Artist rendering of the Windgate Center of Art + Design

Nabholz Charitable Foundation supports new UALR scholarship campaign

With recent gifts totaling $80,000, national commercial contractor Nabholz has committed to supporting education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

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Steve Stephens and Belinda Shults endow UALR Golden Mike Award

Legendary television and radio personality Steve Stephens and Belinda Shults recently established an endowment for the Steve Stephens Golden Mike Award in the Department of Mass Communications at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

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Ed Bethune to discuss book, raise funds for scholarships  

Ed Bethune, a former congressman and University of Arkansas at Little Rock alumnus, will help raise scholarship funds while discussing his latest book at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the UALR Bailey Alumni and Friends Center.

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Lana Bethune, daughter of George Douthit, helps present a ceremonial check to UALR, KUAR and Arkansas Public Media staff.

‘Dean of the Capitol press corp’ honored with endowed scholarship

In the mid-1980s, the current and former living governors of Arkansas gathered to honor George Douthit, the “dean of the Capitol press corp.”

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UALR student Everett Elam earns Gilman Scholarship

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student will spend the final weeks of his undergraduate studies in Spain this summer — thanks to a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

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Chancellor Joel E. Anderson is greeted during a University District meeting where a scholarship was announced in his honor.

University District establishes Anderson scholarship

In future years, residents of the area around the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus will be eligible for a scholarship that honors retiring Chancellor Joel E. Anderson.

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Dr. Ted and Sharon Bailey portrait

Bailey Foundation donates $2 million for student scholarships

More students will have access to a University of Arkansas at Little Rock education thanks to a $2 million donation from a local family foundation.

The gift from the Bailey Foundation, a long-time supporter of UALR and higher education, establishes the Bailey Scholars fund and kicks off UALR’s new student success fundraising initiative for student scholarships and support.

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Butterfly Swamp Fun Run leads to UALR scholarship

University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have a new scholarship option, thanks to the efforts of a family still coping with the tragic loss of two children. Continue reading “Butterfly Swamp Fun Run leads to UALR scholarship”

Scholarship deadlines approaching, first one set for Feb. 2

Know a student who could use a little boost to fund his or her college education?

Several academic scholarships for new or incoming first-time students to UALR are available, but the deadline is fast approaching.

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