Karen Longman and Laurie Schreiner, two professors in the department of doctoral higher education at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California, have been named editors of Christian Higher Education: An International Journal of Research, Theory, and Practice. The peer-reviewed journal, published by the Taylor and Francis Group, includes original research, meta-analyses, essays, and book reviews. There are five issues published each year.
Dr. Longman is a graduate of Albion College in Michigan. She holds a master’s degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She earned a second master’s degree and an educational doctorate at the University of Michigan.
Professor Longman joined the faculty at Azusa Pacific University in 2006. Previously, she was vice President for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Greenville College in Illinois. She has also served as vice president for professional development and research at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, based in Washington, D.C.
Professor Schreiner chairs the doctoral program in higher education at Azusa Pacific. Also, she is a senior fellow at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
Dr. Schreiner is a graduate of Milligan College in Tennessee. She holds a Ph.D. in community psychology from the University of Tennessee.