Arkansas State University System
Carole Farmer Appointed to ASU System Board of Trustees
Appointed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Farmer will serve a seven-year term on the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. read more >
ASU System President Brendan Kelly on Student Retention & Innovation
Brendan Kelly became president of the ASU System in September. read more >
Georgia Educator Brendan Kelly Named President of ASU System
Kelly succeeds Chuck Welch, who left the system in January after nearly 13 years. read more >
ASU System Names Robin Myers Interim President
Trustees for the Arkansas State University System on Friday voted to name Robin Myers interim president, effective Jan. 15. Myers, the chancellor emeritus at the system’s Mountain Home campus, will […] read more >
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Chuck Welch to Leave ASU System, Become CEO of the American Association of State Colleges
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities says Arkansas State University System President Chuck Welch will become its new president and CEO effective Jan. 15. read more >
Trey Berry Appointed Chancellor at Henderson State University
Arkansas State University System President Chuck Welch appoints Trey Berry as Henderson State University’s next chancellor, effective Jan. 1. read more >
Bentley Wallace Named Chancellor of ASU-Mountain Home
Wallace, who has been president of South Arkansas College in El Dorado since 2020, assumes his new role on Aug. 1. read more >
ASU-Mountain Home Narrows Chancellor Search to 3
The finalists were chosen after a search committee reviewed 47 applications for the position. read more >
ASU System Approves Plan for Veterinary School
The system also approved a new $8 million nursing building at ASU Three Rivers. read more >
Gary Harpole, Christy Clark Appointed to ASU System Board
Harpole is a managing partner and director of development at Halsey Thrasher Harpole Real Estate Group in Jonesboro. read more >
ASU System Approves ‘Painful But Necessary’ Cuts at Henderson State
When asked if there was another way to address the college's financial crisis, Chancellor Charles Ambrose was blunt. "I don't have one," he said. read more >
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Henderson State Plan Calls for Elimination of 25 Degree Programs
It also calls for 88 teaching positions to be cut, or about 37% of the school's instructional staff. read more >
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Program Cuts, Layoffs Coming to Cash-Strapped Henderson State
The task, Chancellor Charles Ambrose said, is to redesign Henderson so that it “actually works for our most average students.” read more >
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Lyon College Plans Dental, Veterinary Schools
Lyon College is developing plans for veterinary and dental medicine schools — which, if successful, would make them the first in-state schools of their kind. read more >
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Arkansas Colleges Shrinking, and ‘Cliff’ Still Looms
A recent college attendance dip in Arkansas doesn’t reflect the “enrollment cliff” that higher education leaders have harped about for years. It’s been more of a slow roll down to the edge. read more >
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Michael Reinschmidt Named Director of ASU Museum
He has years of experience leading museums that focus on history and culture, particularly indigenous communities. read more >
Henderson State Gets OK for Deep Financial Cuts
Academic offerings are expected to shrink by 30% to 40%. read more >
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Price Gardner Appointed to 2nd Term on ASU System Board of Trustees
He's currently serving as the vice chair of the board. read more >
Henderson State Announces Furloughs as Financial Troubles Persist
The university is also cutting pay for certain positions and eliminating others. read more >
Permit Request Claims Henderson State Ready for Alcohol
Sodexo Operations has asked the state for permits to serve alcohol at Henderson State University’s Garrison Center and Carpenter-Haygood Stadium in Arkadelphia. read more >
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