by - February 11, 2019 8:29 pm
The newly elected Arkansas Attorney General in 1977 was asked to speak at the Arkansas State University commencement. He agreed. The day was hot and rainy. The ceremony was supposed…
by - January 29, 2019 7:04 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Dr. Tim Langford of Little Rock, a 1983 graduate of Arkansas State University, to a second five-year term on the ASU Board of Trustees. A…
by - January 17, 2019 5:33 pm
Dr. B. D. Tiner, an Arkansas State University alumnus who lives in San Antonio, Texas, is establishing an endowed scholarship program at his alma mater. He is setting up the…
by - December 19, 2018 6:10 pm
Arkansas State University announced it has received significant news, especially for its students and faculty members engaged in research. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education revealed it has…
by - December 3, 2018 6:54 pm
An Arkansas State University alumnus has committed a significant gift that will provide what could be hundreds of scholarships to the schools’ graduates in the years to come. Jim Smalley…
by - October 29, 2018 5:51 pm
Bill Zook graduated from Arkansas State University during the 1950’s and went onto a successful career at IBM. Zook has decided he wants to help create more alums at the…
by - April 3, 2018 5:42 pm
When Neil Griffin returned home to Jonesboro following a stint in the Navy during World War II, he decided to get a high school diploma. His mother never made it…
by - January 25, 2018 4:07 pm
Arkansas State University has hired Maurice Gipson to be the first cabinet-level chief diversity officer, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said. Gipson worked the past three years as an assistant vice chancellor…
by - January 23, 2018 5:28 pm
Arkansas State University alumnus Christy Clark fought and won a battle with breast cancer 10 years ago, and now she hopes to bring that kind of resolve to the ASU…
by - October 9, 2017 7:43 pm
Centennial Bank Regional President Davy Carter will be named business executive of the year at the Arkansas State University Business Homecoming alumni dinner Thursday night. Carter, who is also an…
by - September 26, 2017 5:39 pm
Only 37% of 2012 freshman students who began class at Arkansas State University graduated with a four-year degree in 2016. ASU-Jonesboro Chancellor Kelly Damphousse has formed a 15-member Chancellor’s Commission…
by - September 20, 2017 3:42 pm
Jim and Wanda Lee Vaughn spent their professional careers as educators and the couple decided to give much of their estate back to their college, Arkansas State University. The couple’s…
by - May 17, 2017 10:40 am
Editor’s note: Story substantially updated with additions and changes throughout. ––––––––––––––––––– Dr. Kelly Damphousse routinely receives emails from agencies seeking administrative candidates at universities across the country. When he received…
by - November 7, 2016 7:52 pm
It’s been almost four years since a partnership was signed between Arkansas State University and an investment consortium in Mexico to build an American-style college campus in Queretaro. The college…
by - September 12, 2016 7:33 pm
Dr. Doug Whitlock and his wife, Joanne, planned to spend their 48th wedding anniversary in the quiet solitude of retirement. But Arkansas State University needed a new chancellor to calm the…
by - September 6, 2016 9:22 am
There is an estimated untapped $14 million “non-store retail market” in Northeast Arkansas. Trying to connect entrepreneurs and small business owners to such market potential is a goal of the…
by - September 2, 2016 2:11 pm
Arkansas State University has tabbed 73-year-old Dr. Doug Whitlock to serve as chancellor during this academic year. Whitlock is Eastern Kentucky University’s president emeritus. ASU will pay Whitlock $305,000 for…
by - May 21, 2016 2:50 pm
Arkansas State University officials announced Saturday (May 21) they have revamped the festival that honors Johnny Cash and raises money for the restoration and maintenance of his boyhood home in…
by - April 11, 2016 4:09 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Tim Hudson said Monday (April 11) that plans for the first phase of its campus in Mexico is moving ahead as planned, with the campus…
by - April 7, 2016 3:25 pm
Arkansas State Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir has announced that Learfield Sports is the Red Wolves’ exclusive multimedia rights holder for the next 10 years, replacing GameDay Sports. The $16…
