By Loretta Fulton The winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history in 2009 will be guest speaker for a lecture hosted by the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action in Abilene Christian University’s Chapel on the Hill. The Don Williams and Royce Money Distinguished Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed, will begin at 7 p.m. May 1.
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By Loretta Fulton Meet Akram Idriss, an Interfaith America Fellow at Abilene Christian University, at a lunch meeting of the Abilene Interfaith Council on March 20. The public is invited to hear Idriss speak on “Next Gen Interfaith” at 11:45 a.m. Friday, March 20, at First Central Presbyterian Church, 400 Orange St. Bring your own lunch to the free meeting.
Read moreDr. Miroslav Volf, a theology professor at Yale Divinity School, will be guest lecturer at Abilene Christian University on Monday, March 16. Both the lecture and a reception beforehand are open to the public. Both will be held in the Williams Performing Arts Center. Registration deadline is Monday, March 12. Click here to register. Dr. Miroslav Volf Center. The lecture
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By Loretta Fulton All three of Abilene’s universities will have observances throughout February in honor of Black History Month. Many of the events are open to the public. Deadline to purchase tickets for a luncheon at McMurry is at noon Friday, Feb. 13. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in the Mabee Room of Garrison Campus
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By Loretta Fulton Most traditional Christian denominations are represented on local university campuses for the fall semester, but only a handful of students come from faith traditions outside of Christianity. Abilene Christian University is affiliated with the Churches of Christ, McMurry University is United Methodist, and Hardin-Simmons University is Baptist. Only ACU and McMurry responded to a request for denominational
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Click here to read full ACU enrollment news release. Click here to read full McMurry enrollment news release. Click here to read full Hardin-Simmons enrollment news release. By Loretta Fulton McMurry and Abilene Christian universities enrolled record numbers of students for the fall semester, while Hardin-Simmons’ total enrollment dipped slightly but showed improvement in certain areas. McMurry recorded its third consecutive year
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By Loretta Fulton Abilene’s three university campuses are already buzzing with activity in preparation for the beginning of classes on Aug. 25. Among the highlights of the opening of the fall semester are: ACU students are in for two treats this week during Wildcat Week. A candlelight devotional will begin at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, in Beauchamp Amphitheatre in
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McMurry and Abilene Christian universities are hosting Black History Month programs in upcoming weeks. McMurry will feature its third annual Black History Month Luncheon 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, in the Garrison United Methodist Campus Center, Mabee Room A. Individual tickets are $30. Featured speaker will be Dr. Hope Pamplin, current McMurry board member, who will speak on “Authentically
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The public is invited to a panel discussion on the Protestant Reformation on Nov. 14. The discussion begins at 4 p.m. Nov. 14 in ACU’s Chapel on the Hill in the Biblical Studies Building. It is hosted by ACU’s Center for Heritage and Renewal in Spirituality (CHARIS)/ Theme is “the Reformation at 500 years: Necessary Correction of Divisive Mistake: How
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