The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrate the start of the fall semester and welcome the return of students and employees to campus with BBQ at Bailey Tuesday, Oct. 12. Continue reading “BBQ at Bailey Returns to UA Little Rock Oct. 12”
Freddie Epperson, a native of North Little Rock, was born with cerebral palsy, but he’s never let that limitation keep him from living his life to the fullest and getting the education he wanted. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Grad Starts Nonprofit to Encourage People to Fight Limitations”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $175,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Education that will provide funding for a new online teacher academy for K-12 teachers in Arkansas. Continue reading “Arkansas Department of Education Awards UA Little Rock $175K Grant to Create Online Teaching Academy for K-12 Teachers”
Dr. David Briscoe, a university professor of sociology at UA Little Rock, has recently been awarded the Legion of Honor Bronze Medallion by the Chapel of Four Chaplains for his humanitarian efforts. Continue reading “Briscoe Receives Chapel of Four Chaplains Legion of Honor Bronze Medallion”
Esthela Criollo Ventres, a recent graduate of UA Little Rock, has been honored as Student of the Year in the Master of Public Administration program at UA Little Rock. Continue reading “Criollo Ventres Named Master of Public Administration Student of the Year”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrate Carl Rosenbaum, co-founder of Safe Foods, as the recipient of the 2021 Fribourgh Award. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to honor Safe Foods Co-Founder Carl Rosenbaum with 11th annual Fribourgh Award”
While Julie McCallister was finishing up her master’s degree at UA Little Rock in 2007, she had no idea that her part-time internship would turn into an opportunity with such enormous growth potential. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Alum Julie McCallister Shows Passion for Science and Business as Leader of ECCI”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been named the safest college campus in Arkansas by Your Local Security’s 2021 Safest College Campuses in America report. Continue reading “UA Little Rock named safest college campus in Arkansas”
Wendell Scales Jr., a 2019 graduate of UA Little Rock, is leading a first-of-its-kind initiative to bring social justice courses to the Arkansas Lighthouse Academies’ five charter schools. Continue reading “Scales Leads New Social Justice Initiative for Arkansas Lighthouse Academies”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock partnered with 100 Black Men of Greater Little Rock, Ambitious Girls, Inc., Central Arkansas Water, and the Arkansas National Guard to host a weeklong summer environmental STEM (Summer, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program for teens. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Partners with 100 Black Men of Greater Little Rock and Community Partners for Summer STEM Program for Teens”