by - September 10, 2024 12:42 pm
Enrollment at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) is essentially flat compared with the same period in 2023, according to unofficial enrollment numbers. Freshmen enrollment also was essentially…
by - September 10, 2024 11:00 am
The Kays Foundation has endowed $534,000 to the new College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at Arkansas State University. “The Kays Foundation has supported A-State for over a century. One of…
by - September 9, 2024 1:58 pm
Arkansas health care providers are facing increasing costs without matching payment increases from government payers and insurance companies. It’s a major issue in a state that ranks near the bottom…
by - September 9, 2024 10:53 am
The National Science Foundation has awarded a team of researchers led by a University of Arkansas professor $1.47 million to study skin microbiomes of marine animals, including sea turtles, manatees,…
by - September 9, 2024 10:41 am
Arkansas State University System institutions reported an overall 8.7% fall enrollment increase, interim president Dr. Robin Myers recently told the Board of Trustees. “Six of our seven campuses had an…
by - September 8, 2024 4:10 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is reporting a significant enrollment milestone. The Fall 2024 census reveals the university’s largest enrollment growth in 15 years. This marks the most…
by - September 7, 2024 8:25 am
The University of Central Arkansas welcomed one of its largest incoming freshman classes with 2,183 students, marking a 26% increase in incoming students from fall 2023, according to preliminary data….
by - September 6, 2024 4:19 pm
Arkansas Tech University (ATU) on Friday (Sept. 6) reported a fall 2024 preliminary headcount of 9,062 students, down 4.5% compared with the 9,487 students enrolled in fall 2023. The ATU-Ozark…
by - September 5, 2024 6:13 pm
Arkansas State University fall enrollment ballooned by 12% from last year to an all-time record of 16,687 students, Chancellor Todd Shields said. There was a 14.5% increase in first-year, on-campus…
by - September 5, 2024 4:38 pm
Van Buren High School will spend more than $8.4 million to expand facilities in ways to benefit two of the school’s award-winning programs, according to Dr. Harold Jeffcoat, superintendent of…
by - September 5, 2024 10:38 am
For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Arkansas has set an enrollment record for the fall semester, according to a Thursday (Sept. 5) news release. Enrollment rose by 4.6% to…
by - September 4, 2024 3:19 pm
The city of Jonesboro was awarded a $15,000 grant from the Arkansas Tourism Attraction Feasibility Study Matching Grant Program. The grant will be used to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study…
by - September 3, 2024 7:14 pm
Lyon College has announced a substantial growth in enrollment this fall, recording a census day headcount of 666 students. This is a 13.5% increase from the fall 2023 headcount of…
by - September 3, 2024 11:50 am
Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University is one of 26 U.S. educational entities chosen for a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant from the U.S. Department of…
by - September 3, 2024 11:15 am
Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year amid record growth in scholarship recipients. Since 1984, the organization has awarded more than 21,000 single…
by - September 2, 2024 5:32 pm
Arkansas Capital Corp. announced it will partner with Startup Junkie and its newest program, ARise, for the Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition. Dhu Thompson, Owner of US Irrigation and…
by - September 1, 2024 1:02 pm
What’s the state of the state in education? Schools are implementing Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act. Legislators are performing the biennial adequacy study that will determine school funding amounts for…
by - August 30, 2024 5:36 am
Tooth decay can have a serious impact on a person’s overall health and a faculty member in Arkansas State University’s Beck College of Sciences and Mathematics has secured a federal…
by - August 29, 2024 2:50 pm
The rise in demand for mental health services has led Springdale-based Arisa Health to build a $9.5 million behavioral health services clinic in Rogers. The 34,000-square-foot clinic is expected to be…
by - August 28, 2024 5:37 pm
Results from a poll conducted for Bentonville-based Heartland Forward suggests many people in middle America believe artificial intelligence (AI) will benefit the region’s economy, but do have concerns about data…
