Carol Taylor

Published: Oct. 11, 2020, 10 a.m.

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Carol Taylor has served as the president of Evangel University since 2013. She announced her plans, officially this time, to retire in November 2020 after 45 years in education. That date was postponed so she could stay on to lead the school through the COVID-19 pandemic. That move was in Carol\\u2019s nature, she\\u2019s not one to back down from a challenge. We\\u2019ll talk about her abrupt appointment to lead Vanguard in California, as the university was threatened with losing its accreditation. And stepping into her role at Evangel and succeeding Robert Spence, the second longest serving college president, ever. She says she found purpose and power in being her own kind of leader. And those challenges? She says her life has been marked by giving an unqualified yes to anything God has in store.

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