Hendrix-Murphy Foundation - Programs in Literature and Language

In the Spring semester of 2024, the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation awarded $114,237 in grants for seventeen student cocurricular projects, two faculty-led campus projects, and three f...

On Saturday, May 11, the seventh cohort of Murphy Scholars in Literature and Language graduated as a part of the Hendrix College Class of 2024 . As Murphy Scholars , students are e...

CONWAY, Ark. (April 2, 2024) – Thirty-five first-year Hendrix College students selected for the Murphy Scholars Program were formally inducted at a ceremony held the evening of Ma...

Hendrix-Murphy Visiting Writer Mark Vanhoenacker will be in Conversation with Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Director Hope Coulter on Wednesday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Reves Recital...

CONWAY, Ark. January 17, 2024 - Hendrix-Murphy Visiting Playwright Theresa Rebeck will read and discuss her work on Thursday, February 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Reves Recital Hall on ...

For four weeks this past summer, seven Hendrix students embarked on an immersive French program in Tours, France—capital of the Loire Valley. Dr. Cathy Jellenik, French professor ...

This summer, Hendrix students spent six weeks exploring the natural splendor and culture of Costa Rica with Psychology professor Dr. Carmen Merrick and Biology and Health Sciences...

In the Fall semester of 2023, the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation awarded $41,336 in grants for six student cocurricular projects, two faculty-led campus projects, and one faculty-led ...

This July, 14 Hendrix students spent a month in Spain, exploring and studying peninsular and Latin American Spanish literature at the prestigious University Complutense of Madrid....

CONWAY, Ark. October 17, 2023 - Hendrix-Murphy Visiting Poet Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre will read and discuss his work on Thursday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Reves Recital Hall ...

CONWAY, Ark. (September 13, 2023)-Hendrix-Murphy Visiting Writer K-Ming Chang will read and discuss her work on Thursday, October 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Reves Recital Hall on Hendrix...

Murphy Scholar Renova Uwingabire graduated with distinction in psychology in spring 2023. While in the program, she completed a total of five Murphy Scholar projects, which exp...

CONWAY, Ark. (August 18 , 2023) - Poet , memoirist , and audio writer Garrett Hongo will read and discuss his work on Thursday, October 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Reves Recital...

With support from the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation, creative writing professors Hope Coulter and Ty Jaeger traveled with 12 students to “the land of saints and scholars” to investiga...

This spring, Murphy Scholar Sophia Isely graduated summa cum laude with distinction in two majors—Neuroscience and Spanish—as well as distinction in Odyssey. She completed five...

The 26th annual Playwright’s Theatre will be held on Friday, September 8, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in Cabe Theatre at Hendrix College. This year’s play , Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliop...

Murphy Scholar Maggie Ryan ’23 traveled internationally and explored a range of creative interests through the Murphy Scholars Program. During her junior year, she refined her cre...

National award-winning artist and Murphy Scholar Adaja Cooper ’23 has been an avid reader and creator from a young age. With a published coloring book featuring history-making...

This June, eight students traveled to London, England with Assistant Professor and Murphy Fellow in Theatre Lavinia Roberts for a playwriting intensive at St. Mary’s University. I...

Recent graduate Rye Hazlett’s time in the Murphy Scholars Program was spent diving into a range of writing-centered projects. As an English with an emphasis in Creative Writing ma...