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.
Read MoreA Student Perspective on No Child Left Behind
While public debate has begun to swirl around whether to strengthen, maintain or weaken the provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the most consequential aspect of this re-authorization process will not be what is debated but what is not debated.
Read MorePracticing Public Service
Today, Rina, her family and those in her neighborhood are helping support 16 orphaned boys, ages 11 to 18, who lost everyone and everything. These boys are living on the second floor of the same mosque where Rina and her family escaped. Rina keeps us updated about how they are doing. The neighborhood, though devastated, has rallied for them.
Read MoreInternational Public Service Projects
Clinton School students will be performing international public service projects this summer. This international work provides extraordinary global leadership experience. Here are their current 2007 project locations:
Read MoreThe State of Children’s Health
According to the study, “Children’s health must take into account traditional health information, social factors such as economics and education as well as psychosocial and behavior factors.”
The results were both startling and disturbing, but hopefully they will lead to statewide policy changes and initiatives in the future.
Read MoreElementary Education Needs “A Summer Plan”
We certainly need more and accessible preschool programs, but elementary education (kindergarten through grade five) also needs a “summer plan.”
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