Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered the commencement address today to the graduating class from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, telling the graduates to “make change your ally not enemy.”
Read MorePHOTO: Students Tour Arcade Building
Clinton School students who are graduating Saturday were the first to receive a preview hard-hat tour of the school’s new top floor space in the Arcade Building under construction next to the River Market campus.
Read MoreClinton School Student Leads Team to Win MIT Clean Energy Prize
The Boston Globe reports today that a team of University of Arkansas graduate students, including Clinton School student Trish Flanagan, has won the MIT Clean Energy Prize for creating a technology to improve the efficiency of solar panels.
Read MorePoll Findings Challenge Ideas of Economic Impact on Political Attitudes, Behavior
“These findings challenge long-held assumptions about the impact of the economy on political attitudes and behaviors and may require scholars and political strategists to reconsider previous approaches during future elections,” said Shields.
Read MoreStudents Participate in President Clinton’s Georgetown Lecture
Clinton School students today participated in a live webcast of the first in a series of lectures delivered by President Clinton at Georgetown University.
Read MoreClinton School Student Researches Effects of Immigration Enforcement Programs in Arkansas
Underwood reviewed secondary data of up-to-date reports about immigration enforcement programs and policies, conducted interviews with community advocates, activists and attorneys who work with immigrants and related issues across Arkansas, and analyzed quantitative data of traffic stops and other police records.
Read MoreStudent Helps State’s Nonprofit Support Division with Strategic Plan
Clinton school student, Todun Afolabi (’13) partnered with the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Community Service and Nonprofit Support (DCSNS) to assist in the development of a four-year strategic plan to improve services the division delivers to organizations in Arkansas.
Read MoreDean Discusses Impact of Presidential Libraries in Dallas Op-Ed
Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford penned an Op-Ed in today’s Dallas Morning News about the impact of the upcoming opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Read MoreMcCain Discusses Public Service, Praises Clinton in Lecture
U.S. Senator John McCain (R. – Ariz.) visited the Clinton School on Friday for a session with students and a lecture on public service that drew more than 600 attendees. In his speech, McCain reflected on the impact his public service career has had on his life. “I think the most important thing for any…
Read MoreDiPippa Featured in Magazine for Speaker Series Work
Clinton School pubic programs director Nikolai DiPippa was featured last week in SYNC Weekly about his role in attracting a diverse array of speakers to participate in the school’s popular lecture series. DiPippa has been involved with the speaker series since 2006 and has served as director the past four years.
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