by - June 5, 2023 5:03 pm
The third time may be a charm for a group wanting to repeal the LEARNS Act, but Attorney General Tim Griffin has warned that their lengthy ballot title could be…
by - June 5, 2023 12:44 pm
The Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) at Arkansas State University has hired a new director. Ann Prentice Wagner will take over July 1. “I am deeply honored to have been chosen…
by - June 4, 2023 3:28 pm
Talk Business & Politics and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith are partnering to restart The Compass Report – the only independent economic analysis of Arkansas’ top four metro…
by - June 3, 2023 11:41 am
Several Arkansas libraries and library associations are suing Crawford County officials and state prosecuting attorneys in an effort to overturn Act 372. The Act is primarily a measure allowing books…
by - June 2, 2023 3:56 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday (June 2) denied a motion to block a temporary restraining order against the LEARNS Act, but has granted an expedited hearing requiring the parties…
by - June 1, 2023 5:56 pm
Halff Associates is the second company to let Fort Smith Public School officials know the professional services firm will not be working with them in the future following negative experiences…
by - May 31, 2023 2:47 pm
Lyon College’s School of Veterinary Medicine has its first dean. Dr. Eleanor M. Green, professor emerita and dean emerita of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University, has been selected to…
by - May 31, 2023 2:02 pm
Attorney Brian Meadors has filed a federal complaint against book censorship actions by the Crawford County Public Library. The action comes almost 20 years after Meadors won a similar censorship…
by - May 31, 2023 1:52 pm
The Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Chancellor Search Advisory Committee and ASU System President Dr. Charles L. Welch have narrowed the search for a new chancellor on the ASU-Mountain Home campus…
by - May 31, 2023 11:38 am
The University of Arkansas has initiated the search for the next dean of the School of Law. Provost Terry Martin has appointed Kate Mamiseishvili, dean of the College of Education…
by - May 30, 2023 4:26 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin filed Tuesday (May 30) an emergency motion for the Arkansas Supreme Court to stay and expedite an appeal of a circuit judge’s ruling that suspended the…
by - May 30, 2023 3:11 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has a new strategic plan that redefines its mission, vision and institutional commitments as it looks toward the next five years. The University…
by - May 30, 2023 10:20 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock received $1 million Tuesday (May 30) to expand its Emerging Threat Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ET-ISAC). The university will use the money…
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…
