I’ll be speaking Saturday afternoon at the 2008 commencement of the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law. Together the Bowen School and the Clinton School now offer the nation’s first joint JD/MPS degree. In 2009, Idonia Trotter is projected to be the first student to receive the joint degree. As part of my graduation comments, I’ll continue to lift up two of my major concerns: student loan debt and the need for scholarships.
Read MoreThe Clinton School Campus and Neighborhood
The University of Arkansas Board of Advisors met at the Clinton Presidential Center Friday. Members of this group are from Arkansas and throughout the country. In my remarks, I asked those who had never been to the Clinton Center before to raise their hands and was surprised at the large number who had never visited. It was, therefore, a pleasure for me to share the history, tell the stories and give many a guided tour of the Clinton School and the Clinton Library.
Read MoreClinton School Speakers
We’ve decided to start posting the weekly speaker schedule here to keep blog readers informed. We’re sure you all get our many emails but here’s a reminder of what is coming up next week:
Read MoreMarch Madness and Spring Break
In addition to March Madness, it’s spring break at the Clinton School. While there will be no classes Monday through Friday, the faculty and staff will be working. Several of our students will head to Birmingham, Ala., later in the week for the wedding of one of their classmates, Russ Swearingen.
Read MoreQ&A with Dean Skip Rutherford
Q&A with Dean Skip Rutherford. The following is a question and answer conducted by the Clinton School Blog with Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford.
Read MoreFixing No Child Left Behind
Clinton School assistant professor Keith Nitta is teaching an education policy seminar this semester and asked his students to write position papers on how to fix No Child Left Behind. Over the next few days, we’ll be posting the top five papers from Keith’s students.
Read MoreHuck’s Future Bright, Dean Says
Dean Skip Rutherford was quoted in a recent national Associated Press story about former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s political future. Dean Rutherford and others contend that Huckabee served himself well by running for president, giving himself a national profile:
Read More2nd Super Tuesday Q&A
Below is a presidential primary Q&A with Dean Skip Rutherford heading into tomorrow’s primaries in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont. The answers are drawn from a lecture Dean Rutherford is giving today to University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin‘s 2008 Elections Class.
Read MoreClinton Global Initiative University
A number of our students will travel to Tulane University in New Orleans in a few weeks to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U.), an extension of President Clinton’s yearly Global Initiative in New York that has spawned major commitments to fight global poverty, climate change and disease.
Read MoreClosing the Achievement Gap
Clinton School professor of education policy Keith Nitta made his television debut Friday on KARK Channel 4 where he discussed a report he coauthored on closing the educational achievement gap in Arkansas.
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