School of Public Affairs

A group of UA Little Rock students won multiple awards while competing in the Southeast Regional Model Arab League (SERMAL) at Converse University in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Model Arab League (MAL) is a diplomacy and policy simulation where students take on the roles of diplomats representing different Arab League countries. They engage in debates, draft … UA Little Rock Students Bring Home Awards from Southeast Regional Model Arab League

The College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education announced the five recipients of the college-level 2025 Faculty Excellence Awards. Professors Rebecca Glazier, Emily Hood, John Kirk, Jana McAuliffe, and Julien Mirivel were named winners by the college’s Faculty Excellence Awards Selection Committee.  The college recipients will be recognized at the UA Little Rock Faculty … CHASSE Announces 2025 Faculty Excellence Winners

A distinguished professor emeritus of public affairs has made a generous donation to create a scholarship for students pursuing a Master of Public Administration at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Dr. Derek Slagle, the director of the School of Public Affairs at UA Little Rock, will have his photography on display in an exhibition titled, “Derek Slagle: Science of Conservation” at UA Little Rock’s Windgate Center of Art + Design.

Established in 1984, the Arkansas Public Administration Consortium (APAC) celebrated its 40th year of training Arkansas’s professionals by graduating 70 individuals from 47 government entities and nonprofits.

Dr. Rebecca Glazier, a professor of public affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has released an engaging new book culminating a dozen years of research on the intersection of religion, politics, and community engagement in Little Rock.

Dr. Rebecca Glazier, a professor in the School of Public Affairs at UA Little Rock, has been recognized for the impact of her faith-based civic and community engagement work through the Little Rock Congregations Study.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Master of Public Administration program has been recognized in the latest rankings of U.S. News and World Report.

Dr. Rebecca Glazier, a professor in the School of Public Affairs at UA Little Rock, has been named one of the top higher education influencers to follow in 2023.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Dr. Derek Slagle as the new director of the School of Public Affairs.