On May 22nd, Samford University Media Relations announced that IGHR would relocate to an undetermined location beginning in 2017. The 2016 IGHR will be the last held at Samford University. IGHR began at Samford in 1962.
The press release cites competing institutional priorities. The IGHR Advisory Board hopes to keep the Institute in the South.
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