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Dr. Brenda Bender

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Brenda Bender

From renowned communications scholar to winning ACU’s Teacher of the Year Award to having supervised the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at both Abilene and Dallas campuses, Dr. Brenda Bender is a well-known name and leader amongst her colleagues and speech pathology students. Whether she’s managing the next cohort of students entering their first … Continued
Dr. Darlene Breaux

Darlene Breaux Recognized with Presidential Award

Abilene Christian University (ACU) is proud to congratulate Dr. Darlene Breaux on being a 2024 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the White House Administration. Due to her exceptional work ethic and volunteer services across Harris County and the state of Texas, Dr. Breaux was awarded this prestigious honor alongside her various other … Continued

ACU Named a Best Online Bachelor’s in Business Program by U.S. News & World Report

Abilene Christian University has been named one of the nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s in Business Programs for 2024, according to U.S. News & World Report, a highly respected industry and education ranking provider.  The Best Online Program rankings highlight the top universities that provide online bachelor’s degrees in various disciplines, including ACU’s online Bachelor of … Continued

Wildcat Week 2023

ACU’s fall enrollment tops 6,000

    Abilene Christian University welcomes more than 6,000 students this fall, marking the university’s sixth consecutive year of record enrollment. The enrollment of 6,219 reflects an increase of 4.6% over last year and more than 19% over the past five years.  This fall’s record enrollment includes 1,021 new freshmen who come from every region … Continued

ACU names Stephen Johnson chief executive officer at ACU Dallas

Dr. Stephen Johnson has been named chief executive officer of ACU Dallas, a branch campus of Abilene Christian University. Johnson has served the university for 22 years, most recently as vice president and chief administrative officer at the Dallas campus, where he led the expansion of the university by opening the branch campus and expanding … Continued

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ACU partners with Texas Rangers to offer RangersU courses to players

At a joint press conference at Globe Life Field, Abilene Christian University and the Texas Rangers officially announced “Rangers U Powered by ACU” — a program that allows players and coaches to earn academic credit by taking online courses taught by ACU faculty and staff in both English and Spanish. “It really started more on … Continued

ACU signs innovative partnership agreement with MLB’s Texas Rangers

      Abilene Christian University is now an official higher education partner of the Texas Rangers Baseball Club and will be providing customized academic learning opportunities for players and staff through ACU Online. In addition to the traditional benefits of a sponsored partnership, the Rangers approached ACU with ideas for a more in-depth collaboration. … Continued

America's Top Online Colleges 2022

ACU named among America’s Top Online Colleges by Newsweek

Abilene Christian University has been named one of America’s Top Online Colleges for 2022. The award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. “Since 2015, ACU Online has significantly grown our online degree offerings in a variety of disciplines to meet today’s learners where they are,” said … Continued

Wildcat Week Students

ACU achieves record enrollment for fourth year in a row

For the fourth consecutive year, a record number of students enrolled for the fall semester at Abilene Christian University: 5,334 students. As was the case last year, a significant part of the enrollment increase is through ACU Dallas, the branch campus home of the university’s online degree programs. ACU Dallas launched multiple undergraduate programs last … Continued