian 
Colleges and Schools_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnational_Association_of_Christian_Colleges_and_Schools)
  reaffirmed Patrick Henry  College's 
accreditation for a period of ten years._[3]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-TRACS_2012-3)
  
Religious  affirmations
All students must sign a "Statement of Faith" before they arrive, affirming 
 belief in what the college considers core Christian doctrines. For 
example,  students are asked to acknowledge "_Satan_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan)  exists as a personal,  malevolent being 
who acts as tempter and 
accuser, for whom _Hell_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell) , the place of 
_eternal_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternity)   punishment, was prepared, 
where all who die outside of _Christ_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ)   shall be confined in conscious 
torment for eternity", and "Christ's 
death  provides substitutionary _atonement_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atonement_in_Christianity)  for  our _sins_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin) 
."_[24]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-24)
   The college professes _non-denominational_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-denominational)   Christian beliefs, informed 
by 
_Evangelical_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelicalism)  
_Protestantism_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism)  
Teaching faculty must also sign the "Statement of Faith", plus a more  
detailed "Statement of Biblical Worldview", which represents the college's  
requirements for what should be taught._[25]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-BiblicalWorldview-25)
 
  For example the Biblical Worldview Applications states that, "Any  
biology, Bible, or other courses at PHC dealing with creation will teach  
creation 
from the understanding of Scripture that God's creative work, as  described 
in Genesis 1:1–31, was completed in six twenty-four-hour days."_[26]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cit
e_note-BiblicalApplication-26)  
In an interview with _Fresh Air_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Air)  
on _National Public  Radio_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Public_Radio) , PHC founder Michael 
Farris commented that the college held the view  
that its _faith_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith)  was  the only true 
faith ("We believe that there is truth and there is error."), and  he 
expressed disapproval of religious and social _toleration_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toleration) . "Tolerance cannot  coexist with 
liberty" because "the 
crowd of tolerance wants to ban speech."_[27]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-27)
  
On April 12, 2007, _LGBT rights group_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_social_movements)   _Soulforce_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulforce_(organization))   selected PHC as one 
of the targets of its annual "_Equality 
Ride_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Ride) ", the  purpose of which is 
to protest the stance of conservative Christian colleges  concerning 
homosexuality. Like many other Christian colleges, Patrick Henry did  not allow 
Soulforce to enter the university premises, though the college  proposed for 
student representatives to engage in a formal debate at a neutral  location on 
the merits of the proposed _Federal Marriage  Amendment_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Marriage_Amendment)  to the _U.S. 
Constitution_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Constitution) ._[28]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-FedMarriage-28)
   Soulforce organizers declined, and notified the college of their intent 
to enter  the campus to speak directly with students. After being refused 
entry, Soulforce  formed a picket line outside the entrance to the campus and 
protested for  approximately five hours._[29]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-autogenerated1-29
) _[30]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-peaceful-30)
 _[31]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-arrest-31)
 _[32]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#
cite_note-32)  
Political views
Patrick Henry College has been criticized for what some see as extreme  
conservatism and evangelical Christian _ethos_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethos) , including _creationism_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creationism) , 
by many  newspapers such as the _New Zealand  Herald_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Herald) _[33]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-NewZealand-33)
   and _New 
Scientist_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Scientist) ._[34]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-Ne
wScience-34)   The school has also been criticized for an alleged 
_Republican_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States))   
bias._[35]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-FreshAir-35)
   Janet Ashcroft, wife of _John Ashcroft_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ashcroft) , serves on  the Board of 
Trustees._[36]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-36)
   This has prompted the British newspaper _The 
Independent_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent)  to  dub Patrick 
Henry College "The Bible College That Leads to the White House."_[37]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_
note-37)   The German newspaper _Die Zeit_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Zeit)  criticised the  college of influencing 
the niches with their own 
values and undercutting the  society._[38]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-38)
  
