UA Little Rock poetry professor H.K. Hummel published her first poem when she was just 21 after winning the grand prize in a love poetry contest. She has since published numerous poems, co-founded an online poetry journal, and written a creative writing guide now being used in college classrooms across the country. This weekend, she’s one of the featured authors at the 2019 Arkansas Literary Festival. Continue reading “Arkansas Literary Festival features UA Little Rock poet, Equinox launch”
Yslan Hicks, chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at UA Little Rock, will discuss the cultural and fashion history of the wedding dress as part of University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Weekend University on Saturday, April 20. Continue reading “UA Little Rock faculty to discuss wedding dress culture, fashion history”
Central Arkansans can learn about geology in the Natural State at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Weekend University on Saturday, April 20. Continue reading “Weekend University class to look at Natural State geology”
Art patrons will now have one more option for their monthly art walks through Little Rock’s River Market District and Creative Corridor. UA Little Rock Downtown will be participating in 2nd Friday Art Night for the first time, beginning April 12. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Downtown joins 2nd Friday Art Night line-up”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock dance program and Ballet Arkansas will host a pop-up dance event at 5 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the UA Little Rock Downtown site in the River Market. Continue reading “UA Little Rock, Ballet Arkansas to host pop-up dance event April 12”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s next Weekend University class on April 6 will teach central Arkansans the basics of stargazing. Continue reading “Weekend University will have participants seeing stars”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will begin a new Weekend University on March 9 that will offer central Arkansans a series of 90-minute micro-classes on topics ranging from Shakespeare to stargazing.
Continue reading “UA Little Rock offers Weekend University for lifelong learning”
The UA Little Rock Downtown Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, March 6, with a talk on “Religion and Community Engagement in Little Rock” by Dr. Rebecca Glazier, associate professor in UA Little Rock’s School of Public Affairs. Continue reading “Religion, community engagement the topic of next UA Little Rock Downtown lecture”
The UA Little Rock Downtown Lecture Series continues Wednesday, Feb. 27, with a talk on “Nonprofit Capacity Building Strategies” by Dr. Kirk Leach, assistant professor in UA Little Rock’s School of Public Affairs. Continue reading “‘Nonprofits’ the topic of next UA Little Rock Downtown lecture”
The UA Little Rock Downtown Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, Feb. 20, with a talk on “Poverty, Food, and Nutritionism” by Dr. Don Willis, assistant professor of sociology at UA Little Rock. Continue reading “‘Poverty and Nutritionism’ topic of next UA Little Rock Downtown lecture”