The Clinton School hosted a town hall meeting Thursday featuring Governors Mike Beebe of Arkansas; Phil Bredesen of Tennessee; Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas. With Clinton School students asking the questions, the Governors addressed a wide variety of issues including education, children’s health, biofuels and immigration.
Read MoreIt Happened in Little Rock
Several Clinton School students, faculty, staff and I have attended The Arkansas Repertory Theatre’s production of “It Happened In Little Rock.” Directed by Rajendra Ramoon Marharaj, the play is produced in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School
Read MoreSouthside Main Street: The Altheimer Public Service Program
It’s a great project and the partnership between the two schools makes it even more so. Funding for the project is provided by the Altheimer Foundation which provided this support to promote the common goal of public service shared by both schools.
Read MoreNew Class Enjoys Dean’s Reception
I hosted the 30 new Clinton School students to a reception last week at Copper Grill in the new 300 Third Building just down 3rd Street from the Clinton School. Click the picture above for a larger view.
Read MoreUS Ambassador to Ecuador visits Clinton School
We welcomed Ambassador Linda Jewell to the Clinton School today. Ambassador Jewell had lunch with our students and discussed a wide variety of topics ranging from Latin American policy to careers in the Foreign Service. Ambassador Jewell has been in her position since the summer of 2005.
Read MoreAn International Salute
When you enter the main lobby of the Clinton School, notice a display of international flags. These flags represent the home countries of current Clinton School students: Brazil, China, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, South Africa, the United States and Vietnam.
Read MoreThe Fall Semester has Arrived
Student orientation begins today at the Clinton School. We are welcoming our third and largest class. This year we have 30 new students, who along with the 22 from last year’s class, put our 2007-2008 enrollment at 52. That’s significant because the average graduate program in the state is in the 40 to 45-student range. In just three years we have passed that.
Read MoreOur New Class is on the Way
When we opened in 2005 under the strong leadership of Founding Dean David Pryor and recently retired Associate Dean Tom Bruce, we admitted 16 students. Our two-year program expanded to 22 students last year. With the graduation of our inaugural class and with the additions of our 30 new students this fall, we now have 52 students enrolled in the nation’s first Master of Public Service (MPS) degree program.
Read MoreThe Clinton School on Facebook
I recently read a TIME interview with Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook. This 23-year-old is the head of the sixth-most trafficked site in the U.S. and the top photo-sharing site. While I am not the most technologically savvy person, I do understand the importance of networking.
Read MoreA walk through history with John Paul Hammerschmidt
John Paul Hammerschmidt represented Arkansas’s Third District in the United States Congress for well over 20 years. He remains a beloved figure throughout the state and is an icon in Northwest Arkansas. I recently had the great honor of speaking at a lecture series named for him at North Arkansas College in his hometown of Harrison.
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