If the Torrey Program is known for one thing, it’s all the reading that they do. In fact, Torrey students read about 12-18 books per semester (excluding the books they read outside of Torrey). Though this feels like a heavy weight to deal with, Torrey students are able to engage with and process through...

It was cold and quiet Tuesday night as family, friends and students of Dr. Alina Beary gathered on Metzger Lawn in a memorial service dedicated to her life and legacy. Beary was a professor in the Torrey Honors College who was in a fatal pedestrian-vehicle accident on the night of Aug. 30. The memorial...

 Dr. Alina Beary, professor of Torrey Honors College, died Aug. 30 following a fatal pedestrian-vehicle accident. Dr. Barry Corey sent a campus-wide email to the Biola community on Aug. 31. “This news breaks my heart,” he said in his email statement. “For some of our incoming Torrey students,...

This article was originally published on March 5 at 6:33 p.m., but was updated on March 9 at 3:20 p.m. with new information. “Women were the last disciples at the cross and the first at the empty tomb,” writes Catherine Groeger of Christianity Today.  Women were also the first evangelists,...

When I imagine a restful day, I imagine waking up without a hundred “to-dos” running through my mind. I imagine hanging out with friends and reading a book that has nothing to do with the required reading stated on the syllabus. Maybe I would go to the beach or go on a hike. Either way, homework...

After 25 years of serving students at Biola, the Torrey Honors Institute has transitioned into Torrey Honors College. The terminology change was announced via email on Sept. 30, though Torrey students were informed last week. A GROWING PROGRAM This is the first college formed within Biola and will...