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Jerry Falwell, Jr.

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  • Liberty University
    Liberty University
    / Founding, growth, and political involvement

    …at which point his son Jerry Falwell, Jr., became president and chancellor. Aware of the school’s financial difficulties during his father’s tenure, Falwell, Jr., focused on bringing the institution back from the brink of bankruptcy—a feat he accomplished, converting Liberty into a “financial powerhouse with more than 100,000 students and…

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    …at which point his son Jerry Falwell, Jr., became president and chancellor. Aware of the school’s financial difficulties during his father’s tenure, Falwell, Jr., focused on bringing the institution back from the brink of bankruptcy—a feat he accomplished, converting Liberty into a “financial powerhouse with more than 100,000 students and…

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