Henderson State University
Arkansas Institutions Launch Aviation Programs to Tackle Pilot Shortage
Arkansas is addressing the growing demand for pilots with new training programs like the UCA Aviation Academy and JBU's professional flight degree, offering pathways to high-paying aviation careers. read more >
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UA Hope-Texarkana Names Jennifer Wright Cunningham Dean of Texarkana Campus (Super Mover)
For the past six years, Cunningham has been director of student relations in the enrollment management office at UA Hope-Texarkana. read more >
Katherine Strause Appointed Executive Director of the Arts & Sciences Center for Southeast Arkansas (Super Mover)
Strause previously was chair of the art department and professor of painting at Henderson State University. 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 >
Bob Fisher Named Interim Chancellor of Henderson State
He's the former president of Belmont University, a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. read more >
Chuck Ambrose Stepping Down as Henderson State Chancellor
Ambrose joined Henderson as chancellor in November 2021 and led a restructure of its academic program and a major staff reduction that kept the university afloat while realigning its mission and resources. read more >
Lloyd Jackson Joins Henderson State as Chief Fundraising Officer
Jackson most recently served as assistant superintendent for school leadership for Kansas City Public Schools after working 14 years in the Hot Springs School District. read more >
Henderson To Keep Its Name
Despite joining the Arkansas State University System, Henderson State will keep its name. read more >
Henderson State Back From the Brink After Joining ASU System
Henderson State University in Arkadelphia declared financial exigency in March 2022, one of the most drastic options open to colleges in deep budget trouble. read more >
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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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6 Advance at Henderson State (Movers & Shakers)
Henderson State University of Arkadelphia has announced six faculty promotions. read more >
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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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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Henderson State Gets OK for Deep Financial Cuts
Academic offerings are expected to shrink by 30% to 40%. read more >
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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 >
Hendrix Hires New Professors (Movers & Shakers)
Rebekah Aduddell, Frederick Ernst and William Murray have joined Hendrix College in Conway as assistant professors. read more >
Windgate Foundation Awards $1.56M to Henderson for Scholarships
It's the fifth gift the Windgate Foundation has bestowed in the past month. read more >
Matthews Recognized at UCA (Movers & Shakers)
Jeff Matthews, public relations and production specialist with the Conway Corp., was among 28 people awarded graduation certificates by the Community Development Institute-Central. read more >