Regent University

Regent University, self-proclaimed as "America's Preeminent Christian University," is a fundamentalist school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Regent University was founded in 1978 by televangelist Pat Robertson as an extension of his Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN). The university's official name was CBN University until 1990. Regent University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associates, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees.

Regent University offers more than 30 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Non-fundamentalists might find some of the graduate degrees in non-religious fields troubling, especially those offered by something called the Robertson School of Government.

Ties to Bush Administration Justice Department
In 2007, the Regent University School of Law came under scrutiny during the investigation of the U.S. Justice Department attorney firing scandal. Just before the 2006 elections, several Justice Department attorneys were fired, allegedly for prosecuting Republican Party candidates or refusing to trump up charges against Democratic Party candidates. Many of the lawyers who replaced them graduated from Regent University School of Law, established in 1986 to bring pro-Christian "balance" to the perceived liberal leanings of the American justice system. As of April 2007, the Justice Department employed about 150 Regent Law graduates. This troubles many who consider Regent University School of Law to be a "fourth tier law school" where students are more likely to discuss sin than the Constitution in Constitutional Law class.