Evans Honored by Harvard (Movers & Shakers)
Harold J. Evans, associate vice president of legal and research in the Office of the General Counsel of the University of Arkansas System, has been honored with the Harvard University Miller-Hunn Schools & Scholarship Award. read more >
Hall Named Interim CFO at UA Little Rock
Chaundra Hall, associate vice president of finance for the University of Arkansas System, will serve as the interim chief financial officer for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. read more >
$150M UAMS Energy Project Ensures Unbroken Power, Savings Certainty
The face of a $150 million energy project at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences peers down on visitors to the northeast side of the Little Rock campus, just behind the Markham Street Walgreens. read more >
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Game & Fish Deer Kills Draws Cammack Village Uproar
It’s an extraordinarily rare day that a deer hunt is mounted on a college campus in the middle of the state’s biggest city. But Little Rock’s Cammack Campus of the University of Arkansas isn’t a normal collegiate setting, and the men downing the deer weren’t permit-toting hunters. read more >
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UA’s Quiet Land Deal Gets Look From FBI
The FBI has been asking questions about the planned sale of 6,300 acres by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, a deal that has drawn allegations that bid manipulation produced a lower sale price and a higher broker commission. read more >
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Bobbitt Names Clark as Interim Chancellor at UA Hope-Texarkana
University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt on Thursday named Laura Clark interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana. read more >
Chris Thomason Named UA System VP (Movers & Shakers)
Chris Thomason, chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana, will join the University of Arkansas System as vice president for planning and development. read more >
J. Thomas May Awarded UA System President’s Medal For Service
The University of Arkansas System President’s Medal for Service was recently awarded to J. Thomas May, former bank president and CEO of Simmons First National Corp. and current president of its foundation. read more >
College Funding Formula Makes Outcomes Key to Money
The financial impact of the new outcomes-based state funding formula on individual Arkansas universities and colleges has been a mixed bag, but the program is having the desired effect, and overall funding has increased. read more >
College Admins See Pay Tilt Up
A majority of Arkansas college administrators saw a bump in their total compensation package between fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2019. But for most of them it wasn’t much. read more >
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UAM Chancellor Karla Hughes to Retire Dec. 31
The University of Arkansas at Monticello says Chancellor Karla Hughes will retire effective Dec. 31. read more >
ASU’s Burcham to Lead Rice Research Center
In his new position as director of the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center in Poinsett County, Tim Burcham wants to help improve production of Arkansas' top crop. He also gets to play in the dirt. read more >
by Todd Traub -
Letter: Attorney in Divorce Case Says John Goodson is ‘Broke’
John Goodson’s affidavit of financial means listed Goodson’s income as $0. read more >
Myeloma Audit Gives UAMS ‘Needed Insight’ Into $29M Deficit
Some University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences employees saw red flags long before auditors discovered a deficit at the Myeloma Institute for Research & Therapy that was allowed to grow to $29 million over nine years. read more >
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Accounting Maneuvers Hid Funding Failures at UAMS
When the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announced in April 2014 that Dr. Gareth Morgan would lead the Myeloma Institute for Research & Therapy, it was cause for a celebration.
The cheers didn’t last long. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
UA System Appoints Committee to Find New UAFS Chancellor
University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt on Friday announced the an advisory committee to help find the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. read more >
Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Funded by $100M Endowment
The University of Arkansas System and the University of Arkansas Winthrop Rockefeller Institute announced Friday the Governor Winthrop Rockefeller Endowment, a gift of more than $100 million from the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust that will continue to fund the institute in perpetuity. read more >
How About Acting Like Adults? (Editorial)
A state legislator's interference with a UA System hire was probably more nuisance than not, but it’s an example of pettiness that serves no one, least of all the citizens of Arkansas. read more >
UAMS’ Turbulent Year Was Years in the Making
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ financial troubles slowly simmered for years before bubbling over in the fall. read more >
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‘The King Can Do No Wrong’: Arkansas Supreme Court Removes Right to Sue State (Adrienne Griffis Commentary)
An Arkansas Supreme Court decision this month has a serious impact on the rights of state employees. read more >
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