U.S. issues draft rules on campus sex assault
Proposed rules published Friday by the Education Department bring into focus a changed vision for how schools should best respond to sexual assault and sexual harassment involving students.
The new ru...
November 17, 2018
Audit: Budget adopted before UAMS layoffs had issues
FORT SMITH -- The budget adopted before recent mass layoffs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences included revenue projections unsupported by calculations or recent health care trends, an...
November 16, 2018
UA board approves firms for renovations
FORT SMITH -- Construction of a new baseball clubhouse at the University of Arkansas and two UA track and field facility projects will move forward after trustees approved the selection of design and ...
November 16, 2018
UA to partner with center on 'Fulbrighters'
FAYETTEVILLE -- A collaboration between the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville to record the stories of participants in the foreign-exchange program will ...
November 15, 2018
UA to compile list of living participants in Fulbright foreign exchange program
FAYETTEVILLE -- A list of living participants in the Fulbright foreign exchange program will be compiled as part of an agreement between the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and the University of A...
November 14, 2018
Waltons donate $23.7M to foster research at University of Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE -- A $23.7 million gift from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation to boost research and commercialization efforts at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville includes money "to...
November 10, 2018
University of Arkansas lists Title IX assault reports
FAYETTEVILLE -- An annual report published by the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville shows the school's Title IX office reviewed 53 complaints of sexual assault or nonconsensual sexual contact invol...
November 10, 2018
Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation donates millions to UA
FAYETTEVILLE — A $23.7 million gift from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation will boost University of Arkansas, Fayetteville research efforts with an eye towards commercialization, the sch...
November 9, 2018
School segregation persists in U.S., journalist says
FAYETTEVILLE -- Segregation in schools can be traced back to the earliest ideas of public education in America and continues today despite harm to all children, journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones said Thu...
November 9, 2018
Former police officer at Arkansas campus sues over firing, alleges bias
A former police officer at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith who lost his job last year has sued the school and the university's police chief, alleging employment discrimination on the basis of...
November 1, 2018
JBU to shut down its Fort Smith campus
John Brown University will shut down its Fort Smith satellite campus next August after having a presence in the city for more than 20 years, with a spokesman citing declining enrollment as the reason ...
November 1, 2018
Applicants for MBAs fall at UA
FAYETTEVILLE -- Applications were "moderately down" for students enrolling this year in the part-time Master of Business Administration program at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in a time of...
October 31, 2018
JBU announces closing of Fort Smith campus
John Brown University will close its Fort Smith satellite campus in August after having a presence in the city for more than 20 years.
A spokesman cited declining enrollment as the reason for the clos...
October 30, 2018
UA will beef up security at games; talks set to add metal detectors
FAYETTEVILLE -- Negotiations are set to begin between the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and a supplier of metal detectors, with a UA spokesman saying the university "has taken steps" to follow ...
October 27, 2018
Former Stax head to host screening
Al Bell, a music producer from Arkansas and former leader of Stax Records, will host a documentary screening Sunday in Bentonville featuring a performance by two Grammy winners.
Take Me to The River, ...
October 27, 2018