Campus
Patrick Henry College is located in the town of Purcellville in rural  
northern Virginia, approximately 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Washington  D.C. 
The campus currently consists of seven buildings arranged around a  
retention pond popularly called "Lake Bob",_[39]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-39)
   as well as 
several athletic fields. The oldest structure, Founders Hall, opened  in 2000 
and contains three classrooms, the college library, and various  
administrative and faculty offices. It is also home to the offices of the Home  
School 
Legal Defense Association._[40]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-40)
   Hanna Rosin, author of 
God's Harvard, described the campus as "tiny, less  like an Ivy League college 
than like a Hollywood set of an old Ivy League  school." The buildings are 
of _Colonial  Revival architecture_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Revival_architecture) . The artwork in 
Founders Hall consists of copies of  
portraits of the _Founding  Fathers_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States)  placed 
along a staircase, leading to a picture 
of _Patrick  Henry_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Henry)  at the 
second Virginia convention which features a light from heaven  guiding Henry's 
speech. The artwork is designed to, in the words of Hanna Rosin,  "remind 
the students that America was founded as a Christian nation."_[41]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_not
e-Rosin13-41)  
The school's residential village is composed of five residence halls 
located  along the edges of the lake. There are two men's dormitories (Oak Hill 
and Red  Hill) and three women's dormitories (Mount Vernon, Monticello, and  
Montpelier)._[42]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-42)
   The four smaller dormitories opened in 
2001, while the largest residence hall,  Red Hill, opened in 2003._[43]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#c
ite_note-43)   In addition to student housing, Red Hill also contains three 
classrooms and an  office suite on its basement level. Located in the 
basement of Mount Vernon is  an auditorium referred to as Town Hall, where the 
school's daily chapel sessions  and other special events are held. The 
residence halls are set up in an arc  shape around the lake. Some students 
refer to 
the setup as a "fishbowl" since  the setup allows students to spy on each 
other._[44]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-44)
  
Barbara Hodel  Student Center
In August 2009 the college opened a $32 million, 106,000-square-foot  
(9,800 m2) student life center, which significantly expanded  dining, 
classroom, 
recreational, and athletic facilities. Construction began in  December 2006 
and was completed during the summer of 2009._[45]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-Hodel_Dedicat
ion-45)  
In November 2007, the college announced that the student center would be  
named in honor of trustee Barbara Hodel._[46]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-46)
   On January 
21, 2008, the college announced that it had received a pledge  guaranteeing 
full funding for the center's completion, with an anticipated  opening date 
of fall 2009._[47]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-Challenge-47)
   According to the college, 
the guarantee was made "in the form of a 'challenge  grant' meant to enlarge 
the College’s base of existing donors while solidifying  the long-term 
fiscal health of PHC and its annual scholarship program." In  response to the 
grant, the school initiated a year-long fund raising campaign  entitled "Finish 
the Foundation."_[47]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-Challenge-47)
   This allowed the 
college to fund the construction of the building debt-free,  pursuant to its 
policy of not borrowing for capital projects._[45]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-Hodel_Dedication-
45)  
The Barbara Hodel Center opened for student use at the start of the fall 
2009  academic semester, and the gymnasium, new dining hall, and coffee shop 
opened in  October 2009. On October 10, 2009 the college held a dedication 
ceremony for the  new building which was attended by approximately 1,000 
people and featured  evangelical leader _James Dobson_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dobson)  of _Focus on the Family_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_on_the_Family)   as the keynote 
speaker._[45]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-Hodel_Dedicat
ion-45)   After the student center opened, most of the college's 
administrative offices  moved into the building, allowing more of the office 
space in 
Founders Hall to  be used by HSLDA. 
Governance
The college's founder, _Mike Farris_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Farris) , announced his  resignation as 
president of the college on March 6, 
2006, to become _chancellor_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancellor_(education)) . _Graham Walker_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Walker_(academic)) ,  formerly of 
_Oklahoma  Wesleyan University_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Wesleyan_University)  and the 
_University of  Pennsylvania_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania) , assumed the role 
and responsibilities of president in July  2006. 
On July 1, 2006, the educator and cultural editor of _World_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_(magazine)) , Gene Edward  Veith, took the 
post of 
academic dean._[48]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-phc01-48)
   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. 
Academics
Students at the school can specialize within one of two tracks of study: 
_Government_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_science)  or _Classical_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_education_movement)   _Liberal Arts_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_arts) . The  Government Department 
offers majors in Government and the option to specialize  in _American 
Politics and  Policy_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_policy) , 
_International 
 Politics and Policy_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_relations) , _Political Theory_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_philosophy) , 
 _Strategic  Intelligence_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_Analysis) , or an "undeclared 
general" government track._[49]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-49)
   
