The Segregated Universities

NEW YORK—Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, was founded by a minister in order to train other ministers.

Just like Harvard and Princeton.

The difference is that Harvard and Princeton are both listed on all the “best universities in the world” rankings, and Liberty always has an asterisk next to its name.

And I understand the reason why. As the definition of “university” expanded over the past four centuries, we decided that it should be all about academic freedom, inclusion, open-mind...