Hiram College is a private liberal arts college in Hiram, Ohio. It was founded in 1850 as the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute by Amos Sutton Hayden and other members of the Disciples of Christ Church. The college is nonsectarian and coeducational. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Among its alumni is James A. Garfield, who also served as a college instructor and principal before he was President of the United States.
Western Reserve Eclectic Institute, Hiram, 1858
James A. Garfield (left), his wife Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (right) and other faculty, 1858.
Koritansky Hall, home of the Garfield Institute for Public Leadership.
Hiram Terriers women's volleyball team during a match vs Baldwin Wallace.
Hiram is a village in northern Portage County, Ohio, United States. It was formed from portions of Hiram Township in the Connecticut Western Reserve. The population was 996 at the 2020 census. Hiram is part of the Akron metropolitan area. It is the home of Hiram College, a small, private liberal arts college.
Home of President James A. Garfield from 1863 to 1876.