Appeals Court to Rehear Arkansas’ Israel Boycott Pledge Case
A federal appeals court says it will reconsider a panel's decision that Arkansas’ law requiring state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel is unconstitutional. read more >
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The Rogers Donate $100K For Diversity Initiatives at UA-PTC
Carolyn and Doyle “Rog” Rogers Jr. give $100,000 to launch the new CommUNITY Fund, which aims to enhance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College. read more >
UA-Pulaski Tech Gets $2.5M Grant for STEM Park
The U.S. Economic Development Administration awards a $2.5 million grant to the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College to launch the first phase of its STEM Park project. read more >
Moldenhauer Holds Director’s Role for Rice for UA Agriculture (Movers & Shakers)
Karen Moldenhauer, a professor and rice breeder, has been named interim director of the Rice Research & Extension Center at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture in Stuttgart. read more >
UA-PTC Still Serving Veterans With No Internet Access, Home Computers
The University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College's TRIO Veterans Upward Bound program has adapted to best serve students without internet access and home computers during the coronavirus outbreak. read more >
Williams, Yarnell Named to Top Slots for Union Bankshares (Movers & Shakers)
Kevin Williams has been appointed president of Union Bank of Mena, and Jarrod Yarnell has been named chief executive officer of Union Bankshares, the holding company for Union Bank and First National Bank of Paris. read more >
Joshua Price Named UA-PTC Foundation Development Director
Joshua Ang Price has joined the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College Foundation team as its director of development. read more >
UA–Pulaski Tech Foundation Names Ashley Welch Hudson Board Chair
The University of Arkansas-Pulaski Tech Foundation has named Ashley Welch Hudson chairman of the its board of directors. read more >
Judge Lets Arkansas Law Against Israeli Boycotts Stand
A federal judge on Wednesday let stand an Arkansas law requiring state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel, ruling that such a boycott is not protected by the First Amendment. read more >
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Want State Business? Stay on Israel’s Side
The Arkansas Times, which lost ad business with the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College after rejecting pro-Israel language in an ad contract, is suing to neuter the state law requiring it. read more >
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UA-Pulaski Tech Gets $1M for Scholarships
The University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College Foundation says the Windgate Foundation has awarded the two-year college a $1 million grant to establish the Windgate Foundation General Scholarship Endowment. read more >
Pulaski Tech Appoints 5 New Deans (Movers & Shakers)
John Lewis, Mason Campbell, Marico Howe, Christy Oberste and Bentley Wallace have been named deans of five University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College divisions. read more >
UA-PTC Trims Divisions, Names New Deans
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College has pared down its six academic divisions to three and added a new administrative division. With the changes come four new deans. read more >
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