by - May 10, 2020 9:57 am
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Chuck Welch is preparing for any and all scenarios that may affect the multiple campuses in his university domain. He says his team is…
by - May 7, 2020 5:46 pm
We live in a world where data drives everything and one college in Northeast Arkansas has decided to expand its offerings in this discipline. Lyon College in Batesville recently approved…
by - May 6, 2020 2:55 pm
Colleges and universities across Arkansas are planning to resume in-person classes this fall, according to officials from around the state. On Monday (May 4), University of Arkansas University System trustees…
by - May 5, 2020 1:03 pm
Bradbury Art Museum, in partnership with the Department of Art + Design, will host a virtual exhibition space created to showcase the work of the class of 2020. Family, friends…
by - May 4, 2020 4:22 pm
Arkansas State University is tentatively planning to have in-person classes this fall and hopes to have its dorms at full operation even as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to…
by - May 1, 2020 2:41 pm
Arkansas’ Congressional Delegation on Friday (May 1) announced that $14.573 million in an additional round of coronavirus relief funding for Arkansas’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and institutions serving…
by - April 30, 2020 9:13 am
Dr. Morten Jensen, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, came to the University of Arkansas in 2015 with help from a $500,000 grant from the Arkansas Research Alliance. Now he’s…
by - April 29, 2020 4:47 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) will on May 16 virtually graduate 40 students from its biomedical studies program. Graduation for students earning their master’s degree in biomedicine was…
by - April 25, 2020 2:29 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Saturday (April 25) that traditional high school graduation ceremonies will not be allowed prior to July 1. Arkansas Department of Education officials also are reviewing options…
by - April 25, 2020 11:37 am
Siloam Springs-based John Brown University recently announced it has developed an undergraduate criminal justice program that will begin this fall. The private, Christian university has started to enroll students for…
by - April 24, 2020 9:48 am
Arkansas’ K-12 public schools and the state Department of Education will receive almost $129 million from the $2 trillion CARES Act passed last month by Congress. U.S. Secretary of Education…
by - April 21, 2020 2:16 pm
The former top administrator at Arkansas State University’s Campus Queretaro has a new administrative position within the university system. Dr. Brad Rawlins, who has served as the interim director of…
by - April 21, 2020 9:22 am
Haas Hall Academy in Bentonville was ranked as Arkansas’ top high school and as the nation’s eighth best this year by U.S. News & World Report. The publication ranked Haas…
by - April 20, 2020 3:06 pm
In the wake of the institution’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Arkansas State University students are pressing on with the annual Create@State Symposium, a spring semester hallmark at ASU since…
by - April 20, 2020 2:23 pm
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) on Monday (April 20) named Fayetteville architect Marlon Blackwell the 2020 Professor of the Year. Blackwell is a distinguished professor, E. Fay Jones chair and department head…
by - April 18, 2020 1:27 pm
The Future School of Fort Smith has been approved to accept ninth-grade students for the 2021-22 school year, adding to its 11th and 12th grade classes. The school met with…
by - April 16, 2020 7:20 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Thursday (April 16) distinguished professor Alan Mantooth has received $3.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office to advance technologies that…
by - April 15, 2020 4:54 pm
Arkansas State University is considering a tuition and fee freeze for the upcoming school year and the first confirmed death from COVID-19 in Jonesboro was reported Wednesday (April 15). Craighead…
by - April 13, 2020 10:02 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools board of education agreed on construction managers at risk for some of the remaining big construction projects for the district at a special called board…
by - April 13, 2020 12:24 pm
With K-12 public schools closed throughout Arkansas, schools are saving money on transportation costs but facing technology and other expenses while wondering what the future holds. Bentonville Superintendent Dr. Debbie…
