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University of Central Arkansas President Houston Davis has promoted Amy Whitehead to chief of staff, effective Aug. 12. Whitehead is currently assistant vice president for Community and Workforce Development in…
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The University of Arkansas will use a $4.63 million award from the National Science Foundation to establish a program to recruit, educate and train cybersecurity professionals. The UA announced Tuesday…
by - July 15, 2019 5:25 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will make funding for the Criminal Justice Institute’s Center for School Safety a permanent line item in the state budget, he announced at the Institute’s Arkansas Safe…
by - July 15, 2019 9:57 am
Douglas Hutchings, CEO and co-founder of Fayetteville solar tech startup Picasolar Inc., has been named director of the nonprofit Arkansas Research Alliance’s (ARA) ARA Academy of Scholars & Fellows. The…
by - July 14, 2019 7:54 pm
Dr. Cliff Jones, former vice chancellor for learning and instruction at ASU Mid-South, has been named deputy director of the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development, according to…
by - July 10, 2019 10:04 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University has been recognized as the small business development center of the year by the U.S. Small Business…
by - July 10, 2019 1:16 pm
Changes in the 2019-2020 school year to the Fort Smith Public School’s student handbook, which were approved by the FSPS board of directors Monday (July 8), could change student publications…
by - July 9, 2019 8:00 pm
After two previous attempts to hire a consultant to recommend changes to Arkansas’ school funding formula failed, the issue again will be considered in August, the chairman of the House…
by - July 9, 2019 2:03 pm
Arkansas students have greater natural talent than interest for high-demand jobs in the state, and those who only base their career choice on interest might be led away from jobs…
by - July 8, 2019 6:11 pm
French explorer Sieur de La Salle was busy connecting with the Native American Indians and mapping a region of the Mississippi River in 1682. His goal was to explore a…
by - June 30, 2019 9:37 am
University of Arkansas economist Mervin Jebaraj has plenty to talk about these days, including debt impact on Arkansans and a growing separation of incomes that he believes threatens democracy. Appearing…
by - June 29, 2019 5:12 am
Flake and Kelley Commercial CEO Hank Kelley, Jr. and his wife, Stephanie, have endowed a scholarship at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock that will provide scholarships to minority…
by - June 27, 2019 9:17 pm
The Kays Foundation has awarded grants to three Arkansas State University faculty members to help support their projects during the 2019-20 academic year. Terry Carty, executive vice president of The…
by - June 27, 2019 8:58 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education, in collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Health and Medicaid in the Schools, selected five Arkansas schools to each receive $540,000 over a five-year period…
by - June 26, 2019 10:25 pm
Jeff and Lori Standridge of Conway have established the first endowed scholarship in innovation and entrepreneurship in the University of Central Arkansas College of Business. The Dr. Jeff and Lori…
by - June 26, 2019 6:55 am
Dr. Tom Snyder has been named chair of the Department of Economics, Finance, and Insurance and Risk Management in the University of Central Arkansas College of Business. Snyder assumes the…
by - June 25, 2019 12:01 pm
The University of Arkansas’ Sam M. Walton College of Business has launched a “customized business foundations” program this summer for Thaden School leaders in Bentonville. The program is being administered…
by - June 25, 2019 8:25 am
The Schmieding Foundation, a Springdale nonprofit, has donated $100,000 to NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC). The money will support the two-year Bentonville college’s $12 million fundraising campaign to finance the…
by - June 24, 2019 1:12 pm
A scholarship program started 30 years ago by Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods has surpassed the $1 million mark. The M.H. “Bill” Simmons Scholarship recently awarded $134,000 in scholarships to 72…
by - June 22, 2019 12:47 pm
Max Avery, CEO of Bolding Construction Co. and Professional Flooring Installation (PFI) in Fort Smith, said this is the time to invest into the Fort Smith area, and one of…
