The Board of Regents of Trinity International University (TIU) has unanimously appointed Eric Halvorson, current Dean of Trinity Law School, as President of the University, effective January 27, 2026. Halvorson will continue to serve as Dean of Trinity Law School. Halvorson previously served as Dean of Trinity Law School from
Trinity International University has completed the sale of its Bannockburn campus property. The transaction closed this week with a private real estate investment entity. The sale of the Bannockburn property is part of a broader set of actions the University has been taking to support long-term institutional sustainability and mission
DEERFIELD, IL – December 8, 2025 – The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (CBHD) will be relocating and joining LeTourneau University (LeTourneau) in Longview, Texas. LeTourneau is acquiring CBHD from TIU through a grant transfer, effective January 1, with the goal of furthering CBHD’s vital mission and launching a
BANNOCKBURN, IL, June 18, 2025 — Dr. Tite Tiénou, the Tite Tiénou Chair of Global Theology and World Christianity, Research Professor of Theology of Mission, and Dean Emeritus of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS), received the honorific title of Chevalier de l’Ordre de l’Étalon from the government of Burkina Faso
DEERFIELD, Ill., June 10, 2025 — Trinity International University (TIU) announced that Dr. David W. Pao, current dean of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS), has been appointed interim president of the university, effective July 1, 2025. The appointment follows the work of the TIU Presidential Search Committee, which had identified
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BANNOCKBURN, IL, October 14, 2024 — Andrew Abernethy (MDiv ’06, PhD ’12) has been appointed president of the Institute for Biblical Research (IBR). “Over the years, the Institute for Biblical Research (IBR) has become a ‘home’ for me,” said Abernethy, “and many other believing scholars and students from many backgrounds
BANNOCKBURN, IL, September 3, 2024 — The Paul G. Hiebert Center for World Christianity and Global Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) announced the launch of a new initiative for global workplace ministry in partnership with the Faith and Work Institute Asia (FWIA). John Jonghoon Park (PhD in Intercultural
Trinity International University Appoints Greg Waybright President Emeritus DEERFIELD, IL, June 28, 2024 – Trinity International University (TIU) is proud to announce that Greg Waybright (MDiv ’80) has been appointed President Emeritus. Waybright served as Trinity’s thirteenth president from 1995 to 2007. He went on to serve as senior pastor
DEERFIELD, IL – Jeb Ralston, a current PhD student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, has become a recipient of a Fulbright Open Study/Research grant. Through this award, he will spend one year in Switzerland to work with one of his advisors, Prof. Dr. Ueli Zahnd, at the Institute for Reformation
DEERFIELD, IL – On February 15, President of Trinity International University (TIU) Nicholas Perrin tendered his resignation to the Board of Regents, effective February 29, 2024. Dr. Perrin served for nearly five years and saw TIU through a season of significant challenge and change while maintaining Trinity’s standing with accrediting