United States: Adventist University President Resigns
Dr. Marvin Anderson resigned August 29 as president of Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU), a position he has held for the past 17 years.
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September 3, 2001
Religious Involvement Builds Self-Esteem in Youth, Study Finds
Religiously active youth have higher levels of self-esteem than their counterparts who are not religious, according to a study presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention August 24.
Religious Colleges Challenge Forced Unionization
Three Seventh-day Adventist organizations have joined a legal challenge against a National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) ruling that a religious college in Montana must allow its faculty to organize a labor union.
100,000 Lay Leaders Planned for Southern Asia-Pacific
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Southern Asia-Pacific region has voted to train and equip 100,000 lay people to lead out in expanding church membership.
August 27, 2001
President of Adventist Development and Relief Agency to Retire
Ralph S. Watts Jr., president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) for the past 16 years, has announced his intention to retire.
August 27, 2001
Largest-Ever Adventist Health Study to Explore Diet, Cancer Link
The relationship between diet and cancer among Seventh-day Adventists will be the focus of the largest-ever health study to be conducted by Loma Linda University's school of public health.