by - April 11, 2020 10:38 am
The agriculture and healthcare sectors are among the largest in Arkansas and both fields led to winners in the 2020 Arkansas Governor’s Competition, which was held virtually on Thursday (April…
by - April 9, 2020 1:27 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s College of Applied Science and Technology is running its fleet of 3-D printers to produce parts for plastic face shields in response to…
by - April 7, 2020 12:33 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson made the call Monday (April 6) that schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Fort Smith Public Schools are ready, officials say….
by - April 6, 2020 8:59 am
Melody Lo has been appointed as the dean of the Neil Griffin Endowed Dean of the Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University, Provost Alan Utter said. She is…
by - April 3, 2020 10:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson plans to reveal Monday (April 6) how he will adjust his April 17 deadline to reopen Arkansas schools that have been physically closed since the outbreak of…
by - April 2, 2020 3:26 pm
A team of students and R.M. “Bob” Wood Sales Leadership Center director Dr. Katie Hill from Arkansas State University’s Neil Griffin College of Business received several top awards recently at…
by - March 31, 2020 11:30 pm
UA Little Rock Chancellor Dr. Christina Drale says the metropolitan campus can’t wait for the coronavirus crisis to subside before making tough decisions on keeping, eliminating or redesigning the school’s…
by - March 30, 2020 1:22 pm
Workers on the frontline of the coronavirus situation deemed critical and who continue to work now have another option for childcare. This week, the Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center…
by - March 27, 2020 1:06 pm
Dr. Paul Beran, former University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Chancellor, will step down as the executive director and CEO of the South Dakota Board of Regents at the when…
by - March 25, 2020 2:52 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Dr. William “Cody” Decker the permanent vice chancellor of student affairs, effective April 1. Decker, 36, of Little Rock, has been…
by - March 24, 2020 5:31 pm
Veteran agriculture researcher Dr. Mickey Latour will become dean of the College of Agriculture at Arkansas State University, Provost Alan Utter said. A full professor at both Purdue University and…
by - March 20, 2020 2:38 pm
Officials at NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville said Friday (March 20) the school has extended online courses for the duration of the spring 2020 semester due to the…
by - March 19, 2020 2:58 pm
The number of COVID-19 cases in Arkansas rose from 33 on Wednesday to 62 on Thursday (March 19), with Gov. Asa Hutchinson issuing five new directives – including extending the…
by - March 17, 2020 11:27 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville was recently awarded a $100,000 grant by the American Electric Power Foundation. The grant will support NWACC’s skilled trades workforce training, safety, resources…
by - March 17, 2020 10:30 am
The Fort Smith Public Schools board has two new members, a new slate of officers and an update on how the district’s Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) will work through…
by - March 16, 2020 11:14 am
Though Fort Smith and Van Buren schools will be closed, starting Monday (March 16), plans are in place to make certain children can still have nutritious meals and some childcare…
by - March 16, 2020 10:44 am
When Dr. Adam Long started at Lyon College in the fall of 2002, he envisioned a career involving American literature. Nearly 18 years later, his career path has led him…
by - March 15, 2020 2:10 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said all Arkansas schools will close on-site instruction by Tuesday (March 17) for the rest of the week and the week after in order to prevent the…
by - March 13, 2020 3:52 pm
The Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) will move its classes online, recall third-year medical students on clinical rotations and halt tours and meetings by outside groups on the campus….
by - March 13, 2020 12:56 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith announced Friday that spring break will be two weeks and will begin Monday (March 16). The move is a response to the growing…
