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Advancement Jeff Mills was named senior advancement officer July 31.  Candice Moore was appointed campaign and project director June 1. Moore previously served as director of marketing in the Office of University Communicationsand Marketing.  Laurel Shearin became director of prospect research and grants Aug. 12. Alumni and Parent Relations Heather Kemper was named director of alumni and parent relations July 1. She fills the role
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A new office of graduate and professional support was established by the University July 1. The office provides expanded resources for more than 50 graduate and professional programs. Graduate and professional programs have been a part of the educational offerings at the University since 1952, growing to account for close to 20% of annual enrollment in recent years and representing significant growth opportunities in coming
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Amy Cox was appointed chair of the department of art and design, and Dr. Jay Walls was named chair of the department of music effective Aug. 1, 2020.  Cox came to the University in 2001 in the early years of her interior design career. Since then, she has completed an MBA and a terminal degree in collaborative design from John Brown University and was recently
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President Bruce McLarty chose View from the Top: An Inside Look at How People in Power See and Shape the World by Dr. Michael Lindsay as the 2020-21 Harding Read.  Lindsay, an award winning sociologist, educator and president of Gordon College, is an expert on religion, culture and leadership. The book reports on Lindsay’s findings of his 10-year Platinum Study, the largest-ever interview-based study of
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By Katie Clement Sophomore biochemistry major Aliyah Muhammad wants to bring confidence to others’ smiles. A PLACE TO CALL HOME Aliyah Muhammad, a sophomore from North Little Rock, Arkansas, grew up hearing it was great to be at Harding. “I grew up hearing former youth group members talk about how great Harding was, and I denied the fact that it could be that great. Junior
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Jimmy Allen | 1930-2020 By Jerry Jones, Bible department chairman 1974-83 The trajectory of Jimmy Allen’s life was decided a few months after he arrived on the Harding campus and was baptized. At that point the desire to preach the gospel truly began to burn in his bones. Graduating from Harding in 1952, he began his preaching ministry in Arkansas. By the end of his
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Dr. Kevin Kehl has been selected dean and Dr. James Huff and Dr. Jim Miller have been chosen as faculty fellows following a leadership restructure in the Honors College this summer. Huff, recently promoted to associate professor of engineering from the College of Sciences, and Miller, associate professor of communication from the College of Arts and Humanities, have been named the first two-year appointees as
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The University has increased its undergraduate and graduate school offerings in Fall 2020. Fifteen new programs were approved within the Colleges of Allied Health, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, and Sciences, along with the Graduate School of Business and the College of Education Department of Mental Health and Wellness. These new programs include dual/accelerated degrees, interdisciplinary and innovative bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and certificates. Many
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