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December 17, 2000

Patrick Henry College now officially admitting students for fall 2000

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Patrick Henry College is now officially receiving student applications for the academic year starting in the fall of 2000.The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) met on Tuesday, Dec. ...more

December 04, 2000

Patrick Henry College Invites Area Residents to a Holiday Viewing of Presidential Christmas Card Art

PURCELLVILLE, VA–Patrick Henry College is inviting its neighbors and friends to view one of the top five collections of presidential Christmas art at an open house on Sunday, December 17, 2000, from 2 to 5 p.m. The collection is on loan to the college from Purcellville resident David Eno. ...more

November 22, 2000

Patrick Henry College Approved by Virginia for New Major in Classical Liberal Arts

PURCELLVILLE, VA–Patrick Henry College has been authorized by the state of Virginia to enroll students in a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Liberal Arts.The State Council of Higher Education met Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000, and voted unanimously to approve the college's proposal for the new major.Michael Farris, president of Patrick Henry College, said that a large number of potential Classical Liberal Arts students have shown a strong interest in the college's apprenticeship model."A Classical Liberal Arts education at Patrick Henry College will appeal to students who wish to influence our popular and literary culture," Farris said. ...more

June 07, 2000

U.S. Supreme Court upholds parents' fundamental rights

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Parental rights were affirmed as one of our fundamental rights this week by a plurality opinion of the Supreme Court in Troxel v. ...more

May 15, 2000

Rape is evil but can't be regulated as commerce, Supreme Court says

WASHINGTON, D.C.–By a razor-thin 5-4 majority vote, the Supreme Court ruled today that Congress's power to regulate commerce does not include the power to regulate rape. ...more