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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Jeff Morgan retires as head men’s basketball coach for University, continues on as athletic director
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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Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre wins awards for “The Play that Goes Wrong”
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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Harding University hosts PovertyCure founder Michael Matheson Miller at distinguished lecture series
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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Trustee member Lindy Ingram remembered for her service to the University
Lindy Ingram (’84), 60, died Dec. 31, 2022. Ingram was the co-owner, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Lone Star Behavioral Health, a psychiatric hospital and the Houston area’s largest behavioral health partial hospitalization and outpatient program. In addition to her executive leadership roles, Ingram was a certified medical compliance officer and a certified instructor in nonviolent physical crisis intervention and was a
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Harding University recognizes graduates during fall commencement ceremony
Dec. 13, 2022 | Commencement | Harding University will honor more than 400 candidates for graduation during its fall commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, in the Benson Auditorium. The ceremony will be livestreamed at streaming.harding.edu. Members of this semester’s graduating class represent six foreign countries — Bahamas, China, Lithuania, Panama, South Africa and the United Kingdom — as well as 36 U.S.
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Harding University illuminates campus during annual lighting ceremony
Nov. 21, 2022 | Holidays at Harding | Harding University will kick off its holiday season activities with the annual campus lighting ceremony. The event will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, on the front lawn near the David B. Burks American Heritage Building. The countdown to the moment the lights come on will begin promptly at 6 p.m., so guests are encouraged to
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Harding University hosts New York Times bestselling author Bob Goff at distinguished lecture series
Nov. 10, 2022 | American Studies Institute | The Harding University American Studies Institute will host Bob Goff, New York Times bestselling author and founder of Love Does for the third presentation in its Distinguished Lecture Series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, in the Benson Auditorium. Goff’s lecture is titled “Undistracted in Business and in Life.” Goff’s most recent book, “Undistracted,” joins a list
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Harding University appoints assistant to provost for strategic initiatives
Oct. 31, 2022 | Harding University has appointed Dr. Andrea Morris as assistant to the provost for strategic initiatives. Morris will serve alongside Dr. Marty Spears, University provost. In this new role she will work with faculty, students and the community to build bridges that lead to healthy and vital communities in Arkansas. “Dr. Morris is a valuable addition to the academic leadership team at
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Harding University invites you celebrate Homecoming 2022
Oct. 21, 2022 | Homecoming | Harding University invites you to celebrate its 98th year Oct. 27-29. Homecoming weekend will incorporate everything students, alumni, faculty, staff and community love about Harding — including this year’s theatre production, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” “We are thrilled to welcome alumni and their families back to campus for Homecoming, which always serves as a special time to reminisce and
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