Vice President Mike Pence to Join CCU as Visiting Faculty Member

Posted on August 04, 2026

Vice President Mike Pence to Join CCU as Visiting Faculty Member

Pence will teach courses, engage with students and faculty, and contribute to CCU's study of democracy, leadership, public policy, and faith.

Mike Pence, the 48th Vice President of the United States, is joining the faculty at Colorado Christian University, bringing his experience of high-level government directly into the classroom.

The former second-in-command at the White House was announced as a visiting faculty member at CCU ahead of the new academic year. He will give lectures, host classroom discussions and have direct engagement with students during the 2026-2027 academic year.

Pence is expected to be on campus once a month, drawing on decades at the heart of American politics to teach constitutional government, public policy and leadership.

"It is an honor to join Colorado Christian University, an institution firmly committed to academic excellence, Christian truth, and the principles that have sustained our nation since her founding," Pence said.

"Throughout my years in public service, I have seen the importance of preparing leaders who understand that faith, freedom, character and constitutional government are inseparable from the future of America. We are in a pivotal moment as a nation and it will be a privilege to join the ongoing work of CCU in raising up the next generation of great American leaders."

Pence served as the 48th Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Before entering the White House, he served as the 50th governor of Indiana and represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms.

The appointment builds upon Pence's current work with the University, including his participation in an online summer course taught alongside CCU faculty examining the principles, history, and contemporary application of American conservatism.

CCU President Eric Hogue said Pence's record of principled public service reflects the University's mission.

"Vice President Pence has demonstrated throughout his public life that Christian faith and principled leadership are not merely ideas to be discussed - they are convictions to be lived, particularly when doing so comes at a cost," said Hogue.

"I have great admiration for the stamina, conviction, and courage he has shown as a leader willing to stand in the arena, confront difficult challenges, and remain faithful to his principles.

"His commitment to faith, freedom, constitutional government, and civil discourse aligns deeply with the mission of Colorado Christian University. We are honored to welcome him into the academic life of CCU and to give our students the opportunity to learn directly from a leader who has served our nation with courage and fidelity.

"His appointment reflects what Christian higher education should do at its best: bring enduring ideas into rigorous conversation with the challenges of the present moment. We want our students to engage difficult cultural and public-policy questions thoughtfully, civilly, and courageously - and to do so with both intellectual depth and unwavering Christian conviction."

CCU Provost Dr. David Corbin added: "Students learn differently when the ideas under examination have been tested by the responsibilities of actual leadership.

"Vice President Pence brings the rare combination of serious intellectual engagement, extensive public service, and a deeply formed understanding of the relationship between faith, character and civic engagement.

"His presence will give our students an extraordinary opportunity to examine consequential questions alongside someone who has confronted them firsthand."

The partnership advances CCU's strategic priorities of academic excellence, faith-integrated learning, and preparing students to address consequential cultural and public-policy questions with conviction, civility, and intellectual depth. It also strengthens the University's growing role as a national center for rigorous scholarship and public policy discourse on faith, freedom, constitutional governance and the future of American political thought.