Basu Named Senior Member of IEEE

Dr. Arya Basu, assistant professor of computer science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been named a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in recognition of his experience and professional accomplishments. Continue reading “Basu Named Senior Member of IEEE”

Dr. Mark Baillie leads the Mobile Institute on Scientific Teaching workshop on campus. Photo by Benjamin Krain.

UA Little Rock Faculty Embrace Strategies to Improve Teaching

UA Little faculty members learned about valuable teaching strategies to improve student success and retention in the classroom through active-learning techniques during the 2023 Mobile Institute on Scientific Teaching held May 15-19 in Ottenheimer Library. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Faculty Embrace Strategies to Improve Teaching”

Education majors Dally Thompson, left, Hudson Trusty, and Lakendra Fisher attend classes at UA Little Rock. Photo by Benjamin Krain

UA Little Rock Recognized for Preparing Future Teachers in the Science of Reading

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been recognized by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) for its excellent preparation of future teachers in how to teach reading. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Recognized for Preparing Future Teachers in the Science of Reading”

Dr. John Kirk

Kirk to Give Talk on Little Rock Nine at Eisenhower Presidential Library

Dr. John Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at UA Little Rock, will give a virtual presentation on the Little Rock Nine at the Dwight D. Eisenhower President Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home on Tuesday, June 13. Continue reading “Kirk to Give Talk on Little Rock Nine at Eisenhower Presidential Library”

UA Little Rock students Dora Bradley, Emily Housdam, and Revis Edmonds receive the Gingles Award from the Arkansas Historical Association.

UA Little Rock Historians Win Gingles Award

A group of historians from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have won the Gingles Award from the Arkansas Historical Association for their exploration of the criminal case of two African American Arkansans who were executed for the alleged rape of a white woman in the 1930s. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Historians Win Gingles Award”

Students in a Forensic Anthropology class gather evidence at a simulated crime scene during a class project exercise. Photo by Benjamin Krain.

Forensic Anthropology Students Test Out CSI Skills at Mock Crime Scene

It was a windswept, dark cloudy Thursday afternoon, and the gloomy weather seemed a precursor to the grim scene found near the lonely banks of Coleman Creek on the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus. Continue reading “Forensic Anthropology Students Test Out CSI Skills at Mock Crime Scene”

Joseph Otundo

Otundo Selected for Bridge-Building Mission to Israel

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor is one of 32 participants – and the only one from Arkansas – from universities and colleges from across the country who were selected to take part in an academic exchange exploring Israel’s history, government, culture, and economy. Continue reading “Otundo Selected for Bridge-Building Mission to Israel”

A UA Little Rock team of students won the Undergraduate Division of the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation’s Annual Real Estate Challenge in Chicago!

UA Little Rock Students Win National Real Estate Challenge in Chicago

A group of University of Arkansas at Little Rock students won a national Real Estate Challenge in Chicago, winning a $5,000 scholarship that will be used to support finance/real estate students at UA Little Rock. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Students Win National Real Estate Challenge in Chicago”