UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law will host civil-rights activist Gloria Browne-Marshall at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23.

An Arkansas town has embraced an open dialogue about race and ethnicity that participants hope can serve as a strong example to the rest of the nation.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute on Race and Ethnicity will be renamed in honor of retiring Chancellor Joel E. Anderson, who was instrumental in the establishment of the institute in July 2011.

The Institute on Race and Ethnicity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was honored with three awards from the Arkansas Historical Association.

Remaining African American History Month events include:      Black Inventors/Student Invention Program: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, in Ledbetter A, B, C. This program highlights important contributions made by African American inventors. It is also a creative opportunity for UALR students to showcase their talents by competing in a student invention competition. Winning inventions … UALR kicks off African American History Month

Little Rock-area residents and visitors have a new way to explore the city’s rich civil rights history. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute on Race and Ethnicity and Little Rock city officials unveiled the Arkansas Civil Rights History Tour app Monday during a ceremony at UALR.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute on Race and Ethnicity has announced the names of the honorees for the 2015 Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail. This year’s theme is “Politics and Law” to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

On Saturday, Sept. 19, Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History Dr. John Kirk, director of the UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity, will conduct a book signing as part of the ACANSA Arts Festival. The signing is scheduled to occur before the performance of “Blood at the Root” — a play based on Jena 6-related events … Book signings, speaking engagements scheduled

The new director of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Institute on Race and Ethnicity is a native of Great Britain who garnered international acclaim for his research and writings on race and the civil rights movement — with a particular focus on Little Rock.

A UALR graduate student has received a scholarship from the greater Little Rock chapter of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA), an organization dedicated to the advancement of black public leadership in local and state governments. Reteisha Byrd, a master of public administration graduate student from Helena-West Helena, was given the distinction during … Graduate student earns scholarship from National Forum for Black Public Administrators