The Little Rock Downtown Partnership today presented UA System President Alan Sugg and trustee Jane Rogers with the annual Top of the Rock award for the Clinton School’s impact on the downtown community
Read MoreRemembering Socks, America’s Most Famous Presidential Cat
Socks, America’s most famous presidential cat, has died. Socks lived in the Clinton White House from 1993-2001 after making the move with the Clinton family from Little Rock. On my visits to the White House, I would frequently see Socks who spent a great deal of time in Betty Currie’s office, next to the Oval Office.
Read MoreThe Stimulus and Public Service
Clinton School faculty have analyzed and released a report today on the economic stimulus bill as it relates to the public service sector.
Read MoreQ&A with the Dean
The following are questions and answers with DEAN SKIP RUTHERFORD – Q. Will the Clinton School receive any stimulus funds? A. None for construction. We don’t have any pending or planned building projects. Because our unique model is based on the concept of “Academics for the Real World,” our classrooms are all over the globe including a children’s home in Tanzania, at Oprah’s Leadership Academy in South Africa and in Arkansas’s Mississippi Delta region.
Read MoreStudent Publishes Article
Congratulations to Clinton School Student Jose Guzzardi, who along with Dr. Mark Mullenbach an associate professor at the University of Central Arkansas, has published an article in The Midsouth Political Science Review.
Read MoreMore Than Just a Cookbook
The Junior League of Little Rock has produced a new cookbook, “Big Taste of Little Rock”. In addition to recipes, the book features commentary from several people including President and Secretary of State Clinton, Senator Mark Pryor, Senator and Mrs. Dale Bumpers, Congressman Vic Snyder, Little Rock Nine Member Ernie Green, State Representative Kathy Webb, Little Rock Central High School Principal Nancy Rousseau and Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford.
Read MoreThe State of Children’s Health in Arkansas
“What are we doing for the kids in Dumas?” asked Dean Skip Rutherford in 2006 at an Arkansas Children’s Hospital board of directors meeting. That question led to the production of a comprehensive report identifying the health needs of Arkansas’ children, including the ones in rural areas like Dumas.
Read MoreLooking Over the President’s Shoulder
We’re excited to be one of the sponsors of the Arkansas Repertory Theater’s production of “Looking over the President’s Shoulder,” a play based on the true story of Alonzo Fields, who served as the White House’s first African-American Chief Butler for a quarter of a century during four presidential administrations, including Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower.
Read MoreWall Street Journal Stops By
A reporter with the Wall Street Journal ventured by our watch party today and quickly wrote a blog post about reaction to the Obama Inauguration in the land of Clinton. Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford and Judge Vic Fleming are featured.
Read MoreInauguration Day
While some of our students and staff will be in Washington for the inauguration of President Barack Obama, I’ll be at the Clinton School watching it with other students, faculty and staff. We’re not having a public program; instead we’re using the inauguration as a part of our “Academics For the Real World” curriculum.
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