David Lipscomb University
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| Motto | "The Truth Shall Make You Free" – John 8:32 |
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| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1891 |
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Religious affiliation
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Churches of Christ |
| Endowment | US$ 70.4 million |
| Chairman | David Scobey |
| President | L. Randolph Lowry III |
| Provost | W. Craig Bledsoe |
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Academic staff
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343 |
| Students | 4,632 |
| Undergraduates | 2,986 |
| Postgraduates | 1,646 |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Campus | Urban, 83 acres (34 ha) |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I – ASC |
| Nickname | Bisons |
| Mascot | LU the Bison |
| Affiliations |
CCCU NAICU TICUA |
| Website | www |
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Lipscomb University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike on the east. Student enrollment for the fall 2016 semester is 4,632 which includes 2,986 undergraduate students and 1,646 graduate students. It also maintains a location called "Spark" in the Cool Springs area of Williamson County.
Lipscomb University was founded in 1891 by David Lipscomb and James A. Harding. The campus grounds consist predominantly of the former estate of David Lipscomb, who donated it to the school. The school was never intended to function as a seminary, although a seminary is a part of the university, but rather as a Christian liberal arts institution. In fact, in an early catalog, the founders expressed their views about providing a liberal education with spiritual exploration.
We purpose to present in the way of a liberal education as extensive a curriculum as can be found in any school, college, or university in the land, and at the same time to thoroughly drill its students in the Bible, the divine source of wisdom and goodness. It was not our design to make professional preachers, but to train males and females, young and old, all who might become members of the school, for the greatest usefulness in life. Each student is left to choose his own calling.
Several prominent Church of Christ religious ministers received at least a portion of their higher education there (see "Notable alumni" below), and the institution remains thoroughly affiliated in the Churches of Christ: Potential full-time, undergraduate faculty must prove their membership in a Church of Christ before being hired.
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