by - March 11, 2020 5:53 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (March 11) the suspension of university-sponsored travel for the next 60 days. However, the UA Athletic Department will continue to travel but has new…
by - March 11, 2020 9:15 am
Chris Thomason, chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana, will join the University of Arkansas System administration as vice president for planning and development, effective July 1,…
by - March 10, 2020 1:03 pm
Students attending NorthWest Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville will see higher fees starting July 1, but tuition levels will remain the same, according to school officials. The board of trustees…
by - March 10, 2020 11:29 am
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and wife Shelley have agreed to a $1 million gift to continue their support of the McMillon Innovation Studio at the University of Arkansas. The UA…
by - March 9, 2020 6:21 pm
Economics is not an easy subject for most people to understand. The concepts of market formation, industrial organization and behavioral implications of market structure are difficult for the average adult…
by - March 9, 2020 4:52 pm
A new financial reserve policy adopted by the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees will help protect the long-term fiscal health of its member institutions. One of the first…
by - March 3, 2020 1:41 pm
Ozark Catholic Academy in Tontitown will use a $3 million gift to reduce by half the tuition for students who graduate from a Catholic elementary school as part of the…
by - February 26, 2020 7:04 pm
Four finalists for the position of dean of the Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University will visit the campus for interviews and public presentations, said Dr. Mary…
by - February 26, 2020 3:55 pm
The Economic Opportunity Agency (EOA) of Washington County recently was awarded a grant to expand the capabilities of its childcare programs and staff from the Community Supporters for Early Childhood…
by - February 26, 2020 2:12 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services has named Josh McGee the state’s chief data officer. McGee is the associate director of the Office for Education Policy in the College of…
by - February 25, 2020 9:55 am
The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Arkansas has donated $30,000 to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to establish a fund to support the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Lab…
by - February 24, 2020 8:57 pm
After months of focus groups, input and meetings, Fort Smith Public Schools’ career and technology center update has a new name and an architectural plan. The Peak Innovation Center, with…
by - February 24, 2020 3:54 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant worth $586,900. College officials said Monday (Feb. 24) the funding will be used to purchase equipment…
by - February 21, 2020 12:33 pm
John Brown University in Siloam Springs announced Friday (Feb. 21) the addition of an undergraduate cybersecurity degree beginning in the fall of 2020. Students can select to pursue either a…
by - February 20, 2020 5:32 pm
A partnership between Mercy Fort Smith and Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) will bring a new residency program to Mercy and an annual $23 million economic boost to the…
by - February 20, 2020 4:03 pm
The Bentonville Schools Board of Education has extended the contract of Superintendent Dr. Debbie Jones by one year through at least the 2022-23 school year. “Dr. Jones is a thoughtfully…
by - February 20, 2020 8:49 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has chosen Arias (Al) Massri as vice president of finance and administration, a position vacated by Debi Buckley who retired in November after nine…
by - February 19, 2020 4:59 pm
If the mission of a university is to graduate students, understanding their financial needs is imperative. The concept is one officials with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith say…
by - February 19, 2020 1:41 pm
The charitable arm of electric utility American Electric Power (AEP) has donated $1 million to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The gift from the AEP Foundation will support students…
by - February 18, 2020 8:38 pm
Hendrix College Associate Professor of Religious Studies Dr. William M. Gorvine has been selected as a 2020-21 Fulbright U.S. Scholar. He will use the funding to explore the relationship between…