Patrick Henry College also offers a degree in Journalism,_[50]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note
-50)   while the Classical Liberal Arts Department offer degrees in 
_Classical  Liberal Arts Education_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_education_movement) , History, and 
Literature. 
The Government Department's Public Policy degree was the first one offered 
by  the college, and is still largely seen as its "_flagship_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagship) " program, which until  2009 had 
connections with 
the former _George W. Bush_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush)   
administration, Washington, D.C. _Republicans_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)) ,  and 
conservative _think tanks_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_tank)  and  organizations. In late November 
2006, the school announced plans to split this  track into separate domestic 
and foreign policy tracks. 
As of early 2007, the college has a 100% acceptance rate among graduates 
who  have applied to law school._[51]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-51)
   Between 2000 and 
2009, the college has graduated over 325 students. At the time  of its May 2009 
commencement, approximately 92% of graduating seniors who had  applied to 
graduate school for enrollment in fall 2009 were accepted to one or  more 
schools of their choice._[52]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=
Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-52)   On January 24, 2007, the 
school successfully completed an on-site review by a  TRACS assessment team, 
and 
was granted full accreditation in April._[53]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-53)
 _[54]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#ci
te_note-54)  
Faculty
In 2008, its website listed twenty-five full-time professors, of which  
twenty-one had at least one doctorate; one professor had a _D.M.A._ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_musical_arts) , and  another held an 
_Ed.D._ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed.D.) _[55]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-faculty-55)
   making 
it such that 24 of the 25 have a terminal degree in their field. In 2011,  
PHC also listed 24 part-time faculty, all of whom have received a master's  
degree or higher._[56]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-56)
   Chancellor Mike Farris has a 
_J.D._ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juris_Doctor) , has authored several  
novels 
and critiques of constitutional law, and has argued numerous cases before  
federal and state high courts, as well as the United States Supreme 
Court._[55]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-faculty-55)
   Provost Gene Edward Veith is the author of 
seventeen books on topics involving  Christianity and culture, classical 
education, literature, and the arts._[55]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-faculty-55)
   _John 
Warwick  Montgomery_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Warwick_Montgomery)  
specializes in religious freedom in global human rights  cases._[57]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_no
te-57)   Former _Time_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine))  
journalist and  best-selling author _David Aikman_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Aikman)  is a professor  of history._[55]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-faculty-55)
  
2006 Academic  freedom dispute
In 2005, a library clerk was forced to resign for promoting the idea that  
baptism is essential for salvation, considered a violation of the Statement 
of  Faith._[58]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-5quit-58)
   Further, 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 Biblical Worldview Policy  restricted 
_academic 
freedom_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_freedom) ._[59]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note
-latimes-59) _[60]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-LibertyQuit-60)
  
The resignations led to questions about the compatibility of a strong 
liberal  arts education along with its conservative biblical beliefs._[22]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cit
e_note-chandler-22)   David C. Noe, assistant professor of Classics 
departed after finding that  classical works by non-Christian authors were 
sometimes considered suspect at  PHC, and there was an increasingly narrow view 
of 
Christianity._[58]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-5quit-58)
   Root criticized the autocratic 
lack of faculty participation in the ideas and  governing of the school, 
saying "if [PHC] continues down this road, will end up  being more an 
'illiberal 
arts education'."_[61]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-pbs-61)
   All resulting faculty 
vacancies were filled by the beginning of the fall 2006  semester._[62]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_no
te-62)   In 2007, however, two more professors announced their 
resignations, suggesting  that academic freedom remained an issue._[22]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-cha
ndler-22)  
Student life
As of November 2006, the Student Life Department is presided over by  
Administrative Dean for Student Life, Sandra Corbitt, and falls under the  
authority of the provost. The college has many rules of behavior typical of  
conservative, religious colleges. Students may not have sex outside of 
marriage,  
or use alcohol or tobacco while under the authority of the college, which 
is  defined as any time during a semester while enrolled, on or off campus. 
Men and  women are not allowed in each other's dorm rooms, and underclassmen 
are subject  to a curfew. Firearms are prohibited on campus._[63]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_no
te-StudentHandbook-63) _[64]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-StudentLifeManual-64)
   The 
college has a number of traditions rooted in dorm life, including "bobtisms"  — 
a _portmanteau_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau)  of _Baptism_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism)  and "Lake  Bob", in which newly engaged 
males are dunked._[65]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-65)
   All dorm activities are subject 
to the discretion of the men's and women's  Resident Directors. 
Students are active in multiple campus clubs including the _College 
Republicans_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Republicans) ,  Eden 
Troupe_[66]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-66)
   (which produces regular stage dramas), the Streaming 
Media Network (which  produces student films), and several philosophical and 
literary societies.[_citation  needed_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed) ] 
In the 2000s Hanna Rosin, author of God's Harvard, said that "never  would 
you find a group of better-behaved teenagers than on the campus of Patrick  
Henry." During that period many Patrick Henry students made fun of _Bob 
Jones  University_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Jones_University) , which 
Rosin described as having "the gold standard of vice  patrol." Rosin 
commented that "by most people's standards," Patrick Henry "was  not far 
behind" Bob 
Jones._[67]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-67)
  
Student governance
Students also participate in the school's student government, which 
consists  of a Student Senate composed of 24 members, elected every fall 
semester; 
and a  student president and vice president who run as a ticket and are 
elected every  spring semester. It does not have any powers to enact campus 
policies but is  considered an important part of life at Patrick Henry 
College._[68]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-68)
  
As of 2007 the Student Senate had consisted of about one third of the total 
 student body._[69]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-69)
  
