Bob Jones University facts for kids
Front Campus Fountain
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| Motto |
Petimus credimus
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1917 |
| Chancellor | Bob Jones III |
| President | Stephen Jones |
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Administrative staff
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1,450 |
| Students | c. 3,000 |
| Undergraduates | 3,600 |
| Postgraduates | 600 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | www.bju.edu |
Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private Protestant Christian university in Greenville, South Carolina. The university was founded in 1927 by Bob Jones, Sr. (1883-1968), an evangelist. The school has around 3,000 students attending it, and there are 2,755 undergraduate students attending. Until the 1970s, BJU only allowed white students to attend. Afterwards, it banned interracial dating.
Images for kids
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Bob Jones Sr., the university's founder
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The seminary building at Bob Jones University
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Howell Memorial Science Building
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Jerusalem Chamber, Mack Library, containing a collection of rare Bibles
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Davis Field House
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Mascot at a soccer game
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