April Chatham-Carpenter

While 2020 has been a year of unprecedented challenges for many individuals, one woman took the opportunity to complete the college degree she started in 2002 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Applied Communication and Braver Angels of Central Arkansas will hold a free online workshop to teach critical skills that will help people hold conversations that cross the political divide.

Little Rock’s faith leaders share concerns about the city’s future. They see education, race relations, poverty, and mental health as among the many issues affecting the city’s residents and their congregants.

At 71, Carolyn Wilkerson of Little Rock loves life as a full-time college student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, working to fulfill a lifelong goal of earning a college degree. 

Less than 48 hours after Anthony Alexander graduates from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor’s degree in applied communication on Dec. 15, he will begin his dream job as the dean of students at eStem Elementary School in Little Rock.  

UA Little Rock junior Karly Hutchins stumbled into a career quite by accident, by discovering the power of “Yes.”  Over the past two years, the Dayton, Texas, native has said “yes” to an assortment of musical and theatrical projects that have landed her consistent work as a voice actress.

On Valentine’s Day, 2013, Clarissa Coleman’s life would be forever changed. 

For Nigel Spears, serving as a mentor has been one of the most rewarding experiences of his life. 

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Social Sciences and Communication presented Dr. Kristen McIntyre with the Faculty Mentor Award and awarded six additional student research prizes during the college’s Research and Creative Works Showcase on Feb. 27. 

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Applied Communication students were recently selected to attend the Southern States Communication Association’s 28th annual Theodore Clevenger Undergraduate Honors Conference April 4-8 in Nashville, Tennessee.