• May
  14 2013-05-14  Dr. Skip Jenkins, associate professor of historical theology at Lee University, has been selected as the winner of the 2013 Janet Rahamut Award. Dr. Skip Jenkins, associate professor of historical theology at Lee University, has been selected as the winner of the 2013 Janet Rahamut Award. ... read more
• May
  6 2013-05-06  Dr. Jerald Daffe’s latest book, “Crosses, Coffee, Couches, and Community,” has just been released by Pathway Press. Dr. Jerald Daffe’s latest book, “Crosses, Coffee, Couches, and Community,” has just been released by Pathway Press. Subtitled “Modern Ministry in an Emerging Culture,” it r... read more
• May
  3 2013-05-03 Dr. Laura Anderson, professor of education, has been selected as the recipient of Lee University’s 2013 Excellence in Teaching Award.   Dr. Laura Anderson, professor of education, has been selected as the recipient of Lee University’s 2013 Excellence in Teaching Award. The Excellen... read more
• May
  2 2013-05-02 Lee University has named Dr. Aaron Johnson as the recipient of the 2013 Excellence in Scholarship Award.   Lee University has named Dr. Aaron Johnson, assistant professor of humanities, as the recipient of the 2013 Excellence in Scholarship Award. The winner of this award is ch... read more
• May
  12013-05-01 Dr. Sherry Kasper, assistant professor of biology, has been selected as the winner of Lee University’s 2013 Excellence in Advising Award. Dr. Sherry Kasper, assistant professor of biology, has been selected as the winner of Lee University’s 2013 Excellence in Advising Award.    The E... read more
• Apr
  2 2013-04-02 The swivel of a robot. The patter of cockroach feet. The shrill of the wind through cubified trash on an abandoned planet. It’s the beginning of Wall-E; and each sound was carefully produced by Hollywood sound editor Dustin Cawood. By Jessilyn Justice, Lee Clarion Editor-in-Chief The s... read more
• Feb
  1 2013-02-01 Lee University will welcome Dr. Michael Zuckert on Thursday, Feb. 7 for a lecture entitled, “Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places? America as a Lockean Republic.” Lee University will welcome Dr. Michael Zuckert on Thursday, Feb. 7 for a lecture entitled, “Looking for Love in all the Wro... read more
• Jan
  252013-01-25 Lee University’s new Master of Business Administration (MBA) program will host a reception and preview session on Thursday, Jan. 31at 7:00 p.m. in the Centenary Room of the Higginbotham Administration Building. Lee University’s new Master of Business Administration (MBA) program will host a ... read more
• Governor Bill Haslam accepted an honorary doctorate from college officials, then challenged graduates to "live a life of faith."... read more
• Dr. Eric Moyen and Ashley Shankles presented a paper at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Meeting... read more
• Lee University will award Governor Bill Haslam an honorary doctorate when he delivers their winter commencement address on the Cleveland campus this weekend, officials announced Thursday.... read more
• Weiyi Cai Yu, a music instructor at Lee University, recently had two students, Darby Lauren Jones and Bethany Thorton, named Concertmasters of youth orchestras in their local areas.... read more
• The Lee University School of Music and School of Religion will jointly present "Lessons & Carols" on Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m.... read more
• On Saturday, Nov. 10, students from Lee University's Mission of the Church, a Religion course taught by Professor Jerome Boone, participated in a class service project to benefit The Caring Place (TCP) located in Cleveland, Tenn.... read more
• Dec
  11Voices of Lee will present its Sounds of Christmas concert, featuring both sacred and secular a capella Christmas selections, on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m.... read more
• Governor Bill Haslam will speak at Lee University's winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 10:30 a.m. in the Conn Center.... read more
• Dr. J. Matthew Melton, Dean of Lee University's College of Arts & Sciences, assumed the office of president of the Religious Communication Association (RCA) at their annual business meeting on Nov. 17... read more
• On Saturday, Nov. 3, Lee University celebrated the creation of the Darlia McLuhan Conn African Student Endowment Scholarship... read more
• Drs. Carolyn and Murl Dirksen were honored guests at the centennial of Henan University in Kaifeng, China, earlier this fall.... read more
• Dr. Evaline Echols, professor of business at Lee University, presented a paper at the 77th annual International Convention of the Association for Business Communications (ABC) in Honolulu, Hawaii.... read more
• Lee University freshman Axel Arzola and Lee alumnus Chad Guyton were recently announced as the winners of Kia Motors Music Video competition.... read more
• On Thursday, Nov. 15, high school students representing 25 schools across five states will attend Lee University to participate in Honor Band 2012.... read more
