Clinton School professor Dr. Al Bavon will present a paper titled, “The Challenges and Prospects of Counter Terrorism in Africa,” at an international conference this weekend in Turkey. Bavon will make the presentation at the Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) in Antalya. Organized with financial support from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the theme of…
Read MoreGrad, Dean Speak at Tourism Conference
President Bill Clinton hosted the first ever White House Conference on Tourism and Dean Rutherford was named Arkansas’s Tourism Person of the Year in 2006 for his leadership in planning, building and opening the Clinton Presidential Center.
Read MoreTeach-in on Education Policy
A teach-in is a general education forum on a complicated issue, usually involving current political affairs. The education policy teach-in was organized by Clinton School instructor of education policy Don Ernst.
Read MoreAssociate Dean Set to Publish Book
The University of Arkansas press announced that it will release a new book about Southern politics co-edited by Dr. Todd Shields, Clinton School interim associate dean for academic affairs. Here’s a description of the book, “Unlocking V.O. Key Jr.: Southern Politics for the 21st Century.”
Read MoreDean Gives Lecture at ASU
Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford participated in the distinguished lecture series at Arkansas State University on Monday in Jonesboro. In a talk titled, “Politics, Public Service and Why Results Matter,” Rutherford urged young people to take a leadership role in reviving the nearby Arkansas Delta region.
Read MoreThe State of the Union
Dean Rutherford asked Clinton School students in his class to draft a paragraph they would like to see President Obama include in his State of the Union message Tuesday night. The students gave Dean Rutherford permission to share these recommendations.
Read MoreSinghal Brings Innovative Approach to Social Change
This semester, Singhal returns to the Clinton School for the second consecutive year to teach Dynamics of Social Change, a core course in the Master of Public Service (MPS) degree program, in which he tells students that sustainable, high-yield results are achieved by focusing on what’s right in a community, rather than what’s wrong.
Read MoreClinton School Featured on Evening News
Clinton School faculty member Charlotte Williams and student Fernando Cutz (’12) were interviewed Sunday for a story about public service and Martin Luther King Jr. Day which aired last night on KARK Channel 4 news in Little Rock. Williams and Cutz talked about the importance of giving back to your community. Below is some text from the story. Click here to watch the video.
Read MoreDean Speaks to Health Resources of AR
Dean Skip Rutherford spoke last night at the annual holiday celebration for Health Resources of Arkansas. Health Resources provides a system of care to meet the behavioral health needs of individuals and families at several sites in North Central Arkansas. Last night’s gathering was at the Wilbur D. Mills Substance Abuse Treatment Center in Searcy….
Read MoreDean Rutherford: Libraries Are Nonpartisan
Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford has published an Op-Ed on the United Methodist News Service website about the building of the George W. Bush Presidential Library at Southern Methodist University. Rutherford, a Methodist, encourages people to support the project even if they disagree with Bush’s politics. Click here to read the article.
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