by - May 26, 2023 4:39 pm
A Pulaski County judge issued a temporary restraining order late Friday (May 26) on the LEARNS Act, Gov. Sarah Sanders’ signature education bill, which is being litigated over whether or…
by - May 26, 2023 11:02 am
Hoyt Purvis, a longtime journalism and international relations professor at the University of Arkansas and former press secretary and special assistant to U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright, died Friday (May…
by - May 25, 2023 10:12 am
Walmart is adding the University of Arkansas to its “Live Better U” academic degree program. Walmart began offering employees opportunities in 2018 to earn a bachelor’s degree while on the…
by - May 24, 2023 10:36 am
Plans are underway at Arkansas State University to establish a Women’s Leadership Collaborative that will take the founding efforts of the Griffin College of Business’ Women’s Leadership Center and serve…
by - May 24, 2023 9:05 am
The University of Arkansas has initiated the search for the next dean of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. The selected candidate will also hold the…
by - May 23, 2023 3:20 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education approved salary schedules for classified and certified employees for the 2023-24 contract year, and the superintendent’s contract during its regular meeting Monday…
by - May 22, 2023 10:27 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education Secretary Dalton Person called for the board to hire someone to investigate flooding at Peak Innovation Center to determine once and for all…
by - May 22, 2023 2:13 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) has received a $3.5 million grant from the Windgate Foundation to endow the directorship of its School of Education. “We are incredibly…
by - May 21, 2023 1:44 pm
Unlike when drafting new personnel policies, members of the Fort Smith Public School’s personnel policy committee (PPC) are not given prior input in determining teacher salaries and benefits before plans…
by - May 19, 2023 10:50 am
Dr. Sheila Jacobs will be the interim chancellor at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus beginning July 1. She steps in as the university searches for the next campus chancellor after the…
by - May 18, 2023 8:04 am
Arkansas State University student Rocco Hicks, a sophomore political science major of Prattsville, has been selected to participate in the Fulbright UK Summer Institute. This three to four-week program is…
by - May 17, 2023 9:12 pm
The engineering firm hired by Fort Smith Public Schools for consultation with the district’s Peak Innovation Center believes the FSPS Board of Education (BOE) was blocked by school officials from…
by - May 17, 2023 7:47 pm
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders said leaders of workforce-related agencies weren’t meeting with each other before she entered office, so she created the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet. She said agency leaders told…
by - May 17, 2023 12:53 pm
Little Rock-based Scenic Hill Solar announced Wednesday (May 17) reaching an agreement with the University of Arkansas System that will include 74 megawatts in DC solar array capacity, the second…
by - May 15, 2023 4:02 pm
Black River Technical College (BRTC) had a 17% drop in its spring enrollment numbers, but pre-registration numbers for the fall term are up dramatically when compared to May of 2022,…
by - May 11, 2023 8:52 pm
A second effort to place a citizen’s referendum on the ballot to repeal the LEARNS Act, Gov. Sarah Sanders’ signature education bill, has been rejected by Arkansas Attorney General Tim…
by - May 11, 2023 2:15 pm
The fourth-annual Northeast Arkansas Diversity Conference will be held June 9 at the Cooper Alumni Center on the Arkansas State University campus. St. Bernards Healthcare; the Arkansas State University Division…
by - May 11, 2023 1:08 pm
An agreement between Springdale-based nonprofit Business and Industry Training (BIT) and NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) allows BIT students to transfer training hours to NWACC, according to a Wednesday (May…
by - May 10, 2023 3:32 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas are studying the rise of intermodal freight, which comprises goods transportation via railroads. The study is underway amid rail safety concerns following some high-profile…
by - May 10, 2023 11:39 am
The University of Arkansas on Wednesday (May 10) announced the advisory committee members who will lead a search for the UA’s next vice chancellor of research and innovation. John English…
