The University of Arkansas at Little Rock community is invited to hear police officer and local celebrity Tommy Norman speak about the benefits of community policing.
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The first day of school tends to bring a roller coaster of emotions, from excitement and anxiety to anticipation. As UALR students said their final goodbyes to summer, they turned their focus to their long-term goals and sought to make their dreams come true. Continue reading “Students say goodbye to summer, hello to fall semester”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Marc Glidden its new director of campus living and assistant dean of students.
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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Criminal Justice has entered into a seven-year contract worth more than half a million dollars with the Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Youth Services to assess disproportionate minority contact within the criminal justice system.
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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. Continue reading “UALR graduates 1,000 students in 2016 spring commencement”
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.
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Tynesha Ivory had a plan.
For Dominque Thomas, his mother was his everything.
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When Micah Parker started at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he dreamed of going into state government.
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Chenesia Brown wants to help people.
At first, the December graduate candidate thought she would start as an attorney and go on to be a judge. Instead, she chose to study criminal justice because she always wanted to be involved in the legal system in a way she thought she could make the most difference.
After doing scholarly research while in the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, Brown decided her best opportunity to make an impact was through additional research, service, and teaching.
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