I recently read “The Coddling of the American Mind,” a book as dismaying as it is excellent. It was a painful reminder to me of just how alive and well and ubiquitous is the censorious mind these days.
In the fall semester of 2018, Dr. Wink and I taught again a seminar for the Honors Program that we had first offered some fifteen years before: Banned Books. Just a few weeks before the semester was to begin, The New York Times published a story that let us know how deeply vital the subject remained, that it was a far more pressing issue for the current age than it had been when we had offered the seminar years before.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
September 19, 2019Hispanic and Latino Americans have positively shaped our society, so it is only right to celebrate their accomplishments and contributions during Hispanic Heritage Month, held from September 15 to October 15.
Ouachita to host Arkansas Saxophone Quartet in guest recital Sept. 26
September 18, 2019Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host the Arkansas Saxophone Quartet in a guest recital on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall.
Ouachita's Maggie Garrett to present "Caffeinated" recital Sept. 25
September 18, 2019Dr. Maggie Garrett, associate professor of music at Ouachita Baptist University, will present a musical theatre recital titled “Caffeinated” on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall.
Ouachita's Blake Johnson receives $75,000 grant from UAMS' Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program
September 18, 2019Dr. Blake Johnson, assistant professor of biology at Ouachita Baptist University, has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program (ABCRP).
Ouachita continues to grow residential enrollment, with largest campus community since 2012
September 09, 2019The 2019 fall semester marks the third consecutive year of growth in residential undergraduate enrollment at Ouachita Baptist University increasing from 1,492 to 1,506 since last fall.
Betty Jo Grant, wife of Ouachita President Emeritus Daniel Grant, remembered for life of service
September 08, 2019Betty Jo Grant, who served 18 years as First Lady of Ouachita Baptist University, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 7, at age 92. She is survived by her husband of 72 years.
Ouachita's Ben Utter among 22 faculty nationwide to attend NetVUE seminar on vocation
August 20, 2019Ouachita Baptist University’s Dr. Ben Utter, assistant professor of English, represented Ouachita faculty at the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education’s (NetVUE) “Teaching Vocational Exploration” seminar held this summer in Chicago.
Behind the names: Cone-Bottoms Hall
August 13, 2019Sitting squarely behind a carpet of grass that some call “Ouachita’s front lawn” and shaded by oaks and loblolly pine trees is historic Cone-Bottoms Hall, a landmark of campus since it was built in 1923.