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Nov 29

More on Pat and ORU

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A bit of trivia I should have mentioned earlier: if Pat Robertson does work some sort of deal to affiliate ORU with Regent University, it would not be the first such transaction.

When I attended ORU, in the early 1980s, it was at its peak in the number of graduate schools offered. It had, in fact, overreached, and pared down some of those graduate programs after I left. One of those was the law school, which was, in all but name, sold to Robertson’s Regent University (nee CBN University). Regent U bought the law library and the assets and hired many of the professors, in effect transferring the program from Tulsa to Virginia Beach and getting an instant, turn-key law school.

Nov 29

Out of the frying pan and into the 700 Club

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I’ve never been a fan of Richard Roberts, and while I shouldn’t take joy in the recent scandals, I have had a little bit of satisfaction in his resignation, knowing that ORU would no longer be run by Richard Roberts.

You know the old saying, “Be careful what you ask for?”

Well, there are, it turns out, a few people who I would like to see running ORU even less than I wanted to see Richard Roberts running ORU. Here, friends and neighbors, is one of them:

Statement from George Pearsons – Chairman, ORU Board of Regents

We are pleased to report that Dr. Pat Robertson, president and chancellor of Regent University and long-time friend of Oral Roberts University, has contacted members of the board of regents and has expressed interest in exploring options for the future of ORU with Regent University. Dr. Robertson is sending a team on Monday to Tulsa to meet with ORU Regents and administrative representatives.