About
Monica Hardin specializes in Mexican history, specifically on 19th century Guadalajara. She also
has authored "Household Mobility and Persistence in Guadalajara, Mexico: 1811–1842,"
which was published in 2016.
While Monica's training is as a historian, for the last several years her attention
has shifted to administrative responsibilities regarding innovation and exploration
of new programs at Ouachita.
Fun Facts
If you did not work in higher education, what would you be and why?
If I did not work in higher education, I would open a home-canning business. I hold
the secret to my Grandma Ruby's pickles.
What is your favorite place on campus and why?
Ouachita feels like home. I love walking the entire campus. My favorite spot is a
particular practice room in Mabee Fine Arts Building where my husband proposed.