• The Lee University Percussion Ensemble will be performing with guest artist John H. Beck on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012.... read more
• Lee's Department of History, Political Science and Humanities will welcome Dr. James Ceaser on Friday, Nov. 16, to give a lecture entitled, "Revisiting the Presidential Election."... read more
• Professor of Business Dr. Dewayne Thompson was awarded "Best in the Region" honors for his presentation,... read more
• Lee University will host an introduction to its annual spring Writer's Festival with a reading by poet and Renaissance scholar Brett Foster... read more
• School of Music U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander announced today that the Lee University Festival Choir will perform at the inauguration of the President of the United States. Before a full Conn Center chapel, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander announced today that the Lee University Festival Choir, a comb... read more
• The Lee University chapter of Kappa Delta Pi recognized three local teachers for their demonstration of excellence in the classroom.... read more
• Lee University recently hosted the Campus Kitchens Project (CKP) National Conference on Oct. 5-7, 2012.... read more
• The School of Music will present its annual Music Festival on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Conn Center.... read more
• The Lee University Theatre Program will bring "Big River" to the Dixon Center stage in collaboration with Lee's School of Music this November.... read more
• Dr. John Christopher Thomas will present the seventh annual Azusa Lecture, "'In the Spirit on the Lord's Day': The Holy Spirit in the Book of Revelation."... read more
• Lee University's Choral Union will present its fall concert, Lux Aeterna: Songs of Dreams and Light on Sunday, Oct 28, at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel.... read more
• On Sunday, Oct. 28 from 4-7 p.m. Lee University senior history majors will lead tours through the historic Fort Hill Cemetery,... read more
• Dr. Eric Moyen, associate professor of education at Lee, recently attended the Salzburg Global Seminar held in Salzburg, Austria Oct. 2 to Oct. 7, 2012.... read more
• Todd Starnes will be on Lee's campus to lecture in a special topics class entitled Political Communication.... read more
• The Lee University Chorale will present its fall concert Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Church Street Annex... read more
• The music of George Gershwin will highlight a fall concert by the Lee University Symphony Orchestra on Monday, Oct. 22... read more
• Lee University Assistant Professor of Spanish Dr. Alexander Steffanell's new book has been published by Thomas de Quincey Editores.... read more
• The Lee University Wind Ensemble kicks off its 14th season on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m.... read more
• Lee University’s School of Music has added a new master’s degree program this fall: the Master of Music in Conducting... read more
• Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Stacey Isom was nationally recognized for her playwriting.... read more
• The Lee University Chamber Strings will present the annual Chamber Strings Concert on Friday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m.... read more
• Lee University has once again been ranked in the “top tier” of its category in the 2013 “Best Colleges” edition of U.S. News & World Report.... read more
• New York Polyphony (NYP), will be performing on Lee’s campus in the second installment of the Performing Arts Series.... read more
• Lee University will host the Campus Kitchens Project (CKP) National Conference on Oct. 5-7, 2012... read more
• Lee University, in partnership with The Hunter Museum of American Art, is proud to present the fourth season of String Theory at the Hunter.... read more
• Lee University junior and former president of Lee’s chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, Caleb Bell, was recently named recipient of the Phi Eta Sigma Founders Fund Scholarship.... read more
• Lee University has unveiled its newest degree program, the Master of Business Administration (MBA), to begin in the fall of 2013.... read more
• On Saturday, Sept. 15, Lee University hosted the second annual Constitution Quiz Bowl.... read more

Academic Affairs

The Academic Sector is made up of four colleges and schools: the College of Arts & Sciences, the Helen DeVos College of Education, the School of Music, and the School of Religion. There are 12 academic departments and 4 graduate areas of study within the colleges and schools. Lee University offers 43 on-campus undergraduate majors in 87 programs of study.

The Vice President for Academic Affairs is the chief academic officer of the university. In addition to overseeing the four colleges and schools, the Office for Academic Affairs oversees these auxiliary academic offices and services: