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Chris and Jamie Fowler Donate $5M to UA Scholarship Endowment
It's the latest in a long series of gifts from the Fowler family to the university. read more >
Hunt Family Pledges $100M for University of Arkansas Scholarships
The planned gift makes up half of the fundraising goal for the university's Land of Opportunity Scholarship campaign. read more >
Arkansas Universities See Growth This Fall as Enrollment Cliff Looms
With demographic shifts expected to soon reduce the number of college-age students, universities are rethinking how they recruit students and prioritizing retention. read more >
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Philanthropic Giving to University of Arkansas Tops $211M in Fiscal 2024
Private gifts provided funding for the establishment of 66 new endowed funds, creating permanent funding for a variety of purposes across the Fayetteville campus. read more >
Arkansas Looks to Utah as a Blueprint for Economic Development Success
Arkansas Commerce Secretary Hugh McDonald looks to Utah as a model when it comes to attracting high-tech industries, ranging from internet startups and biotech firms to pharmaceuticals, defense contractors and fintech companies. read more >
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Arkansas Leaders See Utah’s High-Tech Success as Model for Economic Transformation
Utah, with its emphasis on research, entrepreneurship and quality of life, has become one of the top states for high-tech industries. Arkansas is looking to borrow from the western state's playbook. read more >
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UA Readies One-of-A-Kind Chip Research & Fabrication Facility
The facility is a long-time labor of love for U of A electrical engineering professor Alan Mantooth and was made possible by a $19 million grant from the National Science Foundation. read more >
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Tyson Foods Partners with UA For Employee Education
The program will offer degree paths that include supply chain management, business and human resources management. read more >
Scott Varady to Take Over UA Advancement
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville says Scott Varady will take over as vice chancellor for university advancement in April, replacing Mark Power. read more >
A New Chapter for Charles R. Robinson at UA
Last month, Robinson was named the first Black chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville after serving in numerous roles at the UA over the past 23 years. read more >
Arkansas Business Year in Review: Top 10 Business Stories of 2022
Inflation takes the top spot in this year's review of business stories. read more >
Robinson: A Promotion Earned (Editorial)
The selection of Charles Robinson as the first Black chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville is a win for the state. read more >
Charles Robinson Named UA Chancellor
The decision breaks a month-long stalemate between members of the UA System Board of Trustees. read more >
UA Fends Off Auburn’s Attempt to Hire Yurachek
He's getting another contract extension that raises his salary and includes deferred compensation from private funds. read more >
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U of A’s Next Great Chancellor is Already Here (Former Student Body Presidents Commentary)
For the past sixteen months, the flagship institution of higher education within the state of Arkansas has been without a permanent chancellor. Each author of this opinion has served as […] read more >
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Mary Ann Greenwood, ‘True Pillar,’ Dies at 82
She founded the wealth management firm that would become Greenwood Gearhart Inc. of Fayetteville. read more >
UA Chancellor Search Down to 4 Candidates
The finalists will each visit the campus in Fayetteville for meetings with students, faculty and other stakeholders. read more >
UA Names Mike Malone to Economic Development Position
As part the job, he'll share oversight of the university's Institute for Integrative and Innovation Research. read more >
Committee Formed to Help Hire Next University of Arkansas Chancellor
Charles Robinson has been serving as interim chancellor since the sudden resignation of Joe Steinmetz. read more >
Arkansas Research Alliance Announces 6 New Board Members
The new members represent health care, technology, energy and education sectors. read more >
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