This blog post was written by Clinton School alum Jennifer Guzman and was originally produced and published by B.A. Rudolph Foundation. When I was in second grade, I came home from school to see a neatly wrapped present sitting on our kitchen table. My mom told me she had a present for me but that…
Read MoreSophia Said, Humanitarian Award Winner from Just Communities of Arkansas
On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, Jerry Adams, Hugh McDonald and Clinton School of Public Service alumna Sophia Said received the humanitarian award from Just Communities of Arkansas. With this award, Just Communities of Arkansas continues its work as a bridge builder for Arkansas communities and its focus on inclusion and diversity Since 1963, JCA has…
Read MoreNational parks offer healing in times of fear and pain
This article was originally produced and published by The San Francisco Chronicle, and features alum Spirit Trickey One of the worst mass shootings in American history seems to have opened emotional fissures in a way other tragedies have not. Searing, heart-rending words pour from pens and keyboards across the country. At a time of such…
Read More“The need for student-focused education,” by alum Matthew Caston
This article was written by Matthew Caston and published by Talk Business & Politics. What happens when you give a child freedom? Choice? The power to pick their path and walk it? We’ve always relied on policy makers and school administrators to help define the role of education and shape our classrooms. What if, in…
Read MoreAlum Katie Milligan, Along with Delta Regional Authority Co-chair Chris Masingill, Talks About her Work in the Mississippi Delta
This article was originally published by Arkansas Money & Politics and written by Erica Sweeney For an entrepreneur to be successful, he or she needs a champion. In the Mississippi Delta region, those champions are needed more than ever. Enter the Delta Entrepreneurship Network, a program under the federal Delta Regional Authority’s Small Business &…
Read MoreAlum Highlight: Sophia Said
Clinton School alumni land in many different places across the globe. From the World Bank, to the Presidential Management Fellowship, from running a local composting organization, to starting a charter school, Clinton School graduates change the world locally and globally. Sophia Said exemplifies this spirit of social change. Sophia holds a bachelor’s of science in…
Read MoreAlum Britney Sink Named to Leadership Position for National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association
Britney Sink, Executive Director of CASA of East Tennessee has been appointed to serve National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Association as a member of the newly formed Performance Measurement network committee. Network committees will advise and provide support to National CASA Association in its work on behalf of state organizations and local programs, by…
Read More“Building a Global Health Career from a Childhood Dream”
Alum Nicole Maddox was featured by the United States Agency for International Development as a former Global Health Fellow in “Building a Global Health Career from a Childhood Dream.” The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) II is the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Health (GH) bureau’s premiere Fellowship program that identifies and supports…
Read MoreAlum Tshering Yudon Publishes Her First Children’s Book
University of Arkansas Clinton School graduate Tshering Yudon of Thimphu, Bhutan, has written and published her first book, Bumo Jarim, a children’s book about her home country. Bumo Jarim is a Bhutanese folktale about a young, courageous girl named Karma who helps readers to redefine and examine beauty, compassion, and courage and is illustrated by Sonam Chophel of…
Read MoreOrganization Make Memphis Selects Alum Kayla Brooks for ‘The Dean’s List’ About Up-And-Comers in Memphis
Welcome to The Dean’s List! The Dean’s List will profile up-and-comers in Memphis who are certain to be the next group of leaders in the nonprofit, corporate, government, and faith communities. The Dean’s List is curated by Kevin Dean, the Executive Director of Literacy Mid-South.
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