Sara Chastain, a registered nurse from Little Rock, has donated $100,000 to create an endowed professorship fund in memory of her father, the late Dr. Charles Chastain, who was the founder of the criminal justice program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Continue reading “Chastain Donates $100,000 to Create Endowed Criminal Justice Professorship in Father’s Memory at UA Little Rock”
Justin Williams, a longtime law enforcement officer, is working toward his goal of completing his college education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Continue reading “Law Enforcement Officer Plans to Give Back to the Next Generation of Criminal Justice Graduates”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s online criminal justice programs has been ranked one of the best in the state. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Ranked One of the Best Online Criminal Justice Programs in Arkansas”
Dr. Tusty ten Bensel, associate professor and director of the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at UA Little Rock, has been selected for this year’s cohort of Arkansas Business 40 Under 40. Continue reading “Tusty ten Bensel Selected for Arkansas Business 40 Under 40”
The Arkansas Department of Corrections has awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a multi-year contract of more than $453,000 to study and assess prison culture and climate in Arkansas. Continue reading “UA Little Rock awarded $453,000 contract from Arkansas Department of Corrections to study state’s prison culture and climate”
Two criminal justice professors at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have been awarded a $324,987 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund a three-year program to study anti-Muslim sentiment and Muslim hate crimes in Arkansas. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Receives Nearly $325,000 NSF Grant to Shine Light on Muslim Hate Crimes in Arkansas”
Several graduate programs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock were named in the 2022 Best Graduate School rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Continue reading “UA Little Rock’s graduate programs named to 2022 U.S. News and World Report Rankings”
UA Little Rock researchers investigate if religion predicts attitudes toward LGBQ, marriage equality
University of Arkansas at Little Rock researchers are investigating the attitudes of Muslims toward homosexuality and marriage equality. Continue reading “UA Little Rock researchers investigate if religion predicts attitudes toward LGBQ, marriage equality”
