After a long national search for a new president, Point Loma Nazarene University has settled on an internal candidate, its longtime provost and chief academic officer Kerry Fulcher, to the surprise and consternation of some staff, students and alumni.
As recently as 2017, the church called homosexuality a perversion. Although the word is no longer in the church’s manual, the university policy bans hiring faculty and staff who disclose that they are in a same-sex marriage. It also says any employee who marries someone of the same sex may be fired. After the firing, the coalition gathered hundreds of signatories to call for Fulcher to resign. Faculty members surveyed at a meeting last year were split on their trust and confidence in him, with slightly more saying they trusted him than not.
“Dr. Fulcher brings a wealth of higher education experience, understands the growing challenges and complexities that universities are facing and is committed to making the PLNU community a welcoming and thriving place for all of its students, faculty and staff,” Pierce said.
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