After several years of discussion, review, and repeated applications, Biola University has approved a campus chapter of Turning Point USA, marking the conclusion of a process that began in 2019.
According to students familiar with the effort, the proposed chapter was denied multiple times over several academic cycles. Early applications reportedly cited broad or unspecified concerns, as well as university policies related to student organizations with national affiliations. Those policies have since been revisited or clarified, allowing the chapter to move forward.
The approval arrives at a time of broader conversation within higher education, particularly among faith-based institutions about how student political organizations align with campus values, institutional missions, and policies on outside partnerships. Christian colleges nationwide have faced similar questions as students seek to organize around national movements while remaining consistent with their schools’ theological and educational frameworks…