COMMAND AND CONTROL, a new documentary thriller about the real events that occurred at a Titan II missile complex in Arkansas in September 1980 will air on PBS Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 9/8c. Directed by Robert Kenner (Food, Inc.) and based on the critically acclaimed book by Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), COMMAND AND CONTROL is a minute-by-minute account…
Read MoreCenter on Community Philanthropy to Welcome Scholar in Residence Robin D. Ferriby Starting February 27, 2017
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service Center on Community Philanthropy will welcome Scholar in Residence Robin D. Ferriby, Vice President of Philanthropic Services at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, February 27-March 3, 2017. Ferriby is vice president for the Foundation for Detroit’s Future, an organization that administers and oversees the “Grand…
Read MoreClinton School of Public Service Selects Policy Solutions Challenge USA Team
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service has named the members of a team which will compete in Policy Solutions Challenge USA, a national competition policy competition. The 2017 team is made up of two second-year students, Stacy Cox and Thurman Green, and three first-year students, Paxton Richardson, Caitlin Campbell, and Tony Nickerson. The team will…
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 MoreTwo Clinton School Students Each Receive $40,000 Rotary Foundation Global Scholarship’
Darlynton Adegor The Rotary Foundation named two new Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholars at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, first-year students Darlynton Adegor and Vinay Raj. Each student has received a scholarship of $40,000 that can be used to cover academic and travel costs associated with the Clinton School program. Adegor…
Read MoreClinton School to Host Two Information Sessions for Potential Field Service Partners
The Office of Field Service Education at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service will facilitate two information sessions for non-profits, government agencies, businesses, foundations, or other organizations working on issues of social change that are interested in becoming a field service partner for the 2017-2018 academic year. The information sessions will cover…
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…
Read MoreForeign Correspondent and Clinton School Visiting Fellow Nick Schifrin to Host Seminar on Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Office of Field Service Education at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service will facilitate two information sessions for non-profits, government agencies, businesses, foundations, or other organizations working on issues of social change that are interested in becoming a field service partner for the 2017-2018 academic year. The information sessions will cover…
Read MoreCONTEST & VOTE: Freeman Playground and Park in Helena, Arkansas
The Freeman Playground will provide a safe place in the Delta town of Helena, AR to enhance the physical and mental lives of children and families by increasing their health and wellness, to help avoid obesity, diabetes and other health risks, and to discourage recreational drug use, crime and violence. The playground will provide a…
Read More“Command and Control” to Screen Across Arkansas October 7-9
COMMAND AND CONTROL, a new documentary thriller about the real events that occurred at a Titan II missle complex in Arkansas in September 1980 will have multiple screenings across the state in October. Directed by Robert Kenner (Food, Inc.) and based on the critically acclaimed book by Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), COMMAND AND CONTROL is the opening…
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