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Former Lyon College President Dr. Walter Roettger passed away Sunday (Jan. 29) in Syracuse, New York. Roettger served as president of Lyon College from 1998 to 2009. Under Roettger’s leadership,…
by - January 26, 2023 7:10 pm
The Arkansas House Education Committee heard testimony on a transgender-related school bathroom bill Thursday (Jan. 26), but did not vote because there hadn’t been time to complete a fiscal impact…
by - January 26, 2023 5:22 pm
Arkansas Democrats filed legislation Thursday (Jan. 26) to raise public school teacher salaries, non-teacher staff salaries, and per pupil foundation funding for the next year. In the House, Democrats filed…
by - January 22, 2023 11:24 am
The University of Arkansas announced Friday (Jan. 20) that six startups will participate in the third cohort of the Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program (GORP). The spring 2023 cohort includes five…
by - January 19, 2023 6:38 pm
Arkansas Tech University announced Thursday (Jan. 19) the election of Fayetteville attorney Jim Smith as chairman of the ATU Board of Trustees. Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Smith to a five-year…
by - January 19, 2023 5:37 pm
Arkansas’ K-12 public schools have returned to mostly normal operations after the pandemic, and now they face more permanent changes with a new governor planning to give parents more control…
by - January 19, 2023 9:51 am
General aviation airplane manufacturer Game Composites in Bentonville is offering guaranteed job interviews to people who complete a course in aerospace composite manufacturing offered by the University of Arkansas Global Campus’ professional…
by - January 19, 2023 9:16 am
A new program at Arkansas State University is now available to athletes and sports professionals with name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities. The certificate program in athlete name, image and…
by - January 17, 2023 3:08 pm
Arkansas State University intends to start a College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and now it plans to undergo the endeavor without the help of any outside entity. Once it’s completed,…
by - January 16, 2023 4:17 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for applications to the Arkansas School Garden Grant program and the Arkansas Taste Test Grant program through Jan. 25. The Arkansas…
by - January 14, 2023 9:00 am
The National Science Foundation has awarded a nearly $750,000 grant to the University of Arkansas’ Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research. The institute, referred to as I³R, is a cross-disciplinary…
by - January 11, 2023 12:18 pm
Lyon College appointed Wednesday (Jan. 11) Dr. Burke Soffe of Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (CODM) in South Jordan, Utah, as founding dean of the Lyon…
by - January 10, 2023 7:25 pm
Dr. Len Frey has been appointed interim provost at Arkansas State University, Chancellor Todd Shields announced on Tuesday (Jan. 10). He will serve in that capacity until a permanent provost…
by - January 9, 2023 10:12 am
On Monday (Jan. 9), Hendrix College named Dr. Karen Petersen to be the 13th President of Hendrix College, beginning in June 2023. Petersen will succeed Ellis Arnold, who will become…
by - January 4, 2023 1:26 pm
Tim and Beverly Graham of Springdale and their family have donated $300,000 toward the construction of the $33.5 million Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation at the University…
by - January 4, 2023 12:51 pm
The educational affiliate of Little Rock-based Arkansas Advanced Energy Association has established an apprenticeship program and hired a director of workforce development, according to a Wednesday (Jan. 4) news release….
by - January 2, 2023 5:04 pm
Dr. Todd Shields’ daughter, Savvy, competed in a series of beauty pageants during her youth culminating with her win as Miss Arkansas in 2016. She traveled the state and one…
by - January 2, 2023 10:45 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has donated more than $200,000 for classroom supplies to elementary schools across the nation since establishing its annual Adopt-a-Class program in 2013. This…
by - December 29, 2022 11:58 am
Gov.-elect Sarah Sanders announced Thursday (Dec. 29) she would nominate Jacob Oliva of Florida as Arkansas’ next Secretary of Education. He will replace Johnny Key, the current education secretary. Oliva…
by - December 25, 2022 8:41 am
If the path to the heart is through the stomach, stuffing might have Mervin Jebaraj’s heart. And sweet potato pie. “Stuffing. That’s the best part of Thanksgiving,” Jebaraj noted when…
