University of Arkansas trustees have accepted an audit report that detailed a $4.2 million deficit run up by the advancement division at the Fayetteville campus. read more >

Laura Jacobs, the director of communications at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, is named the new associate vice chancellor of university relations at the University of Arkansas, a position formerly held by John Diamond. read more >

University of Arkansas leaders say they are taking steps, including implementing new procedures for hiring and accounting, to correct millions of dollars in overspending in the school's fundraising division. UA system trustees, meeting in Little Rock, didn't ask the Fayetteville campus leaders for details about the list of fixes they presented. read more >

The outgoing chief spokesman of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville is accusing school officials of intentionally destroying financial records about a fundraising unit that was cited by legislative auditors for poor management. read more >

The former head of the University of Arkansas' Advancement Division failed at budget oversight, increasing the division's expenses from less than $8 million a year to more than $13 million despite steady revenue, according to an audit released Tuesday. read more >

Just what does it take for a high-ranking, high-earning educational administrator to be fired? We’re starting to get the picture. read more >

Bestselling author James Patterson has given $48,000 to establish a scholarship fund for University of Arkansas students majoring in elementary or secondary education. read more >

Private giving to the University of Arkansas exceeded $100 million for a third consecutive year, the school says. Gifts to the UA in fiscal year 2013 topped $108.4 million, following $108.1 million in 2012 and $121.3 million in 2011. Included in the total are cash gifts, in-kind contributions, planned gifts and new pledges. read more >

The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees approved a 3.5 percent increase in tuition and fees beginning with the fall 2013 semester. Arkansas State University's board approved a 3.3 percent increase. read more >

Chris Wyrick will begin serving as vice chancellor for the University of Arkansas division of advancement on April 1. read more >

After University of Arkansas officials became aware in June of overspending by the Fayetteville campus’ Advancement Division, the parties deemed responsible saw their jobs change. read more >

John Tyson of Springdale resigned from the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees on Feb. 8, but the UA System didn't know about the resignation until Arkansas Business informed it of the move on Friday. read more >

University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart announced Chris Wyrick as the new vice chancellor for advancement during a news conference Wednesday. read more >

University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart has requested a pair of independent audits of the university's advancement division, which was on track to overspend its budgeted revenue by more than $4 million in the current fiscal year. read more >

University of Arkansas officials have decided against implementing a gift-tax fee on donations to help pay down a projected $4.3 million shortfall in the budget for its Advancement Division. read more >

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville says Karen Roberts has been promoted to executive vice president and general counsel for the company effective Feb. 1. read more >

University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart writes the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette to express disappointment in the paper's editorials about the budget shortfall in the UA's Advancement Office. read more >

Chancellor G. David Gearhart said the campaign, the first since he led the Campaign for the 21st Century to $1 billion success back in 2005, is in a “quiet phase.” read more >

Christopher C. Mercer, one of the six students who integrated the University of Arkansas School of Law, died Tuesday morning in Little Rock, the UA said. read more >

The University of Arkansas has extended Athletic Director Jeff Long's contract to June 30, 2017, and increased his base pay to $500,000 per year and given him a $50,000 bonus. read more >