When Brenda Harrison’s 3-year-old great nephew Oliver Goodwin was born with Down syndrome, she didn’t worry a bit. As a longtime special education teacher and graduate of UA Little Rock’s Master of Education in special education program, Harrison knew she was prepared to be a resource for Oliver. Continue reading “A special calling: UA Little Rock alumna Brenda Harrison writes a children’s book inspired by her nephew “
UA Little Rock has hired Heather Reed as director of Student Retention Initiatives to develop, implement, and assess initiatives to improve student retention. Continue reading “UA Little Rock hires student retention director”
Little Rock head baseball coach Chris Curry has signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Trojan dugout through the 2023 season. Continue reading “UA Little Rock extends baseball coach’s contract “
Cody Gay, a soon-to-be seventh grader from Red Cross, Georgia, was determined to learn more about robotic sensors this summer to improve his skills. Continue reading “Students travel far and wide to learn new robotics skills at UA Little Rock”
Little Rock Athletics has announced a pair of promotions, as well as a pair of new additions to its external operations team as the Trojans head into the 2019-20 season. Seth Jones has been promoted to Little Rock’s director of sales and service, while Devin Gregory has had the interim label removed from his position as director of ticketing. Continue reading “Little Rock Athletics announces promotions, additions to staff”
On March 5, 1959, a horrific fire broke out at the Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville, just 12 miles south of Little Rock, that left 21 children, ages 13 to 17, dead. Continue reading “UA Little Rock professors featured in CNN docuseries investigating tragic Wrightsville fire that left 21 black boys dead”
As the director of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History, Dr. John Kirk often serves as an expert source for journalists, students, and researchers looking to learn more about Arkansas’s history in race relations and civil rights. Continue reading “UA Little Rock professors featured in podcasts recalling city’s conflicted past”
University of Arkansas at Little Rock head baseball coach Chris Curry has announced the promotion of Jacob Caples to director of operations and player development and the addition of Christian Reyes as graduate manager. Continue reading “Promotion, new addition made to UA Little Rock’s baseball team coaching staff”
Dr. Nitin Agarwal, director of the Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop ways to track emerging cyber-social threats and strengthen social cybersecurity research infrastructure. Continue reading “UA Little Rock researcher receives $2.4 million for cybersecurity research”
The start of the 2019-20 academic year is right around the corner, and soon you’ll be seeing many fresh faces on campus with new students who are ready to start their college careers. Continue reading “Incoming freshmen share future plans for college careers”