Former Kentucky legislator and government official Charles Booker will be the featured speaker for Hanover College’s Bill and June Rogers Peace and Social Justice Speakers Series. Booker will visit campus Thursday, Feb. 12, culminating with a keynote address and book signing. Reserve your seat for the keynote! (reservations due by Jan. 31) Booker has dedicated
continue reading
Former Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb ’90 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during an Oct. 17 ceremony in the J. Graham Brown Campus Center. The conferral was held as part of Hanover’s 98th-annual homecoming celebration. “Eric Holcomb, class of 1990, is no stranger to this campus, nor to the transformative power of
continue reading
Roberta Pergher, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Indiana University, will be on the Hanover College campus Saturday, Oct. 4, to present the annual Cornelius and Anna Cook O’Brien Lecture as the keynote address for the 96th-annual Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences (IASS) conference. Pergher, who also serves as director of the Institute for
continue reading
The Indiana Supreme Court will travel to Hanover College Tuesday, September 30, for a public session as part of its annual traveling oral arguments series. The Indiana Supreme Court regularly holds oral arguments at the Statehouse in Indianapolis and occasionally schedules arguments outside the capital. Traveling oral arguments allow students, the press, and the public
continue reading
The academic, creative and community achievements of Hanover College’s students and faculty were acknowledged during the 88th-annual Honors Convocation. The traditional event, which features the senior class and faculty in full academic regalia, was held April 10 in Fitzgibbon Recital Hall, Lynn Center for Fine Arts. Nearly 50 students were recognized during the program, highlighted
continue reading
Alma Gene Prince Saunders, Hanover College’s first Black graduate, will be commemorated with a commissioned portrait to be displayed in the J. Graham Brown Campus Center. The unveiling will be held at 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 7, in the Campus Center. A 1951 Hanover graduate, Saunders was raised in nearby Carrollton, Ky. She applied for
continue reading
Noted political pundits and television news contributors Richard Lowry and Bakari Sellers, joined by award-winning author and journalist Jonathan Rauch, will offer their insights into the 2024 U.S. presidential election during a special presentation of the Hanover Enrichment Series. Lowry is the editor-in-chief of National Review, best-selling author, syndicated writer, and television and radio commentator.
continue reading
“I would say that I have accomplished everything that I desired at Hanover. I’ve done everything that I have set out to do,” confides Jaelen Maxey ’21 with a captivating smile that lights up his face. From Indianapolis, Ind., Maxey chose to attend Hanover College because of the immersive classroom environment. His high school also had a
continue reading
Professors Stephen Steiner, Larry Thornton and Ruth Turner ’73 have retired from the College’s faculty. In honor of their service, all three have been granted emeritus status by the Hanover Board of Trustees. Steiner, professor of chemistry / biochemistry and department chair, joined Hanover’s faculty in 2009. In addition to his classroom work and contributions
continue reading
Reflecting on the past four years, Bradley Murray ’20 tells us about finding a community, building his leadership skills on campus, and the people that have made the time inspiring. A double major in political science and communication, he has found the community he was looking for: “I initially came to Hanover because I went
continue reading
