by - June 16, 2015 12:01 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - June 13, 2015 3:20 pm
Four graduates of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service have been granted fellowships with Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security…
by - June 11, 2015 4:09 pm
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The Arkansas State Board of Education voted 7-1 Thursday against allowing a state contract with the ACT and in…
by - June 10, 2015 12:26 pm
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News reports: The newly constituted Arkansas Workforce Development Board held its first meeting Tuesday to begin building a long-term plan to…
by - June 10, 2015 12:20 pm
Each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announces our nation’s unemployment rate, and with the announcement comes plenty of predictable partisan banter. When rates are low, the party that is…
by - June 9, 2015 12:28 pm
Chris McCoy has been named new associate vice chancellor of Information Technology Services and chief information officer at the University of Arkansas, effective July 20. He is currently associate vice…
by - June 9, 2015 6:51 am
The U.S. Small Business Administration has granted $100,000 awards to 20 states to support programs for innovative, technology-driven small businesses under SBA’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. The…
by - June 9, 2015 5:50 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - June 8, 2015 5:06 pm
A study group recommended changing the state’s Common Core test provider before it made its other recommendations because of timing issues and certainty, the group’s chairman, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, told legislators.
by - June 8, 2015 12:12 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education will terminate its contract with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, the end-of-the-year test associated with the Common Core State Standards,…
by - June 5, 2015 3:52 pm
A Forrest City native with ties to the region was selected Friday to become the first chancellor of the Arkansas State University-Mid South campus in West Memphis. Arkansas State University…
by - June 2, 2015 6:19 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - May 29, 2015 3:43 pm
Under the direction of Dr. Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas graduate students Kenny Bierman and Phillip Turner received top honors in the Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State Collegiate Business Plan competition…
by - May 27, 2015 1:25 pm
The executive director of the Arkansas Community Colleges says policy makers should look beyond cash incentives to recruit business.
by - May 26, 2015 5:11 pm
The American Honda Foundation has awarded a $74,997 grant to Arkansas State University in support of the “Summer at A-State STEM, Literacy and Character-Building Camp.” Faculty and staff in the…
by - May 26, 2015 8:48 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - May 21, 2015 7:29 am
The selection committee for the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for the 2016 class of inductees. The nomination deadline is July 1. The hall of fame…
by - May 20, 2015 9:22 am
The family of an Arkansas State University alumnus has endowed a gift for a memorial scholarship in the man’s honor. Dr. Timothy Burcham, dean of the College of Agriculture and…
by - May 20, 2015 12:42 am
Paige Gibson was one of about 50 people to show up at the Cooper Alumni Center at Arkansas State University Tuesday night to talk about Common Core. Gibson and several…
by - May 19, 2015 5:44 pm
The Iron Yard aims to develop new candidates for Arkansas’ tech workforce in just 12 short weeks. What’s on tap for the new Little Rock school?
