Clinton School alumnus Dr. Gary Wheeler has joined the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Board of Directors and we had the opportunity to visit after this morning’s meeting. In addition to his role as a practicing physician, Gary is also very involved in major health policy issues. For the children of Arkansas and America, both are good things because Gary is a real pro.Â
Read MoreClinton School Graduate Reports from Kenya
Yesterday, the faculty and staff received an update from Clinton School alumna, Wambui Ngugi, who returned to Kenya after graduating in December. She reports that our donations went toward the Community Relief and Rebuilding Fund, directly impacting 44 families.
Read MoreCongrats, Christin Harper
We just got word that Clinton School grad Christin Harper has been hired as a senior policy analyst at the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS). Christin completed her Clinton School Capstone (final) project this year with DHS, where she worked on immigrant policy and planning
Read More40 Hours of Famine
Clinton School grad Dustin Freeman is leading the call to 40 Hours of Famine, a symbolic fast to raise money and awareness for the global hunger crisis caused by skyrocketing food prices. Freeman is organizing both religious and secular groups to complete the fast.
Read MoreResponding to Big Tobacco
After years of denying the disease effects of tobacco products, with CEOs lying under oath before congressional committees, they now acknowledge the relationships of their products and disease. And there is no corporate remorse. Why should there be? The profits keep coming in as new tobacco users (children and young adults) are lured into addictive behaviors every day.
Read MoreCarder Profiled in Hometown Paper
Recent Clinton School graduate Casey Carder of Searcy, Ark., was featured yesterday in a profile piece in the Searcy Daily Citizen. In the story, Carder discusses the three public service projects–group, international and individual–that she completed while at the Clinton School.
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