Bruce McLarty

He's returning to the university after leading Faulkner University in Alabama since 2015. read more >

Robert C. Walker, chairman of the Harding University board of trustees, announces members of a search committee to identify and recommend the university's next president. read more >

It might seem counterintuitive in the age of coronavirus, but Arkansas’ private colleges are cautiously optimistic about enrollment in the fall. read more >

Harding University has offered classes in Florence, Italy, since 1980, and students there were among the first to feel the weight of the coronavirus pandemic. read more >

Millions of Americans have student loan debt without having finished a degree, a prospect that makes my stomach hurt. That kind of debt generally cannot be discharged even in bankruptcy. read more >

Arkansas Business tracked 15 years’ worth of official fall enrollment figures for 11 private colleges and universities in Arkansas. All 11 are religiously affiliated, and that part of the mission can be a factor in the enrollment trend. read more >

Jana Rucker, a Florida marketing executive, will become Harding University’s vice president for communication, a newly created position in the president’s cabinet. read more >

A Russellville couple has donated $1 million to a project to renovate and expand Rhodes Field House on the Searcy campus of Harding University. read more >

Liz Howell, assistant to the president for alumni and parent relations at Harding University, was named to the newly created post of vice president for alumni and parent relations at the school, effective July 1. read more >

Bruce McLarty, 55, vice president for spiritual life at Harding University in Searcy, has been named to succeed Harding University President David B. Burks when Burks retires from the position in June. read more >