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CHARLES JOHNSON, THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPICharles Johnson, an African American minister in the predominately white denomination of the Church of the Nazarene, was a leader in the civil rights movement in Meridian, Mississippi. He had to navigate the rather conservative leanings of his denomination and predominance of Jim Crow segregation in Meridian. Johnson had a profound impact on the struggle for equality in Meridian, but he, unfortunately, could not exhibit the same degree of influence on the Church of the Nazarene. This work examines the difficulties and successes of Johnson as a churchman and an activist.
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Vicki Copp Oral HistoryFriends of the Department of Religious Studies
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The management and legal frameworks for the establishment of the Southern Africa Nazarene University in SwazilandThis study of the legal and management frameworks for private higher education institutions in
 Swaziland provides a theoretical framework for the establishment and management of such
 institutions and especially the Southern Africa Nazarene University (SANU). A literature review
 of Swaziland’s education legislation and education system, the legal processes for the
 establishment of private higher education institutions, the types and legal status of these, their
 funding of, and their organisational and management structures provided the theoretical
 framework upon which the study was based. The review indicated that: a private higher education
 system in Swaziland was in the process of being developed; such institutions were established
 and operated within the overall higher education system; there were two legal instruments that
 could be used to establish these institutions – an Act of Parliament and a Certificate of
 Registration; the government was the major funder of private higher education institutions; and
 there are different organisational and management structures in existence.
 Against this background an empirical qualitative investigation was conducted. Data was collected
 from education managers, government officials, Church leadership, and legal representatives
 through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and participant observation. The findings
 of the empirical investigation complemented the findings obtained from the literature review. The
 underdevelopment of the private higher education system resulted in two major implications:
 uncertainty of the legal process for the establishment of SANU, and the development as well as
 immediate implementation of education legislation and policies. The application of the legal
 procedures outlined by the Higher Education Bill of 2007 to the establishment, management and
 funding of SANU affords a good example. Even though the people entrusted with the
 establishment of SANU selected the Act of Parliament for this process and developed the SANU
 Bill, government officials instead advocated and implemented the certification process regarding
 the establishment and management of SANU. Subvention, tuition fees, commercial farming and
 provision of short term occupational training programmes were identified as income-generating
 strategies for SANU. A unique organisational and management structure was developed for
 SANU. Based on those findings, several recommendations for the improvement of the management of the process of establishment of universities in Swaziland and especially SANU
 were made.