Texas Pastor Calvin McFadden Sr. Named Head of Arkansas Baptist College
McFadden takes over after years of leadership challenges at the historically Black college in Little Rock. read more >
McFadden takes over after years of leadership challenges at the historically Black college in Little Rock. read more >
Mentorship is a good way to help vulnerable youth escape cycles of violence. read more >
AARP has appointed Ashley McBride as the new AARP Arkansas state director. read more >
Juneteenth has long been celebrated. But now that it’s a federal holiday, it’s critical that we fundamentally understand its importance to everyone’s history. read more >
Three of the four historically Black colleges and universities in Arkansas that received nearly $61 million through the federal American Rescue Plan say the money has been critical to surviving the pandemic amid challenges unique to institutions like theirs. read more >
Schools are required to use half the money to provide direct financial relief to students. read more >
Former president Carlos Clark says he was "instrumental" in preventing further sanctions against the school. read more >
Clark stepped down after 12 months leading the college. read more >
The gift comes as hospitals across the state struggle with nursing shortages. read more >
Joseph Jones sued the college for wrongful termination and left the open-enrollment school with an estimated $4 million hole at the end of his 15- month presidency. read more >
ReMix Founder Benito Lubazibwa believes Black business ownership is a path to wealth creation and that increasing it will reduce the racial wealth gap that is quickly widening in the United States. read more >
Little Rock’s Arkansas Baptist College made modest gains this fall to rebuild enrollment and restore financial order after the disastrous 15-month presidency of Joseph Jones. read more >
Two small private colleges in Little Rock started 2019 with a welcome dose of financial relief courtesy of Uncle Sam. read more >
Arkansas Baptist College of Little Rock, working through another period of financial turmoil, on Tuesday named Regina Favors as interim president. read more >
Little Rock’s Arkansas Baptist College should be nearing completion of its second academic year of financial stability heading toward the start of the 2018 fall semester. That was the plan. read more >
During the 15 months Joseph Jones served as the 14th president of Little Rock’s Arkansas Baptist College, operational conditions deteriorated from copacetic to crisis mode. read more >
Arkansas Baptist College announced Thursday the selection of Howard Gibson to serve as its interim president. He began working in that capacity on Dec. 19. read more >
The Arkansas Baptist College Board of Trustees announced Monday that Joseph Jones, president of the college, has been terminated for cause, effective immediately. read more >
A modest start blossoms into successful niche market despite potential for built-in biases. read more >
Leaders should tell the truth, be transparent and communicate regularly with stakeholders during a crisis, says Fitz Hill in Part 2 of Arkansas Business' new video series on leadership. read more >
