Liberty U. Makes Democratic and Republican Student Groups 'Unofficial Clubs'

Liberty University has changed its policy on student groups, giving both its Democratic and Republican organizations a new status, “unofficial clubs,” according to The News & Advance, in Lynchburg, Va.

Last month the conservative Christian college took away the Democratic group’s official status. The policy shift allows its return.

Under the new policy, announced last weekend by Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr., both the Democratic and Republican student groups will be unofficial clubs. Unofficial clubs will be allowed to use the university’s name, but will not receive funds from it. They may endorse candidates whose views the university deems contrary to its mission without losing their status, but will not be allowed to use university facilities to endorse such candidates. —Beckie Supiano