Clinton School alum Jenna Rhodes currently works as a program manager for the Childhood Obesity Prevention Research Program and the program operations manager for Arkansas GardenCorps at the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute. As a UACS student, Rhodes was a member of the Practicum team assigned to Delta Garden Study which has since evolved into Arkansas Farm to School, a Practicum project she now helps supervise.
Read MoreLooking Back at a Global Day of Service
Graduates of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, who live and work all over the world, participated in a Global Day of Service on Saturday, August 19, 2017 to commemorate President Bill Clinton’s 71st birthday.
Read MoreClinton School Alumni to Participate in Global Day of Service
Graduates of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, who live and work all over the world, are participating in a Global Day of Service on Saturday, August 19 to commemorate President Bill Clinton’s 71st birthday.
Read MoreLooking Back: Insights for the Field From the Clinton Global Initiative
This post was written by class one alum Joe Ballard, and was originally posted on Global Daily. In 2015, the world’s leaders came together at the United Nations to set forth an ambitious agenda for ending poverty, protecting our planet, and promoting global prosperity for all through the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals. Although we…
Read More“I Am Not Afraid” by Alum Sophia Said
This article was originally published by Clinton School Alum Sophia Said on the website Jesus Jazz and Buddhism. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that – MLK “Shocked, Numb, Dismayed.“ These were the initial feelings that my daughter had after she heard…
Read MoreAlum Jennifer Guzman on her Support System
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 &…
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