Commencement

Jessica Rivera never doubted what she would do after graduating from Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock.

After being told she would never achieve her goals, 50-year-old Debra Davis is set to celebrate earning two master’s degrees  — a journey that was all the more challenging as she cared for her grandchildren and daughter. 

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock gave a tribute to retiring Chancellor Joel E. Anderson during his final commencement ceremony as chancellor May 14 at the Jack Stephens Center.

For Jermaine Ruttley, the chance to play basketball at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock meant a way out from his poverty-stricken hometown in Kentucky.

When Pamala Stanley graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on May 14, she didn’t have to look far to find the smiling face of a family member.

Every couple of years, Phillip Bryant Sr. has a nightmare.

While proudly donning her graduate cap and gown, Henrietta Smothers excitedly walked across the stage during UALR’s 2005 spring commencement to receive her hard-earned master’s degree in criminal justice.

For Dominque Thomas, his mother was his everything.

Gradfest, a “one-stop shop” for all things graduation, is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, March 9 and 10, in the Donaghey Student Center between Health Services and the UALR Bookstore.

After an 11-year absence, James Sterling Warnock returned to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. During his initial enrollment, he suffered personal difficulties and left school. “I have struggled with depression since my teenage years, on now into my early 30s,” Warnock said. “It has always played a major role in my abilities to … Student battling depression finds inspiration, returns to graduate