Abilene Christian University’s Faulkner Center for Marriage and Family will welcome author and columnist Tish Harrison Warren to speak at a dinner Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in ACU’s Hunter Welcome Center. Tickets are $30, and the event is open to the public. Warren is the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in … Continued
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz visited Abilene Christian University’s Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory (NEXT Lab) Aug. 20 to learn more about the groundbreaking nuclear research taking place, sponsored by Natura Resources. Cruz toured the new Dillard Science and Engineering Research Center where nuclear research is underway and where the future reactor will be housed. He also … Continued
Abilene Christian University ranked among the top private universities in the nation for financial health in the Forbes 2024 College Financial Grades, receiving an A rating. The list assessed 876 private universities based on financial data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Only 54 institutions received an A grade or higher, and ACU was … Continued
His foot speed will not be on display, but former sprinter Sayon Cooper (’98) will make Abilene Christian University history again this weekend when he accompanies eight top athletes from the Republic of Liberia into the bright lights and onto the purple running surface of Stade de France in Paris. Opening Ceremonies for the 2024 … Continued
Building on decades of thriving research, Abilene Christian University has formally established the ACU Bioanalytics Laboratory in the Department of Biology and will begin seeking certification through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA). Dr. Charla Miertschin, dean of the Onstead College of Science and Engineering, appointed Dr. John Xu as director of the ACU Bioanalytics … Continued
Abilene Christian University is part of a consortium of 12 universities and 12 national laboratories recently awarded $25 million over the next five years from the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to support the science that underlies its nuclear security and nonproliferation missions. Led by the Georgia Institute of Technology, the … Continued
Abilene Christian University’s Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing (NEXT) Laboratory recently acquired a test batch of purified salt from Copenhagen Atomics (CA), another step toward deployment of the Natura Resources-funded Molten Salt Research Reactor. ACU is part of the Natura Resources Research Alliance – along with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Texas A&M University and The … Continued
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) announced the six-year extension of ACU’s business accreditation for Abilene Christian University’s College of Business Administration (COBA), which has been continuously accredited by the organization since 2004. The mission of AACSB is to elevate the quality and impact of business schools globally, accrediting more than … Continued
Students in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at Abilene Christian University have earned prestigious recognition in the 2023-24 school year. “Our students explore why terrorism happens and how to stop it. Our students explore how trade can increase between Europe and South America. Our students study the challenges and dangers of the … Continued