Today is President Clinton’s 63rd birthday. On his 58th birthday — August 19, 2004 — a time capsule was placed in the center of celebration circle in front of the Clinton Presidential Library. It is scheduled to be opened on August 18, 2104 with the artifacts to be displayed on August 19, 2104.
Read MorePhilanthropy Scholar to Study Nonprofit Funding
With the help of two Clinton School students, Besel will study the ability of nonprofit organizations in the center’s target areas of the Arkansas Delta region and New Orleans to leverage funding from the private sector.
Read MoreWashington and Lee Students in the Delta
Washington and Lee University is home to the Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability. With a focus on poverty, this program shares the Clinton School’s mission in integrating academic study and service.
Read MoreTalking Rural Philanthropy
Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford and Center on Community Philanthropy director Charlotte Williams are attending a conference on “Philanthropy and Rural America” this week at the Clinton Presidential Center and the Clinton School.
Read MoreUACS History 101: Schools, Libraries and Hotels
When guests come to Little Rock to visit the Clinton School and the Clinton Library, they now have a wide variety of quality hotel options in downtown Little Rock. It wasn’t always the case.
Read MoreThe Dean on Doe’s
Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford recently sat down with Little Rock’s Soiree magazine to discuss one of his favorite Little Rock restaurants, Doe’s Eat Place.
Read MoreTomato Festival
The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival is one of the oldest continuous running festivals in the state of Arkansas. Our director of public service projects, Joe Ballard (above), attended and participated in the festival’s 5k run this past weekend finishing second in his age group and sixth overall.
Read MoreUA Budgets Approved
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved budgets for its campuses Friday, including a modest budget increase for the Clinton School despite no increase in tuition.
Read MoreUACS History 101: How Did Sturgis Happen?
We remain grateful to the Sturgis Trust, to Cindy Miller and to Wilson Jones of the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock, who advises the Sturgis Trust on legal issues. The class of 2011, which will arrive in August, will be the fifth class to use Sturgis Hall.
Read MoreDean Speaking to Math and Science School
Back in the early 90s, Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford was appointed by then-Governor Clinton to the founding advisory board for the new Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences (Now the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts or ASMSA), which is located in Hot Springs.
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