Robert Lytle

A group of undergraduate researchers from across the country spent the final year of a National Science Foundation-funded research project investigating obstacles to passing hate crime legislation in Arkansas.

Aspiring to make a meaningful impact in the field of criminal justice, Katelin Matusevich, a doctoral student from Blacksburg, Virginia, is seizing a unique opportunity to hone her skills as a researcher on a comprehensive climate study for the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

Dr. Jim Golden has been a familiar figure at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock since 1994. In the summer, this criminal justice professor and administrator will start his true golden years as he retires from the university after 30 years of service.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrate its fall 2023 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 16. More than 850 students are eligible to graduate from the summer and fall 2023 semesters.

A second group of undergraduate students from across the country spent the summer at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock investigating Muslim hate crimes and anti-Muslim sentiment in Arkansas as part of a three-year National Science Foundation grant project.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has chosen Drs. Robert Lytle, Rebecca Glazier, Stephen Grace, Mark Baillie, and John Kirk as the winners of the 2023 Faculty Excellence Awards.