UALR English major Nikki Ackerman was recently selected as a finalist for The Emmy Foundation’s Summer Student Internship Program. Continue reading “English major’s script selected as Emmy finalist”
History Professors to serve as Curators
Two UALR Department of History professors, Dr. Jess Porter and Dr. Charles Romney, will be co-curators of a traveling exhibit to accompany Ken Burns’ acclaimed Dust Bowl documentary. Continue reading “NEH grants over $260,000 for traveling history exhibit”
The UALR Department of Music will welcome its new Wind Ensemble director during a Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. Continue reading “Wind ensemble to perform tonight”
The UALR Department of Music will present the 15th Annual Spring Concert of the Community Orchestra at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 12, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. Continue reading “Orchestra to present annual spring concert”
The UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture revealed its newest collection, donated by educator, scholar, and legislator Calvin R. Ledbetter Jr., at a reception held at the Arkansas Studies Institute Tuesday evening, April 30. Continue reading “Ledbetter collection opens at history center”
The UALR Opera Theatre will present a double-bill performance of “The Telephone” and “The Medium,” both by Gian Carlo Menotti, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 3, and again at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 5, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the UALR Fine Arts Building. (see campus map) Continue reading “Double-bill opera to offer comedy and drama”
Several graduate students in the UALR Department of History have received accolades from the Arkansas Historical Association and will receive their awards at the AHA annual conference this month. Continue reading “History Graduate Students, Alum Earn Accolades”
Associate professor Dr. Clea Bunch in the UALR Department of History, recently became one of only two foreign women to attend the inaugural academic conference of Saudi Scientific Chairs and Centers in Riyadh. Continue reading “Professor Presents at Saudi Arabia Conference”
Dr. Edward M. Anson, professor in the UALR Department of History, recently published “Alexander the Great: Themes and Issues,” in both hardcover and paperback by Bloomsbury Publishing. Continue reading “History Prof Authors Alexander the Great Book”
Performing on a New York stage is the ultimate dream for most dancers, and one that several UALR students are hoping to see come to fruition this summer, thanks to professor Stephanie Thibeault. Continue reading “Dancers Raising Funds for Two-City Tour”