Liberty Ball
Only instructional dancing is allowed on campus, so students hold several  
school dances off-campus, including the annual spring Liberty Ball, usually 
held  at a historic _Civil War_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War)  era manor  or plantation. 
The first Liberty Ball was held during 
PHC's inaugural year on  the anniversary of _Patrick Henry_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Henry) 's famous "_Give me  Liberty, or 
give me Death!_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_me_Liberty,_or_give_me_Death!) " speech of 
March 23, 1775, and is organized by  student coordinators._[70]_ (http://en.
wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note
-phc.edu-70)   Another popular dance is the annual fall hoedown, a student 
sponsored barn dance  which usually occurs in mid fall._[70]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-ph
c.edu-70)  
Civic involvement
Students are involved in the community, and PHC requires its Government  
students to fulfill up to 24 credits of apprenticeship projects, which include 
 internships, research and writing projects, and extracurricular activities 
such  as _moot  court_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moot_court) , _Model 
United  Nations_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_United_Nations) , and 
_Mock Trial_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_Trial) ._[71]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-71)
 _[72]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-72)
   Students currently serve as interns in a wide 
variety of political  organizations, such as congressional offices and 
think-tanks. Students are  active in local and national politics, and members 
of 
the Patrick Henry College  Republicans chapter often work with local political 
action groups to lobby for  conservative issues at the federal and state 
levels. Classes are canceled the  day of the national elections and the day 
before, so that students may volunteer  on political campaigns; and many 
students act as Student Action Team leaders for  _Generation Joshua_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Joshua) ,  leading groups of usually 
homeschooled high school students volunteering on  campaigns across the United 
States. 
Debate
Debate is one of Patrick Henry College's primary extracurricular 
activities.  Prior to fall 2008, the college was active in the _National  
Educational 
Debate Association_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Educational_Debate_Association)  (NEDA), 
where students consistently won many  of the top 
awards at tournaments around the country._[73]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-73)
   In fall 
2008, the school ended its involvement in NEDA in favor of the larger _National 
 
Forensic Association_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Forensic_Association) . The school is 
also active in the _National  Parliamentary Debate 
Association_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Parliamentary_Debate_Association)  
(NPDA), which is America's largest college  debate organization 
and where students have gained national attention by  defeating traditional 
debate powers such as Cedarville and Notre Dame._[74]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-forensics-7
4)   PHC is currently ranked No. 37 out of 280 schools in the NPDA._[75]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes
#cite_note-debate-75)  
Students also compete in the American Collegiate Moot Court Association  
(ACMA), and had the winning teams at the ACMA National Tournaments of 2005,  
2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014._[76]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-76)
   Moot 
court is a form of debate competition designed to simulate appellate  
arguments before the _U.S.  Supreme Court_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States) , in which 
teams of two students function as 
co-counsels and  stand before a panel of judges to argue legal matters. In 
2006, 
PHC not only won  first overall but also won second, third, and fifth place, 
a feat that had never  before been accomplished in ACMA history. Likewise, 
in 2006, the college took  home the most trophies out of any school for the 
fifth consecutive year. In a  much publicized event during the 2004–2005 
academic year, the college moot court  team defeated that of _Balliol College,  
Oxford_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balliol_College,_Oxford)  in two 
separate competitions – one held in England using English law,  and the other 
in 
the USA using American law._[77]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-Oxford-77)
   Patrick Henry 
College also has participated in British Parliamentary debate  since the fall 
of 2010. 
Athletics
Patrick Henry College competes as the Sentinels, fielding teams in men's 
and  women's _intercollegiate  soccer_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercollegiate_Soccer_Football_Association)  and 
basketball, and is a member of the 
_National  Christian College Athletic Association_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Christian_College_Athletic_Association)  
(NCCAA) and the 
Shenandoah-Chesapeake  Conference. Students also participate in various 
_intramural sports_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intramural_sport)   including 
softball, volleyball, fencing, running club, and _ultimate frisbee_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_(sport)) .  Students participated in 
intramural 
tackle _football_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football)  until Fall 
of  2010, when the college banned tackle football on campus citing 
liability  concerns. Students currently participate in intramural _flag 
football_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_football) , including  an annual game 
between Red Hill and Oak Hill, the two men's dorms. Patrick  Henry's Student 
Handbook states, "Our _intercollegiate athletic  program_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_athletics)  will always be secondary to 
our academic 
program,"._[63]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_College&printable=yes#cite_note-StudentHandbook-63)
  
Notable Alumni
    *   _Teresa Scanlan_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Scanlan) ,  
(attended), _Miss America 2011_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_America_2011)   and Model for Body by Vi 
    *   _Alex and Brett  Harris_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_and_Brett_Harris) , 2012, authors of _Do  
Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against 
Low Expectations_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Hard_Things:_A_Teenage_Rebellion_Against_Low_Expectations)
  and founders of  _The  Rebelution_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rebelution) 

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