by - July 29, 2021 11:51 am
The University of Arkansas has signed Razorback baseball coach Dave Van Horn to a new long-term contract that should keep him Fayetteville for the next decade. Van Horn, the 2021…
by - July 28, 2021 4:49 pm
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved Wednesday (July 28) a resolution to leave the statue of former U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright where it is on the University…
by - July 27, 2021 12:42 pm
Walmart is ending the price of its $1 per-day college benefit for approximately 1.5 million U.S. employees and is instead making a $1 billion investment over the next five years…
by - July 27, 2021 11:42 am
KATV and Talk Business & Politics will host two town halls focused on education in August that will provide forums for the Republican and Democratic candidates for Arkansas governor. The…
by - July 21, 2021 3:17 pm
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees agreed Wednesday (July 21) to enter into an agreement with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to manage a 160-acre tract of land…
by - July 20, 2021 2:35 pm
Arkansas PBS and the Arkansas Department of Education recently announced partnering to create “Rise and Shine,” an educational program designed to boost summer learning and help kindergarten through fifth-grade students…
by - July 20, 2021 12:24 pm
The Wilson family has made a gift commitment of $1 million to Lyon College to create the endowed Michael E. Wilson Professorship of Business, Management and Social Entrepreneurship, the school…
by - July 16, 2021 10:58 am
Arkansas students’ scores on the 2021 ACT Aspire exams were down this year in all grades and subjects, a troubling but not surprising sign of the learning loss that resulted…
by - July 15, 2021 5:57 pm
Jeff Prewitt will be the new principal of Southside High School, Fort Smith Public Schools announced Thursday (July 15). Prewitt has served as an assistant principal of Southside High School…
by - July 15, 2021 2:00 pm
Thirty students from the University of Central Arkansas have been signed to “Name, Image and Likeness” (NIL) agreements with the Conway Convention & Visitors Bureau, the group announced Thursday (July…
by - July 14, 2021 1:09 pm
The University of Arkansas Press has published hundreds of books, catalogs and journals since it was established in 1980 as the university’s publishing arm. The press, celebrating an extended 40th…
by - July 14, 2021 10:15 am
The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (July 14) that Toby Teeter would be the first director of a new initiative in Bentonville called the Collaborative. In a news release, the…
by - July 13, 2021 2:40 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools Peak Innovation Center is coming in $6.6 million over budget with $2.57 million of that unfunded, Shawn Shaffer, FSPS facilities supervisor told the FSPS school board…
by - July 9, 2021 1:08 pm
In a little over a week Fort Smith Public Schools has filled several key administrative positions in preparation for the upcoming school year. On June 28, FSPS accepted the resignation…
by - July 8, 2021 5:19 pm
The Arkansas State Board of Education voted unanimously on Thursday (July 7) to lift all restrictions on the Little Rock School Board and to remove the district from the state’s…
by - July 7, 2021 6:16 pm
Arkansas State University Museum has been selected to participate in a nationwide research project that will examine the impact American museums have on their communities. Known as MOMSI — the…
by - July 7, 2021 5:43 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools has named Dr. Christopher Davis the new assistant superintendent of human resources and campus support. Davis will fill the vacancy left when Sherri Penix, the assistant…
by - July 6, 2021 10:31 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock named Tuesday (July 6) Dr. Frank Braun as the new dean of the College of Business, Health, and Human Services, effective Aug. 16….
by - July 5, 2021 7:51 pm
The Forge Institute and University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Cyber Arena have announced a partnership for a summer cybersecurity camp for 7-12 graders. UA Little Rock’s Cyber Arena is…
by - July 5, 2021 8:59 am
Northwest Arkansas school districts are adding solar arrays to meet electricity demand and reduce energy costs. One project in Farmington will include an agricultural component and educational partnership with Little…
