Hendrix Players will present two performances of the 2025 Hendrix Dance Ensemble Spring Concert: Fri., April 4 at 7:30 pm and Sat., April 5 at 6 p.m. in Staples Auditorium on the Hendrix campus (building 12 on the campus map).

Dr. Maureen McClung '01 mentors Leah Crenshaw ’20 in Panamá for Judy and Randy Wilbourn Odyssey Professorship

Hendrix College President Karen Petersen has joined the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for a two-year term expiring in Dec. 2026. The 38-member board represents the vast membership of the Chamber, which includes more than 1,400 businesses and organizations.

Hendrix Provost Dr. Teresa Garrett is serving a three-year term on Conway’s Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board.

Tori-Beth Poland ’27, a Hendrix cheerleader, won the Miss Diamond Lakes title at the Feb. 8 pageant. Poland is the first Hendrix student in 15 years to compete in the Miss Arkansas pageant. The campus community rallies behind her as she pursues the coveted Miss Arkansas title June 8-14 at Robinson Performance Hall in Little Rock.

The Hendrix College Mock Trial team recently attended the Mississippi State Regional Mock Trial Tournament Competition where they competed in four rounds against other schools from around the country. Payden McGann ‘28 earned an award for Outstanding Performance with 19 ranks, the most at the competition.

Cecelia Schnieder and Lily Parson proceed to final stage for prestigious teaching assistantships in Mexico and Paraguay, respectively.

Hendrix Players will perform “(title) Unknown | a devised performance” at Hendrix College’s Cabe Theatre March 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8 at 2 p.m. Admission is free for the public, but reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made at https://bit.ly/TIXTITLEUNKNOWN.

Grant will fund a new health humanities program at Hendrix.

An exhibition of nature artwork by K-12 students from across Arkansas.

A long distance collaboration between two artists who pen pal abstract textiles back and forth. CONWAY, Arkansas (February 12, 2025)—The Windgate Museum of Art at Hendrix College (WMA) presents “The Wondermakers Night Fever,” a collaborative

Odyssey Professorships are part of a competitive process to fund specific, term-limited projects.

The Hendrix College Alumni Association will honor four award recipients at its awards brunch Saturday, April 5. Starting at 10 a.m. in Worsham Student Performance Hall in the Student Life and Technology Center, the event is part of the College’s Alumni Weekend festivities. 

The poem “Arkansas” by Annie Crouch, senior psychology major from Fayetteville, recently appeared in the American Literary Review, a literary magazine published through the Department of English at the University of North Texas.

Richmond, Va.  The Hendrix men's and women's swimming and diving programs have earned Scholar All America honors by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for the 2024 fall semester. The women's program,

Kasey Evans to join Hendrix staff in March. Hendrix College has named Kasey Evans its new Vice President for Enrollment following an extensive nationwide search. Evans will join the Hendrix staff in March. 

Hendrix College has announced the addition of women's flag football to its lineup of intercollegiate athletics programs beginning in 2025-26.

Hendrix Scholars Return with Accolades for Literary Magazine and Playwrighting. Winners are invited to read their work at the Southern Literary Festival, set for April 3-5 at Blue Mountain Christian University in Blue Mountain, Miss.

Britni Rush to serve on Central Arkansas Human Resources Association Board (CAHRA) of SHRM and TIAA Select Client Advisory Council. Hendrix College is excited to recognize Britni Rush, Chief Human Resources Officer, for her recent professional accomplishments.

Family and Friends Celebrate Posthumous Diploma and Endowed ScholarshipHonoring the late Julia Farnham McMahon ’87 Above pictured l to r Provost Teresa Garrett, John McMahon '89, James Gill III ’86, Clancy McMahon '89, and President Petersen

Growing Happiness Through Gardening with Older Adults  Hendrix College Juniors Adia Stone and Kailey Thurman Continue Their Odyssey Project Beyond Program Credit Requirements    Hendrix students planting seeds with older adults

Hendrix Murphy Foundation awards over $163,000 in grants for student and faculty projects in literature and languageTiffany Pickett November 25, 2024 Conway, Ark.—The Hendrix Murphy Foundation awarded $163,245 in grants in October for three student

273 students earn a 4.0 GPA in the Fall 2024 semester CONWAY, Ark. (January 8, 2025) – The Fall 2024 Dean’s List consists of 273 Hendrix College students who, completing no fewer than four whole credit courses in the

George and Sallie Gill of Barrington, Illinois, Honor Their Brother and Brother-in-Law

President Karen Petersen’s expertise to serve broader higher ed landscape