by - January 2, 2020 6:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments on Thursday (Jan. 2): Keith Crestman, Jonesboro, as Circuit Judge for the Second Judicial District. Appointment begins January 1, 2020, and expires December…
by - January 2, 2020 1:12 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will jumpstart early childhood learning for some at-risk children beginning in January. UAFS will support nearly 40 students who volunteer with the AmeriCorps…
by - December 19, 2019 2:13 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has hired Les Smith to be the institution’s chief business strategy officer. Smith will work directly for Kyle Parker, ACHE CEO, for vision, finance and…
by - December 16, 2019 6:29 pm
The House and Senate Education Committees voted Monday (Dec. 16) to hire a consulting firm to conduct an adequacy study of the state’s education system, and now the decision rests…
by - December 16, 2019 10:42 am
Blake Robertson, president of Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) in Springdale, announced his retirement from the technical school, effective June 2020. “I will be 70 years old and worked in public…
by - December 15, 2019 2:59 pm
A bipartisan bill to make permanent $255 million in annual funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) cleared Congress last week. The measure includes $255 million in annual funding…
by - December 11, 2019 6:00 pm
Graduation numbers may be slightly down from last year, but the number of students graduating with a bachelor’s degree Saturday from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is up…
by - December 11, 2019 3:01 pm
Rev. Cory Anderson has been named interim executive director for ForwARd Arkansas, effective immediately, following the early retirement of Executive Director Susan Harriman. Anderson is one of the founders and…
by - December 11, 2019 9:41 am
Winners of the 11th annual Arkansas State University Innovate Business Idea Competition have been announced after 31 students presented full business plans and a 90-second elevator pitch to a panel…
by - December 10, 2019 5:25 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith announced Tuesday (Dec. 10) the university will receive $1.7 million from the Windgate Foundation. The university will receive three gifts from the foundation…
by - December 9, 2019 6:57 pm
Construction will start this month on the new home for the Center for Art & Education in Van Buren. The center recently held a ground-breaking ceremony at what will be…
by - December 9, 2019 9:07 am
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees has approved a merger agreement and transition plan with Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, which would become the ASU System’s seventh member…
by - December 6, 2019 4:11 pm
Retiring Hendrix College professor Dr. Jay Barth, a former member of the state Board of Education, has been named Chief Education Officer for the City of Little Rock. Mayor Frank…
by - December 6, 2019 4:04 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed an executive order Friday (Dec. 6) establishing the State Computer Science and Cybersecurity Task Force. The task force will be composed of leaders in education, industry, and government,…
by - December 5, 2019 11:04 am
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Thursday (Dec. 5) the addition of two new ARA Scholars to the ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows during a press conference in the…
by - December 4, 2019 5:47 pm
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley told the UAFS Board of Visitors at its regular meeting Wednesday (Dec. 4) the university would form a budget council…
by - December 4, 2019 2:12 pm
The number of people enrolled in school in the United States reached 76.8 million in 2018 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This is 2.2 million below the level reached…
by - November 26, 2019 8:59 am
Guatemalan immigration to the United States is rooted partly in low coffee prices, the CEO of Heifer International said Monday (Nov. 25). However, the United States must learn how to…
by - November 24, 2019 7:46 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Board agreed to give 68 acres at Chaffee Crossing to the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education for trails to aid in the wellbeing of students and…
by - November 21, 2019 6:27 pm
Hendrix College President Bill Tsutsui will retire in December and be on sabbatical this spring. The Hendrix Board of Trustees accepted Tsutsui’s retirement Thursday (Nov. 21) and elected Senior Executive…
