by - February 19, 2025 6:51 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ proposed ACCESS Act for higher education could make funding available for college noncredit certificate programs, while potentially withholding funding for institutions that don’t comply with the bill’s…
by - February 13, 2017 8:08 am
Four-year colleges in Arkansas saw an average 5.4% rise in tuition in 2016-17, and two-year colleges saw a 3.6% rise, according to the annual financial condition report from the Arkansas…
by - October 31, 2016 2:40 pm
Transfers to athletics of unrestricted education and general funds have increased an average of 49.3% statewide in the last five years and 19.1% over the last two years, according to…
by - March 30, 2016 3:25 pm
Editor’s note: Dr. Ken Warden is dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in…
by - January 19, 2016 12:45 pm
A college education is more affordable in Arkansas than in other states, in part because state support for colleges and universities is above the national average, said the director of…
by - November 16, 2015 2:04 pm
The U.S. education model has remained the same for more than 100 years, but the times have changed and we no longer live in an agricultural or industrial economy. How…
by - November 2, 2015 5:48 pm
Arkansas should move to more need-based state scholarships instead of relying mostly on scholarships based on merit, a report by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education says. Speaking to the…
by - October 21, 2015 6:16 pm
Higher education should ditch credit hours in favor of measuring learning, and the federal government should combine three agencies into a Department of Talent, an author said at the Clinton…
by - September 1, 2015 6:57 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Tuesday (Sept. 1) called on the state’s higher education leaders to help create a new funding formula for colleges and universities and said a portion…
by - July 22, 2015 8:58 am
The U.S. Department of Education has granted Arkansas more than $2 million in funding for Arkansas Higher education through the federal Student Support Services Program. "Supporting diversity throughout higher education…
by - August 19, 2013 3:34 pm
College students on average are racking up thousands of dollars in debt thanks to escalating tuition and textbook prices as they return to class over the next week. But several…
by - September 27, 2012 5:27 pm
American higher education is at a crossroads. Federal and state funding cuts, rising student loan debt, an increased demand for graduates and competition from for-profit online institutions are challenging the…
by - September 18, 2012 4:34 pm
Wanted: 160 college graduates for open jobs at Tyson Foods, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and other corporations across Northwest Arkansas. That’s what Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson…
by - May 21, 2012 9:09 pm
Competition, we are constantly told, encourages individuals, institutions and companies to take the risks necessary for innovation and efficiency. But in higher education, competition often discourages risk taking, leads to…
