by - April 25, 2019 7:45 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Real Estate Review Committee voted Thursday (April 25) to recommend selling land originally set aside for Fort Smith Public Schools to the Arkansas College for…
by - April 25, 2019 5:10 pm
Dr. Lynn Boyd accepted an appointment as the dean of science and mathematics at Arkansas State University, it was announced Thursday (April 25). “We look forward to Dr. Boyd joining…
by - April 24, 2019 5:45 pm
Dr. Tom Risch has been named vice provost for research and technology transfer and the executive director of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute at Arkansas State University, ASU Provost Lynita Cooksey…
by - April 22, 2019 7:40 pm
A Randolph County native has been selected as the new president at Black River Technical College, according to the school. Dr. Martin Eggensperger, vice chancellor for academic affairs at Arkansas…
by - April 17, 2019 7:28 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward, and State Plant Board Director Butch Calhoun doled $20,000 in scholarships at the state capitol earlier this week to students from four…
by - April 17, 2019 1:45 pm
Dr. Brian Primack, dean of the Honors College at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named dean of the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions. The hiring…
by - April 15, 2019 5:02 pm
The growing popularity of “signing days” that connect high school and higher ed students with business and industry has made its way to Fort Smith with an event set for…
by - April 15, 2019 3:40 pm
Arkansas State University is changing its approach to incoming students and has renamed and repurposed the university’s Office of Admissions under Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management Dr. Bryan Terry. All…
by - April 15, 2019 2:52 pm
Moriah Bruner, project coordinator for the Center for Community and Economic Development in the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement at the University of Central Arkansas, has been appointed to…
by - April 11, 2019 10:35 pm
Dr. Alan Utter has accepted an offer to become the next Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Arkansas State University, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said. Utter is the…
by - April 11, 2019 10:22 pm
Four different Arkansas universities captured first place in their respective categories in the 2019 Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition on Thursday (April 11). More than $154,000 in prize…
by - April 11, 2019 4:59 pm
The Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $55,241 grant from the Arkansas Department of Education to provide workshops and…
by - April 11, 2019 9:41 am
John Brown University in Siloam Springs and Crowder College in Neosho, Mo., have signed an agreement that will allow for the easy transfer of credits between them. The articulation agreement…
by - April 10, 2019 7:20 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (April 10) that he will sign a bill prohibiting “sanctuary cities” from receiving state funding despite his concerns that it could lead to racial profiling….
by - April 10, 2019 6:01 am
Talk Business & Politics has launched a new microsite aimed at providing more news in the field of pre-K, K-12 education, higher education and workforce training. The University of Central…
by - April 9, 2019 7:41 pm
During the smoldering hot summer of 1999, Dr. Ruth Hawkins, director of the Arkansas State University Heritage Sites, had a goal in mind. She wanted to establish a National Scenic…
by - April 9, 2019 2:58 pm
The state Department of Education said that four-year graduation rates for all Arkansas high school students and multiple student subgroups increased in 2018, continuing a three-year trend of positive improvement….
by - April 9, 2019 6:46 am
Nine faculty members who are retiring this academic year will be recognized Tuesday (April 9) for their longtime service and contributions to Arkansas State University during the 41st annual Faculty…
by - April 8, 2019 9:49 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Education voted Monday (April 8) to approve the largest teachers’ raise in the past five years. The action will raise the base salary for starting…
by - April 8, 2019 3:15 pm
Let’s just say it wasn’t the first time the State Capitol has been a site where small groups hastily assembled overly complex solutions to fix insignificant or non-existent problems. But…
