Dr. Nichola Driver and Dr. Robert C. Richards, Jr. have been announced as assistant professors at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. The official start date for both is July 1.
Read MoreRutherford Announced as Inaugural UAF Homecoming Lecturer
James L. “Skip” Rutherford III, adviser to a senator and president, dean of the Clinton School of Public Service and alum of the University of Arkansas, will deliver the Distinguished Alumni Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in Giffels Auditorium in Old Main. It is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.
Read MoreClinton School to Offer Two New Electives in Spring Semester
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service will offer two new electives in the Spring 2018 (January-May) Semester. The first, Social Entrepreneurship, will be taught by Terry Mazany and will seek to determine how to organize as a society to solve complex problems. The second, Wicked Problems, will be taught by Dr. Kent Thornton and focus on societal, cultural, and political problems that cannot be solved by traditional techniques.
Read MoreWilliams Confirmed as Speaker at Rethinking Community Conference
Dr. Charlotte L. Williams has been confirmed as a speaker at the Rethinking Community Conference at Wake Forest University (October 19-21) in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Read MoreWilliams, Ransom Attend UNITY Summit in New Orleans
Dr. Charlotte Williams, Director of the Center on Community Philanthropy at the Clinton School, recently attended the 2017 UNITY Summit Investing in Movements for Equity held in New Orleans, La.
Read MorePassing the Torch: Planning for the Next Generation of Leaders in Public Service
Public service executives, both elected and appointed within the public and nonprofit sectors, are retiring at record levels, and the number of Americans reaching age sixty-five annually will continue to rise over the next decade and is expected to surpass four million in 2020. Finding qualified, motivated leaders to fill vital public service positions will challenge…
Read MoreA case study of promising practices of an Arkansas nonprofit organization
In 2016, the Center selected Dr. Muthusami Kumaran from the University of Florida as its first ever Researcher in Residence and Visiting Philanthropy Faculty.
Read MoreGood to Great: Expanding Access to Quality Pre-K in Arkansas
Smart investment in education, beginning with the first five years of life, is an essential strategy for creating sustained, long-term economic growth in Arkansas.
Read MoreClinton School Professor Tapped for Civil Rights Post
On November 29, 2016 the United States Commission on Civil Rights announced the appointment of 14 members to the State of Arkansas Advisory Committee, including Dr. Warigia Bowman, an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, as chair. Bowman teaches courses in research methods and global development at the Clinton School….
Read MoreResearchers Study How Religious Organizations Influence Political Efficacy in 2016 Presidential Election
Researchers from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service are studying how politics and religion mesh in the 2016 presidential election. The nonpartisan study is led by Dr. Rebecca Glazier, UALR associate professor of political science, and Dr. Warigia Bowman, assistant professor at Clinton School…
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