Institute of Government

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will launch its new School of Public Affairs on July 1 to serve as a hub for UALR programs that share a focus on government, politics, nonprofit organizations, and public service.

Three UALR students will each complete eight-week internships in other parts of the country this summer as part of their study of poverty in the United States.

Priscilla McChristian, interim director of the UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity, announced today that the Institute will fund six research projects aimed at reducing and eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in Arkansas communities.

Dr. David Sink, professor of public administration and senior research specialist at the UALR Institute of Government, is the recipient of the 2013 Billie Ann Myers Paragon Award.

IRS revenue agents and tax law specialists will present advice to help small- and medium-sized nonprofit organizations maintain their tax-exempt status at a daylong workshop offered Tuesday, Dec. 4, and Wednesday, Dec. 5. The workshop is sponsored by UALR’s Center for Nonprofit Support, the Arkansas Coalition for Excellence, and the IRS.

The creation of a Neighborhood Housing Committee by members of the Little Rock Technology Park Authority Board is a positive step that will give neighbors input into the park’s site selection, UALR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson said Thursday.

Dr. Hunter Bacot, director of a quarterly statewide public opinion survey on public policy issues in North Carolina, is the new director of UALR’s Institute of Government, Dr. Angi Brenton, dean of the College of Professional Studies, has announced.

Ruth Craw, director of the Center for Public Collaboration in the UALR’s Institute of Government, is retiring after 22 years of service to the university. A reception to bid her farewell is scheduled for 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at the sixth floor reception area in Ross Hall.

“Crime” is the central focus of the UALR’s seventh annual mini conference, “Conversation on Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County,” Thursday, March 11, at the Donaghey Student Center’s Ledbetter Hall.