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ɫ��ɫ��̳’s First-Year Experience Rooted in a Strong Biblical Foundation
With small-group meetings and intentional faculty connections, first-year students engage in biblical guidance and Christ-centered friendships from the very beginning
Sarah Dougher — November 19, 2025
The first-year experience for students at ɫ��ɫ��̳ is crafted with care, intentionality and a strong biblical foundation. Before they even...
ɫ��ɫ��̳ Strengthened By 18 New Faculty Members
The professors bring knowledge in a wide range of areas, including artificial intelligence, design, psychology and engineering
Sarah Dougher — October 13, 2025
ɫ��ɫ��̳ welcomes 18 new faculty members for the 2025-2026 academic year. The new faculty joined Biola’s Rosemead School of Psychology,...
Biola Earns Recognition in the Carnegie Foundation 2025 Classifications for Institutional Excellence and Student Success
Sarah Dougher — April 24, 2025
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — ɫ��ɫ��̳ has been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in its 2025 Institutional...
Torrey Honors College Partners with Oxford University for New Semester Study Abroad Opportunity
Katelyn Ho — January 27, 2025
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — The ɫ��ɫ��̳ Torrey Honors College has launched a new partnership with the University of Oxford designed specifically...
Biola Professor Received Same Award as C.S. Lewis for Work in Early English Literature
Dr. Aaron Kleist, professor of English, won the 2024 Sir Israel Gollancz Prize
Sarah Dougher — November 26, 2024
Dr. Aaron Kleist, professor of English, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Sir Israel Gollancz Prize. The British Academy gives the award...
Hidden Gem: Just One Way to Describe the Torrey Honors College
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni recognized the honors college for its emphasis on building community around dialogue and learning
Sarah Dougher — October 18, 2024
The Torrey Honors College at ɫ��ɫ��̳ has once again been recognized as a “Hidden Gem.” The designation came from the American Council of...
Torrey Honors College Offers ‘Unparalleled’ Education, says Biola Alumnus
Current Yale graduate student Gavin Susantio (’21) hopes to disciple the next generation of Christian philosophers
Jalin Cerillo — March 27, 2024
Growing up in Indonesia, ɫ��ɫ��̳ alumnus Gavin Susantio (’21) dreamt of becoming a Christian apologist and author. He quickly realized the...
Sociology Professor Publishes Book about Faith-Based Advocacy in Southern California
Dr. Brad Christerson released "God's Resistance: Mobilizing Faith to Defend Immigrants" in November
Abi Goosen — March 26, 2024
People of faith have been pivotal in advocating for immigrant rights in the U.S. historically and in contemporary times, according to Biola...
Biola Recognizes Constitution Day with Special Event
United States Air Force Captain Hannah Durbin addresses student body on civic respect
Abi Goosen — October 04, 2023
ɫ��ɫ��̳ recognized Constitution Day 2023 on Sept. 19 with a special address by United States Air Force Captain Hannah Durbin. Biola’s...
Torrey Honors College Celebrates Constitution Day
Special guest Dr. Ralph Rossum will give a lecture in observance of the holiday
Sarah Dougher — September 16, 2022
Since 2005, the United States has observed Constitution Day on September 17, which is the celebration of the very day in 1787 when 39 delegates to...
"Power Women" Book Announced as an InterVarsity Press Winner of 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards
New book co-edited by professor Nancy Yuen focuses on women in academia, motherhood and Christianity; seven Biola professors contributed chapters
Dalet Valles — April 07, 2022
Among the list of InterVarsity Press (IVP) winners of the 2021 Readers’ Choice awards is Power Women:Stories of Motherhood, Faith, and the Academy,...
New Program Offers Underserved High School Students Collegiate Experience
Read Well, Live Well program funded by Teagle Foundation grant aims to improve college readiness and introduce underserved high school students to transformative texts
Dalet Valles — March 25, 2022
A new program created by ɫ��ɫ��̳’s Torrey Honors College, in partnership with Biola’s Division of Diversity and Inclusion, will give...
Modern Language Professor Helps Prepare Churches for Cultural Change
Dr. Itzel Reyes is serving as a Scholar in Residence with World Outspoken
Sarah Dougher — March 23, 2022
“The American evangelical church is becoming increasingly more ethnically diverse and this diversification is not always perceived as a blessing,”...
Torrey Professor Continues Research Associate Position at Cambridge University
Dr. Greg Peters is studying the history of monasticism at the prestigious university
Ellie Martin — February 17, 2022
Dr. Greg Peters, professor in ɫ��ɫ��̳’s Torrey Honors College, has recently received the distinguished honor of becoming a research...
ɫ��ɫ��̳'s Torrey Honors Institute Becomes Torrey Honors College
Honoring the work of Torrey Honors, Biola has updated the name of its honors program
Jenna Loumagne — September 30, 2020
ɫ��ɫ��̳’s Torrey Honors Institute has changed its name to Torrey Honors College in recognition of the program’s impact. In its 25-year...
Sociology Professor Featured in Asian American PBS Documentary Series
Professor Nancy Yuen speaks on Asian American actors in groundbreaking documentary series on Asian American history
Sarah Dougher — May 12, 2020
Nancy Yuen, associate professor of sociology at ɫ��ɫ��̳, was featured in a documentary series titled Asian Americans, premiered on May 11...
Torrey Honors College Professor Matt Jenson Releases New Book, “Theology in the Democracy of the Dead”
Matt Jenson’s new book invites readers into the living tradition of theology’s past
Katelyn Moger, Benjamin Vincent — January 16, 2020
Informed by his work as a theologian and professor at ɫ��ɫ��̳'s Torrey Honors College, Matt Jenson recently published a new work...
Professor Joe Henderson Releases Paradigm-Shifting New Book on Jeremiah
Torrey Honors professor hopes to lay a new foundation for Jeremiah studies
Jenna Loumagne — December 11, 2019
ɫ��ɫ��̳ professor Joe Henderson has been studying the book of Jeremiah for more than two decades. Last month, he celebrated the...
Two Biola Professors Receive Grants for New Research to Foster Humanitarian Growth
Professors Jamie Sanchez and Julianne Bryant will lead new research funded by grants from the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
Joya Jackson — November 27, 2019
Two new research projects related to humanitarian efforts are underway at ɫ��ɫ��̳ this semester. The research projects, led by Cook...
Biola Remembers the Life of Phillip Johnson
A pioneer of the intelligent design movement, Phillip Johnson changed the conversation around evolution
Jenna Loumagne — November 18, 2019
Phillip E. Johnson, known as the “Godfather of intelligent design,” passed away on November 2. Johnson, a law professor at University of...
Professor Matthew Wright Advances Research as a Visiting Fellow at Princeton University
The Torrey Honors College professor of government will engage in new research pursuits in Princeton’s esteemed James Madison Program
Benjamin Vincent — November 05, 2019
As a visiting fellow in the James Madison Program at Princeton University, Matthew Wright, professor of government in ɫ��ɫ��̳’s Torrey...