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LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday, March 10, 2026) – Three finalists have been announced in the search for the next executive director at Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences & the Arts (ASMSA) in Hot Springs, with each making independent campus visits between March 13-20. The finalists were selected with the help of a 12-member advisory search committee chaired by Michael Moore, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs for the University of Arkansas System, which advises UA System President Jay … [Read more...] about Finalists Selected in ASMSA Executive Director Search

LITTLE ROCK (March 4, 2026) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference March 9 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The meetings will be held in the UAMS Hospital Lobby Gallery (ground floor) at 4301 W. Markham St. in Little Rock. *Please note that the March 9 meetings will break for an executive session and lunch tentatively between 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., with the video … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Hold Regularly Scheduled Meetings March 9 at UAMS

(Monday, February 16, 2026) LITTLE ROCK — Recently enacted federal legislation is sending more than $105 million to institutions and divisions within the University of Arkansas System for a variety of projects ranging from maternal health initiatives to a state-of-the-art workforce training center on the Arkansas River. Congressionally directed appropriations championed by U.S. Sen. John Boozman were approved Feb. 2. “Arkansans deserve to have their hard-earned tax dollars reinvested in their … [Read more...] about Recent Federal Appropriations top $105 Million Across the UA System

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday Feb. 10, 2026) — Students from across the University of Arkansas System are invited to submit applications for mini-grants awarded through an endowment honoring James L. “Skip” Rutherford III upon his retirement as dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in 2021. Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to students for expenses such as technology, conference registration, interview expenses, research and evaluation, travel, test preparation, books, … [Read more...] about Applications Invited for Student Grants from Endowment Honoring Clinton School Dean Emeritus

PETIT JEAN MOUNTAIN, Ark. (Feb. 10, 2026) — The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute is excited to announce a special event focused on agricultural trade, presented by the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series (WRDLS). This free, public lecture is designed to engage students, faculty, industry professionals, policymakers, and Arkansans across the state whose work intersects with agriculture, trade, and international affairs. While the event is free to attend, prior registration is … [Read more...] about Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series Returns to Petit Jean Mountain on March 17

LITTLE ROCK (Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas today approved the selection of C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as the next chancellor of the state’s only academic health sciences center. Barnes, founding director of The Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at UAMS (TOSH), became interim chancellor of UAMS in July and was selected as one of four … [Read more...] about C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., Selected as Next Chancellor at UAMS

LITTLE ROCK (Thursday, February 5, 2025) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has called a special meeting regarding the search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to be held via videoconference and in person at 4 p.m. today (Feb. 5), originating at the UA System - Cammack Campus in Little Rock. While the Board is expected to immediately go into executive session at 4 p.m., the public portion of the meeting, which will be available … [Read more...] about UA Trustees Call Special Meeting Today (Feb. 5) at 4 p.m. 

LITTLE ROCK (Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas today approved UA System President Jay B. Silveria’s recommendation to name Alicia D. Corder as the new director of the Criminal Justice Institute (CJI). Corder recently retired from nearly 23 years of service to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) where she was special agent in charge of the FBI Little Rock Field Office. She earned a law degree from Indiana University School of Law in … [Read more...] about UA Trustees Approve Corder as New Director at Criminal Justice Institute

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, January 26, 2025) — Due to inclement weather, the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has shifted its regularly scheduled board meetings that were to be held in person and via videoconference Jan. 28-29 at the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College to a one-day virtual meeting beginning at 11 a.m. on Jan. 28. There is a public Zoom Link available for registration at the button below. *Please note that the Jan. 28 meetings will begin with an … [Read more...] about UA Trustees Pivot Regularly Scheduled Meetings (Jan. 28-29) at UA-Pulaski Tech to One-Day Virtual Jan. 28

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday, January 20, 2026) — University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria has announced that Jerry Stegall, director of recruiting & student activities at University of Arkansas – East Arkansas Community College (UA-EACC), has been named as chair of the previously announced chancellor search advisory committee at the campus. Current UA-EACC Chancellor Cathie Cline, Ed.D., announced last August her plans to retire July 1 after more than 25 years of service to the … [Read more...] about UA-EACC Chancellor Advisory Search Committee Names Stegall Chair