LaKendra Mackey

UA Little Rock Social Work Month: LaKendra Mackey

UA Little Rock is recognizing outstanding social work students in celebration of Social Work Month this March. The next student to be featured in this installment is senior and first-generation college student LaKendra Mackey Continue reading “UA Little Rock Social Work Month: LaKendra Mackey”

Campus Bookstore Doubles Number of Student Book Grant Award Recipients

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Campus Bookstore awarded a total of $25,000 in student scholarships for the spring 2021 semester, a $15,000 increase over previous semesters. Continue reading “Campus Bookstore Doubles Number of Student Book Grant Award Recipients”

LaKendra Mackey

Mother of six plans career as social worker after graduating from UA Little Rock

As a first-generation student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock who is about to graduate, LaKendra Mackey, a senior social work major, is working hard to show her six children the importance of a college education.

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