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LITTLE ROCK (Sept. 13, 2021) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference Sept. 16-17 originating at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The meetings will begin at 1 p.m. on Sept. 16 and 8:45 a.m. on Sept. 17. *Please note that Thursday’s meetings will begin with an executive session at 1 p.m., with the videoconference of the regular session expected to begin streaming at 2 p.m. or immediately … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Sept. 16-17

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt will recommend Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, Ph.D., assistant dean for civic engagement at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin (UT), as the next dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. The choice, which follows a national search that brought three finalists to Little Rock earlier this summer after the retirement of longtime Dean … [Read more...] about DeFrancesco Soto to be Recommended as Next Clinton School Dean

LITTLE ROCK (Friday, Sept. 3, 2021) — An advisory search committee chaired by University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has announced three finalists who will visit the Arkansas Archeological Survey (AAS) and interview for the position of director. Longtime AAS Director George Sabo, III, who joined the UA System entity in 1979 and became director in 2013, retired June 30. A search committee was formed and charged with conducting a national search to identify an exceptional … [Read more...] about Three Finalists Named for Top Archeological Survey Post

LITTLE ROCK — After guiding the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture through a decade of growth, vice president for agriculture, Dr. Mark J. Cochran, will retire effective Sept. 30. Under his leadership as a UA System vice president, Cochran encouraged the growth of the entrepreneurship and commercialization of research products and fought hard to obtain funding to continue the Division of Agriculture’s research and extension work, enabling the traditional land grant mission to … [Read more...] about Division of Agriculture Chief Cochran Announces Retirement

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, Aug. 9, 2021) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold a special meeting Aug. 11 to consider acquiring Grantham University (Lenexa, KS) to expand the UA System’s online educational offerings and its operational scale. The 9 a.m. public meeting will be part of the Board’s annual two-day retreat held at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute atop Petit Jean Mountain in Morrilton. Click here for an agenda of other items for consideration, supporting … [Read more...] about UA Trustees Call Aug. 11 Special Meeting to Consider Acquiring Kansas-Based Online University

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, Aug. 9, 2021) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced that Charles F. Robinson, Ph.D., currently provost and executive vice chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, has been named interim chancellor at the flagship campus beginning Aug. 16. Robinson will take over for Acting Chancellor Bill Kincaid, who was named to that role after former Chancellor Joe Steinmetz officially resigned June … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Robinson to Interim Chancellor Post at UA, Fayetteville

LITTLE ROCK (July 27, 2021) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has called a special meeting for July 28 at 11 a.m. originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. Click here for the agenda and supporting material. While the meeting will originate at the UA System - Cammack Campus at 2404 N. University Ave. in Little Rock, members of the media and the public who wish to view the meeting can also watch a stream by registering for a Zoom link. … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Hold Special Meeting July 28 at 11 a.m.

LITTLE ROCK (July 7, 2021) — University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt, Ph.D., today announced three finalists in the search for the next dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. The finalists include Lara M. Brown, Ph.D., professor and director of the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University; Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, Ph.D., assistant dean for civic engagement at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Three Finalists in Search for New Clinton School Dean; Campus Visits Planned

LITTLE ROCK (July 6, 2021) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas's Buildings and Grounds Committee has called a special videoconference meeting for July 7 at 11 a.m. originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. There is no planned executive session, but three buildings and grounds committee items related to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on the agenda to consider. Click here for the agenda and supporting material. While the the Zoom … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Hold Special Videoconference Committee Meeting July 7 at 11 a.m.

LITTLE ROCK (June 25, 2021) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas's Audit and Fiscal Responsibility Committee has called a special teleconference meeting for today at 1 p.m. originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The committee will consider one item related to the selection of an independent firm to perform required annual external audits of the UA System's two public radio stations, which are required by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. There is … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Hold Special Teleconference Committee Meeting Today at 1 p.m.