Ben Johnson

The $50 million, 53,000-SF museum on the banks of the Arkansas River will feature interactive exhibits, educational programming focused on civic literacy, and tributes to marshals killed in the line of duty. read more >

The grant comes from a program for nonprofit cultural institutions. read more >

The U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith has faced many obstacles and delays in the last 15 years, but hopes to open next summer. read more >

He was accused of pointing at gun at two people in December 2021. read more >

Shuneize Slater will be the new dean of the School of Mathematical & Natural Sciences. read more >

He has more than 20 years of experience in museum operations, most recently at the Putnam Museum & Science Center in Iowa. read more >

The debate over whether to remove a monument to J. William Fulbright puts the legacy of the Arkansas senator to the test. read more >

The Arkansas Delta Council, a nonprofit economic development organization still in formation, hopes to raise money and entice investors to a region that has been losing population, unevenly but inexorably, for half a century. read more >

Southern Arkansas University has named Ben Johnson its interim provost and vice president for academic affairs for the 2015-16 academic year, the school announced Friday. read more >

Arkansas today remains among the few states fractured into a patchwork of wet and dry regions. The surge of local option elections expanding the boundaries of wet territory has provoked calls in state publications for a uniform statewide system of liquor sales that could not be eroded piecemeal by local referendums. read more >

Ben Johnson has been selected to receive the first endowed professorship in Arkansas studies. It was donated by John and Dora Ragsdale, who are known for their support of Arkansas history and chose Johnson on the basis of his research and commitment. read more >

Southern Arkansas University said Monday that Ben Johnson, a history professor, has been selected to receive the first endowed professorship in Arkansas studies. read more >