Published on March 3, 2011
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Core Curriculum professor Carol Ann Vaughn Cross has received a grant from the David Stowe Foundation in support of her research on the history of the missionary movement and world Christianity. The grant will help fund travel for research at the archives of Yale Divinity School and presentation of her work at the Yale-Edinburgh Group meeting in Edinburgh in July.
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. The Wall Street Journal ranks Samford 1st nationally for student engagement and U.S. News & World Report ranks Samford 66th in the nation for best undergraduate teaching and 104th nationally for best value. Samford enrolls 5,683 students from 47 states and 19 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference, and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.