Donald Weatherman

W. Joseph King resigns as president of Lyon College in Batesville after his comments in a July 26 article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. read more >

Lyon College of Batesville announced Monday that its board of trustees selected W. Joseph King as its next president starting July 1. read more >

Lyon College has received a $1 million gift from the R.E. Lee Wilson Trust Foundation to help fund the construction of its new residence halls. The donation will go toward the construction of two residence halls that will accommodate 100 students each. The project is to be completed in fall 2015. read more >

The Chronicle of Higher Education has again ranked the top salaries for private college presidents. At the top of the list in Arkansas is Rick Niece of the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville at $362,573. read more >