The number of students and staff at a Marion school district who have quarantined because of COVID-19 grew to more than 700 as lawmakers debated whether to allow schools to mandate masks. read more >
Arkansas State University System President Charles Welch announced Friday the selection of Debra West as chancellor of the ASU Mid-South campus. read more >
Arkansas State University System President Charles L. Welch said Tuesday that the university has chosen four candidates to interview for chancellor at Arkansas State University Mid-South. read more >
Mid-South Community College and the Arkansas State University System said Tuesday that it is starting a search for a chancellor to succeed MSCC President Glen Fenter. read more >
Mid-South Community College will become Arkansas State University Mid-South on July 1 under a merger agreement approved and executed Friday. read more >
The boards of trustees at the Arkansas State University System and Mid-South Community College have set meetings for Jan. 9 to consider a merger. read more >
Mid-South Community College of West Memphis and the Arkansas State University System could be headed toward a merger. read more >
Ways to address a growing manufacturing skills gap was the focus of Tuesday's "Jobs Now: Arkansas Works When We Do" summit hosted by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. read more >
