by - March 3, 2022 4:26 pm
Thirteen candidates filed for Fort Smith Public School school board positions, ensuring all but one seat will have a contested race in the May 24 election. The FSPS Board voted…
by - March 1, 2022 1:12 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced four new members who will serve three-year terms on the UA Little Rock Foundation Fund Board. The new members include J.R….
by - March 1, 2022 9:49 am
The Fort Smith Public School’s Board of Education agreed during a Monday (Feb. 28) board meeting to hire architectural and engineering firms to move forward with master plan projects funded…
by - February 22, 2022 10:00 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Arkansas Tech University have been selected as a co-host for the 2022 Arkansas Computer Science and Computing Educator Academy (CSCEA). The program,…
by - February 19, 2022 9:04 am
The Lyon College Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday (Feb. 18) to elect Dr. Melissa Taverner as the 19th president of Lyon College. Taverner has been serving as interim president…
by - February 17, 2022 5:32 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Feb. 17) said he has reestablished a Women’s commission, with his Chief of Staff Alison Williams serving as commission chair. Williams said the commission’s first…
by - February 17, 2022 5:18 pm
Fort Smith could have another charter high school in August, with Premier High School seeking a charter amendment from the Arkansas Board of Education to open a school for at-risk…
by - February 16, 2022 3:35 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Price Gardner of Little Rock, a 1984 graduate of Arkansas State University, to a second term on the ASU System Board of Trustees. Gardner, who…
by - February 16, 2022 3:32 pm
Opening of a Fort Smith campus by Fayetteville-based Haas Hall Academy received unanimous approval Feb. 15 from a state Charter Authorizing Panel. Final approval for the campus that will employ…
by - February 16, 2022 3:30 pm
Responsive Education Solutions (RES) is seeking approval from the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) to locate charter schools in Jonesboro and Texarkana. However, the Jonesboro request was pulled by RES…
by - February 14, 2022 6:49 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District is on its way to becoming a Purple Star District in a move district officials hope will show commitment to serving military-connected families living in…
by - February 14, 2022 9:37 am
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville remains one of the top research institutions in the nation, according to the just-released 2021 rankings by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher…
by - February 9, 2022 5:41 pm
The Community School of the Arts (CSA) received a $750,000 grant from the Mabee Foundation to support its Inspiring Excellence campaign to build a new Center for the Creative Arts…
by - February 9, 2022 5:25 pm
Grizzly Gear, the school-based enterprise (SBE) at Northside High School, is among 461 school-based enterprises achieving Gold Certification for the 2021-2022 school year. This is the 10th consecutive year that…
by - February 8, 2022 6:24 pm
Several years ago, a female scientist needed a specific type of MRI machine to further her research. There was only one in the state and she had no access to…
by - February 7, 2022 9:14 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) has received a multi-year grant from a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to study…
by - February 7, 2022 7:02 pm
With positive confirmed cases of COVID-19 returning to pre-winter break numbers, the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education repealed a mandatory mask requirement reinstated Jan. 10 during a called…
by - February 7, 2022 4:28 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith provost, one of four vice chancellors at the university, said Monday (Feb. 7) she will retire at the end of the 2022 fiscal…
by - February 4, 2022 10:23 am
The University of Arkansas System announced Friday (Feb. 4) a search committee to assist in finding the next chancellor at the UA campus Fayetteville. Charles Robinson, provost and executive vice…
by - February 3, 2022 1:22 pm
The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees has bestowed the institution’s highest honor upon three alumni. Steve Fryer of Cathedral City, Calif., Andrea Lea of Russellville, and Dr. Andrew Mason…
