Like many institutes of higher education around the country, Harding University in Searcy hosts students on campuses abroad. Established in 1980, Harding University in Florence (HUF) was the first of the University’s international programs. HUF students live in a 15th century villa southwest of Florence. In 1998, KATV’s anchor/reporter Karen Fuller, photographer Tim Hamilton and producer Randy Dixon traveled to Italy to file reports on the European campus.