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LITTLE ROCK, AR (July 2, 2020) – University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced appointments for a new systemwide task force that will consider issues around racial equity at the campuses, divisions and units within the UA System. The UA System Task Force on Racial Equity is the result of a proposal made by John Goodson, chair of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, at a special meeting of the board on June 17, when he announced plans to appoint a … [Read more...] about Appointees Named to UA System Task Force on Racial Equity

LITTLE ROCK (June 25, 2020) – A $10 million donation to the University of Arkansas System from the Fryar Family Charitable Foundation will be used to create and support a center that will provide analysis and education on issues of price risk management in agriculture, finance and energy. Risk management is the science of anticipating and analyzing the potential for adverse financial events and minimizing the impact of those events. It’s essential for success in markets characterized by … [Read more...] about UA System Receives $10 Million Gift to Create, Support Fryar Price Risk Management Center of Excellence, Endowed Professorship

HOPE-TEXARKANA, AR (June 18, 2020) – University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named Laura Clark interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana (UACCHT). Clark, currently the vice chancellor for academic affairs at UACCHT, will take over for departing current Chancellor Chris Thomason on July 6. Bobbitt announced in March that Thomason will join the University of Arkansas System administration as vice president for planning and … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Clark as Interim Chancellor at UA Hope-Texarkana

LITTLE ROCK (June 15, 2020) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold a previously scheduled special board meeting via videoconference at 1 p.m. on June 17 originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. Please note that the meeting will begin with an executive session at noon and the videoconference of the regular session is expected to begin streaming at 1 p.m. Any decision reached by vote in executive session will be publicly announced as the regular … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Hold Special Covid-19 Meeting June 17

LITTLE ROCK (May 15, 2020) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meeting via videoconference May 20-21 originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The meetings, originally scheduled to be hosted at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana, will begin at 1:30 p.m. on May 20 and 8:45 a.m. on May 21. Please note that Wednesday's meetings will begin with an executive session at noon, with the … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Virtually May 20-21

LITTLE ROCK (May 6, 2020) –  The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold a brief special board meeting via videoconference at 2 p.m. today originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The Board is quickly reconvening today to re-vote on an agenda item that previously passed unanimously at a special meeting held May 4 to clarify the wording of its resolution. The updated resolution does not change the meaning or intent of the restructuring plan and … [Read more...] about UA Board to Meet Briefly Today at 2 p.m.

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, May 4, 2020) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas today held a special, mostly COVID-19-centered special videoconference meeting and unanimously passed several resolutions related to the UA System’s response to the ongoing pandemic. The Board passed a resolution directing UA System President Donald R. Bobbitt, chancellors and chief executives of all UA System campuses, divisions and units to prepare to reopen their institutions to students, faculty and … [Read more...] about UA Trustees Approve Several COVID-19 Response Items, Including Plans to Reopen Campuses for Fall 2020

LITTLE ROCK (May 1, 2020) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold a previously scheduled special board meeting via videoconference at 10 a.m. on May 4 originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. Please note that the meeting will begin with an executive session at 10 a.m. and the videoconference of the regular session is expected to begin streaming at 10:45 a.m. Any decision reached by vote in executive session will be publicly announced as the regular … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Hold May 4 Special Videoconference Meeting

In a continuation of an effort by UA System Administration to update Board of Trustees Policies to reflect current law and practice, below are new draft Board Policies that reflect updates to current Board Policy 420.1 Annual Leave for Academic and Other Non-classified Personnel and 420.2 Annual Leave for Classified Employees. The new proposed policies split leave areas into separate policies for better application and ease of understanding. These ares include military leave (420.4), court and … [Read more...] about Proposed Revisions to Board Policies 420.1 and 420.2; Creation of New Board Policies

LITTLE ROCK (April 27, 2020) – Several members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will participate at noon today, April 27, and tomorrow, April 28, via videoconference for planned and routine accreditation meetings with representatives of the Higher Learning Commission. The meetings are being held regarding reaccreditation procedures at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (today) and the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College (tomorrow). … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Participate in Reaccreditation Meetings This Week