The University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence Honors Outstanding Teachers

UA Little Rock’s Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE) recognized dozens of outstanding faculty members who are dedicated to improving their teaching through professional development during the annual Faculty Excellence Awards ceremony on April 20. Continue reading “Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence Honors Outstanding Teachers”

Dr. Jessica Scott, associate director of the Donaghey Scholars Honors Program, and Dr. René Shroat-Lewis, associate professor of geology, both received a Sustain the Rock Award from the Little Rock Sustainability Commission on April 19.

UA Little Rock Professors Honored for Commitment to Sustainability

The City of Little Rock has honored two University of Arkansas at Little Rock professors for their years of service and dedication to sustainability efforts to protect the environment. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Professors Honored for Commitment to Sustainability”

Former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Wesley Clark, visits with students in the Donaghey Scholars Honors Program. Photo by Benjamin Krain.

Gen. Wesley Clark Visits with UA Little Rock Donaghey Scholars

Gen. Wesley K. Clark, the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, visited the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Feb. 28 to give some background on current political topics and advice to some of UA Little Rock’s most promising students. Continue reading “Gen. Wesley Clark Visits with UA Little Rock Donaghey Scholars”

Earth Science students in UA Little Rock's Geology and Ecology of The Bahamas class on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. Photo by Ben Krain.

UA Little Rock Students Have Unforgettable Experience in the Bahamas

For UA Little Rock students Mailee Xiong and Bria Hampton, swimming to what’s ominously known as “The Wall” in the waters off San Salvador Island in the Bahamas was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that would not have been possible a year earlier. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Students Have Unforgettable Experience in the Bahamas”