| Everett Piper | |
|---|---|
 Piper in January 2016 | |
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Michigan |
Everett Piper (born 1959) is an American writer, retired university administrator, and conservative commentator. He is the author of Not a Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth and a columnist for The Washington Times.
Piper served as President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University from August 2002 until his retirement in May 2019.
Early life
Piper grew up in Hillsdale, Michigan. He earned his B.A. from Spring Arbor University. M.A. from Bowling Green State University, and Ph.D. from Michigan State University.
Career
Piper was vice president for Advancement at Grace College & Seminary in Indiana, then served as dean of students at Greenville College in Illinois. Before becoming president of Oklahoma Wesleyan, Piper was vice president for student development at Spring Arbor University in Michigan.
Piper blogs at politicalmavens.com and crosswalk.com. He is a contributing columnist for The Washington Times. Piper has appeared on Fox News, Fox & Friends, The O'Reilly Factor, Tucker Carlson Tonight, Fox's Varney and Co., The Glenn Beck Program, The Dana Loesch Show, The 700 Club with Pat Robertson, CBN News, The Adam Carolla Show and he has been featured on NBC Today as well as NRA TV, CRTV and others. He is a frequent radio commentator, appearing on dozens of networks including Air America, KWON, KYFM, and KFAQ.
Piper is the author of the op-ed, "This is Not a Daycare, It's a University" in which he criticized a student's complaint about a sermon provided by the university chaplina. Piper expressed his belief that an "altar call is supposed to make feel bad" and confess, rather than achieve self-actualization. He implied that the student can attend a different university because OKWU would not change its ways.
The Wrong Side of the Door: Why Ideas Matter (2009), a collection of his essays, republished by Camden House Books under the title, Why I Am a "Liberal" and Other Conservative Ideas;, Not a Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth, (2017), and Grow Up: Life isn't Safe, but it's Good, (2021), the latter two published by Regnery Publishing.
In March 2016, Dr. Piper received the Jeane Kirkpatrick Award for Academic Freedom at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
References
- Giles, Garrett (October 15, 2018). "Oklahoma Wesleyan University President Set to Retire".
- "New OKWU President Elected". Oklahoma Wesleyan University. March 15, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- "Spring Arbor's loss is Oklahoma Wesleyan's gain". Spring Arbor University. September 13, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- Svrluga, Susan (October 27, 2021). "College president: 'This is not a day care. This is a university!'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- Carroll, Cadie (June 2, 2014). "University president applauds Supreme Court's decision". Digital Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- "Dr. Piper to Receive Kirkpatrick Award for Academic Freedom - Oklahoma Wesleyan University". Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Retrieved March 15, 2016.