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 >
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 >
It also calls for 88 teaching positions to be cut, or about 37% of the school's instructional staff. read more >
Henderson State University of Arkadelphia has announced six faculty promotions. read more >
The task, Chancellor Charles Ambrose said, is to redesign Henderson so that it “actually works for our most average students.” read more >
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 >
Academic offerings are expected to shrink by 30% to 40%. read more >
The university is also cutting pay for certain positions and eliminating others. read more >
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 >
Rebekah Aduddell, Frederick Ernst and William Murray have joined Hendrix College in Conway as assistant professors. read more >
It's the fifth gift the Windgate Foundation has bestowed in the past month. read more >
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 >
Not long after Jennifer Allen lost her job running the Hot Springs Village Voice for Gannett, she got a call from an executive at the company asking if she’d ever considered buying the paper she had worked for since 2007. read more >
The Arkansas State University System assimilates troubled Henderson State in Arkadelphia and grants its first diplomas in Mexico. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson late Thursday appointed Paul Rowton of Harrisburg, Bishop Robert G. Rudolph Jr. of Bryant and Steve Eddington of Benton to the newly expanded Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signs Act 18, officially adding Henderson State University in Arkadelphia to the Arkansas State University System as the system’s seventh institution. read more >
Online gaming, or esports, debuted as an extracurricular activity at some Arkansas high schools three years ago, bringing scholarship opportunities with it. And now industry experts say employers should pay attention to the tech-savvy talent evident in this new sport. read more >
Jim Borsig, Ph.D., begins work today as interim chancellor of Henderson State University after the Arkansas Legislative Council approved his contract on Friday. read more >
With Arkansas’ public colleges in historic financial distress, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale prescribed a bitter remedy this month — cuts deep enough to cost tenured professors their jobs — and state education leaders fear other state universities may have to take a dose. read more >
Arkansas State University System President Chuck Welch says the system aims to return to in-person classes on campuses this fall. read more >
Ozarka lays the groundwork for growing its commercial pilot program, touted as the nation’s best bargain for students to gain their wings. read more >
