Knock it out! Summer 2018

UA Little Rock offers unique class choices for summer 2018

Students who are on the lookout for an interesting summer class have many options recommended by the professors of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Continue reading “UA Little Rock offers unique class choices for summer 2018”

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UA Little Rock to ‘Take Back the Night’ April 18

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is joining a nationwide effort to raise awareness of sexual violence and human trafficking by hosting its first “Take Back the Night” event on Wednesday, April 18.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock to ‘Take Back the Night’ April 18”

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UA Little Rock criminal justice program earns top marks

The online criminal justice program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been ranked as one of the best and most affordable in the nation at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Continue reading “UA Little Rock criminal justice program earns top marks”

Dr. Tusty ten Bensel. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/UA Little Rock Communications.

Ten Bensel completes Women in Education Leadership program at Harvard

Tusty ten Bensel, graduate coordinator in the Department of Criminal Justice at UA Little Rock, recently completed the Women in Education Leadership program conducted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education.  Continue reading “Ten Bensel completes Women in Education Leadership program at Harvard”

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UA Little Rock to host criminal justice career fair

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a “Careers in Criminal Justice” event on Wednesday, March 14.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock to host criminal justice career fair”

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UA Little Rock partners with LRPD to investigate violent crime

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is helping take a bite out of crime by partnering with the Little Rock Police Department to combat the rise of violent crime in the city over the past two years.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock partners with LRPD to investigate violent crime”

Photo of Lt. Patrick Weatherford courtesy of Arkansas State University-Newport.

ASU criminal justice department named in honor of Patrick Weatherford

Arkansas State University-Newport named its criminal justice department in honor of UA Little Rock alumnus Patrick Weatherford, a Newport police officer who was killed in the line of duty while at a traffic stop with another officer on June 12.  Continue reading “ASU criminal justice department named in honor of Patrick Weatherford”

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UA Little Rock professor reflects on investigation of JFK assassination records

In 1991, the conspiracy-thriller film, “JFK,” reignited the public’s interest in a potential political conspiracy involving the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock professor reflects on investigation of JFK assassination records”

Luke Johnson and Mike Powell work on a physics project in Ottenheimer Library.

Undergraduate Research Signature Experience recipients announced

Seventy-nine University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have been selected as the inaugural recipients of the Undergraduate Research Signature Experience Awards for spring 2018. Continue reading “Undergraduate Research Signature Experience recipients announced”

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UA Little Rock and LRPD to host mock crime scene Oct. 18

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Criminal Justice and the Little Rock Police Department are teaming up to give budding investigators a chance to see what it takes to solve a crime.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock and LRPD to host mock crime scene Oct. 18”