page_title: Harding University
section_title: Foundation
hierarchical_section_title: Harding University / History / Foundation
caption_attribution_description: English: Front of the White County Courthouse, located on Court Square in Searcy, Arkansas, United States. Built in 1871, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
context_page_description: Harding University is a private Christian university with its main campus in Searcy, Arkansas. It is the largest private university in Arkansas. Established in 1924, the university offers undergraduate, graduate, and pre-professional programs. The university also comprises Harding School of Theology, located in Memphis, Tennessee, which was formerly known as Harding Graduate School of Religion. Harding is one of several institutions of higher learning associated with the Churches of Christ.
context_section_description: Harding College was founded in Morrilton, Arkansas, in April 1924 after the merging of two separate colleges: Arkansas Christian College of Morrilton, Arkansas, and Harper College of Harper, Kansas. It was named after James A. Harding, a minister and educator associated with Churches of Christ. Harding College moved to the campus of the defunct Galloway Female College in Searcy, Arkansas, ten years later.
caption: WhiteCo AR courthouse
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