Clinton School graduate Harvell Howard (’10) was part of a team from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to give a presentation about the university’s African American Male Initiative at the 24th International Conference on The First-Year Experience last month in Manchester, England.
Read MoreWilliams Helps Land Diversity Grant
Clinton School faculty member Charlotte Williams, director of the Center on Community Philanthropy, authored a portion of a $250,000 grant that has been awarded to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Center for Diversity Affairs.
Read MoreGrad Bags Job at Southern Bancorp
Clinton School graduate Ben Kaufman (’11) has been hired as social metrics manager at Southern Bancorp, a rural development bank serving the Mississippi River Delta region.
Read MoreGrad Shoffner Lands Job Serving Central AR Latino Community
Butterfly Community, a non-profit that supports the Latino communities of North Pulaski County, has hired Clinton School graduate Hallie Shoffner as its new Executive Director.
Read MoreStudent Named Finalist to Attend UNESCO Forum
Clinton School student Fernando Cutz (’12) was named a finalist for one of two positions for American delegates to the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)’s youth forum. Cutz was selected as one of the top six applicants out of more than 5,000 entries in selection process run by the U.S. Department of State.
Read MoreWilliams to Participate in Grantmaking Workshop
Williams is serving as the principal investigator for a $750,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and a $150,000 grant from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation for initiatives related to race and community philanthropy.
Read MoreArkansas DeltaMade in the News
Arkansas DeltaMade, an initiative branding products and wares made in the Arkansas Delta Region, was featured last night on ABC Nightly News.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Students Report from Cape Town
Clinton School students Kate Cawvey and Nicky Hamilton checked in this week from Cape Town, South Africa, where they are completing their International Public Service Projects in partnership with the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Students Run Half Marathon in East Timor
The two students ran along with nearly 5,000 other participants in the Dili Marathon for Peace in Dili, East Timor. Before completing the half-marathon, they had the opportunity to meet Dili Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.
Read MoreTwo More Graduates Land Jobs
We’ve received word of a couple of more new jobs landed by Clinton School graduates:
–   Russ Swearingen (’09) has been named the new program and service director for City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock.
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