Pioneering leader to reflect on the challenges, history of canal expansion Nov. 28 SEARCY, Ark. (Nov. 14, 2023) — The Harding University American Studies Institute will welcome Ilya R. Espino de Marotta, deputy administrator of the Panama Canal, as part of its distinguished lecture series at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The event will be held in the Benson Auditorium, located at 201 S.
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In September, the Waldron Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business hosted the Bison Idea Pitch. The event is designed for undergraduate students to explore new ideas and take steps toward making those ideas possible. It is a spinoff of last year’s Bison Pitch, which was aimed more for students to pitch a thorough, well-designed plan. Open to both beginners and established entrepreneurs, the event invites
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SEARCY, Ark. (Sept. 7, 2023) – The Harding University American Studies Institute will welcome Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter Jonathan Skrmetti as part of its distinguished lecture series at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, in the Benson Auditorium, located at 201 S. Blakeney in Searcy, Ark., 72143. Skrmetti’s lecture, titled “The Small-T Truth,” will address the significance of simple truth, emphasizing the need to
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May 16, 2023 | Harding University will host the 2023 Special Olympics Arkansas Summer Games on May 19 and 20. More than 1,400 athletes and coaches are anticipated to attend the event. Athletes will compete in sports including track and field, bocce, swimming, flag football, powerlifting and tennis. Opening ceremonies will be held at First Security Stadium, located at 1529 E. Park Ave. in Searcy,
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April 8, 2023 | Spring Sing | This weekend, students, faculty and production crew members came together to perform Spring Sing 2023: “Stand Out.” Since 1974, Searcy has been home to this musical extravaganza showcasing the talent and spirit of Harding. The musical variety show featured more than 775 students involved in seven club show productions, plus 21 ensemble cast members and four hosts and
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March 16, 2023 | Harding Sports | Harding University has announced the hiring of Weston Jameson as its new head men’s basketball coach. Jameson, a former assistant coach for the women’s basketball programs at Abilene Christian University and Arkansas State University, will return to Harding where he previously served as a women’s assistant coach for five seasons. He will be replacing former coach and current
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March 8, 2023 | American Studies Institute | The Harding University American Studies Institute will host George and Sally Mayer Fellow for Economic Education and vice president of academic affairs at The Fund for American Studies Dr. Anne Rathbone Bradley as part of its distinguished lecture series at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 13, in the Benson Auditorium. Bradley’s lecture is titled “Biblical Human Flourishing and
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Feb. 21, 2023 | Harding Sports | Harding University’s Jeff Morgan will retire as head men’s basketball coach at the end of the 2022-23 season but will continue serving as the University’s athletic director. Morgan is in his 30th season as head coach at Harding and is the winningest coach in program history with 448 victories. He ranks fourth in career victories among coaches at
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Jan. 31, 2023 | Theatre | Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre | In August 2022, the Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre premiered “The Play That Goes Wrong.” BroadwayWorld Arkansas nominated the production for seven awards, and it received five awards in January including best play overall. The awards represent excellence across professional, educational and community theaters across the region. “The Play That Goes Wrong” features a comedic
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Jan. 13, 2023 | American Studies Institute | The Harding University American Studies Institute will host PovertyCure founder Michael Matheson Miller for the first spring presentation in its Distinguished Lecture Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Benson Auditorium. Matheson’s lecture is titled “Charity, Justice and Human Flourishing.” Miller is a senior research fellow at the Acton Institute and director and producer of
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