Dr. Sarah Beth Estes has been named the permanent dean of the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, effective July 1. Continue reading “Estes named dean of UA Little Rock College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences”
A retired University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor—an advocate for the Hispanic and Latino communities—will be recognized by Just Communities of Arkansas at its humanitarian awards ceremony.
Continue reading “Professor Emeritus Terry Richard named Humanitarian of the Year”
A respected scholar in gender and family issues has been appointed the executive director of the Community Connection Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Continue reading “Estes named director of UA Little Rock Community Connection Center”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student hopes to make the musical stylings of a famous Arkansas fiddle player easier to learn by identifying the unique elements of his signature music style.
In 2011, Kari Payton arrived at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as a decorated athlete with a bright college basketball career ahead of her.
Continue reading “UALR graduate finds success at LM Wind Power”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Cooper Honors Program in English will host Patricia Hill Collins, sociologist and author of seminal works on black feminism and race scholarship, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building.
Continue reading “Author, sociologist Patricia Hill Collins to present “Still Brave?” lecture”
In Japan, the Ainu people are disappearing.
Dr. Kinko Ito, sociology professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, set out to record their stories before their culture is lost.
Continue reading “UALR professor records a disappearing culture”
This was going to be a special night for Everett Elam.
Continue reading “Playing first (and second) fiddle: UALR home to state’s best old-time fiddlers”
Dr. Marv Krohn will speak at the 2014 Sheriff Orval Walker Lecture Series presented by the UALR Department of Criminal Justice from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 10 in the Arkla Room of Ross Hall. Continue reading “Walker Lecture Series features talk on late onset offenders”
Many may now recognize LULAC, The League of United Latin American Citizens, as the nation’s oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization. Continue reading “Sociology professor leads as director of largest Latino organization”