A group of Clinton School students, faculty and staff toured the future home of the school’s River Market Campus this morning. The school will have two classrooms, a conference room and office space on the third floor of the old Budget Office Building, which is being renovated as part of the Central Arkansas Library System’s new Center for Arkansas Studies.
Read MoreRecovery Efforts in Atkins, Ark
With 10 13 counties declared disaster areas in Arkansas, “giving up a Saturday to volunteer is a no-brainer,” according to the Clinton School students who traveled to Atkins to help the victims of Super Tuesday’s tornados. Hundreds of other Arkansans felt the same way and flooded the area providing food, clothing, machinery and helping hands.
Read MoreStudents Volunteer in Tornado Relief
Several Clinton School students traveled to Atkins, Ark., on Saturday to help in the tornado relief efforts there. Channel 7 news was on hand in Atkins and caught up with Tim Giattina, a first-year Clinton School student.
Read MoreStudents File for Delegate Slots
Two Clinton School students have filed to be Arkansas delegates to the Democratic National Convention this summer in Denver.
J.D. Lowery of Maumelle filed to be a Hillary Clinton delegate and Sanford Johnson of Helena filed to be a Barack Obama delegate.
Read MoreClinton School Student, Sanford Johnson, Speaks at Conference
Afterwards, Clinton School student, Sanford Johnson, joined a diverse panel focusing on education. Johnson taught with Teach for America at Helena’s KIPP school. He hopes to take his experience at the Clinton School and return to the Delta to make a difference.
Read MoreWhat about SCHIP?
SCHIP would support 10 million children, regardless of how fragile our economy is or what happens to parents’ jobs. Eighty-one percent of Americans support the program, including 43 state governors. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe is a supporter. SCHIP serves around 80,000 kids in Arkansas.
Read MoreClinton School Students on the State of the Union
Clinton School Students watched on television as President Bush delivered the State of the Union Monday night. Here are excerpts from the papers they wrote analyzing his speech:
Read MoreObama and Young People
Posted by Clinton School student AMANDA HARRIS – After some pondering on the Democratic Presidential Primaries and after reading a wonderful New York Times article by Gloria Steinem, I tend to believe that a lot of young adult Obama supporters are misguided and perhaps participating in oblivious, subtle sexism. Of course, not all… but some….
Read MoreA Day in the Delta
Throughout our two year masters in public service degree curriculum, Clinton School students are engaged in three major public service projects at the group (Practicum), international and individual (Capstone) levels. Our group projects are currently in progress–including some in the Arkansas/Mississippi Delta region.
Read MoreTraveling to the Delta: Clinton School students serving Marvell, Ark.
We mixed some great food with stops at places where Clinton School students are working to make a difference in the lives of the people here. Our first stop was Marvell, Ark., home of Mustangs and Ford’s Grocery, one of the few surviving downtown grocery stores in East Arkansas. Here is the first installment of a three-part report on the trip:
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