• Hurricane Helene Storm Updates

    Get updates on Hurricane Helene and its potential impact to Lenoir-Rhyne locations in Hickory, Asheville and Columbia. Be prepared for possible weather emergencies, keep devices fully charged, check safety conditions before travel and register for Rave Alerts if you are not already registered. 

    Hurricane Helene Storm Updates

Institute for Faith & Learning


The institute is where theological thinking meets the world we live.

Aimed to inspire and enlighten people of all faith traditions, we feature speakers and host events each term with the goal of learning how to use scholarship and careful deliberation to face a range of complex and important matters facing the world today.

Institute guest speakers have included distinguished professors from U.S. universities, as well as published authors who’ve been featured in the news media.

We feature multiple speakers each term that examine how theology and politics intersect, how to look at historical events compared to contemporary culture, social ethics, diversity in the United States and beyond. All events are free and open to the public.

News & Events

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Overall enrollment is up at Lenoir-Rhyne for the fall semester, driven by increases in new students and a jump in the retention rate.

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Hurricane Helene Projected Path Weather Map

Hurricane Helene is expected to continue to affect North Carolina and South Carolina through this week, based on National Hurricane Center predictions. While the exact impact for our three locations—Hickory, Columbia and Asheville—is not certain, Helene may bring heavy rain over the next few days.

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