Dear Clinton: Let’s Change the Way We Educate Our Youth. The Bishnois are the original “tree huggers” and India’s – possibly the world’s – first environmentalists.
Read MoreDear Clinton: Let’s Consume Less and Share Better
I’m thrilled that this is a growing trend, as I believe strongly that we are much happier when we live more harmoniously with one another and with the planet – when we consume less and share better. For many years, one of my personal and professional missions has been to promote recycling, but collaborative consumption takes waste reduction to a whole new level.
Read MoreDear Clinton: Let’s Increase Access to Healthy Food, Improved Education, and Empowering Activities
Many communities in the united States are literally and figuratively undernourished. They lack access to good food for the body, mind, and soul. We must work with these communities to build bridges to increase access to healthy food, improved education, and empowering activities.
Read MoreDear Clinton: Let’s Level the Playing Field for Low-income Youth
Low-income youth face a myriad of challenges: painful choices, feeling unsafe, both in their homes and communities, negative perceptions, food insecurity, and many others. Youth in this sector are more likely to face teenage pregnancy, domestic violence, drug abuse and neglect, homelessness, and a host of other issues.
Read MoreDear Clinton: Let’s Tell Girls That They are Powerful, Valued, and Capable
I work for a world in which women and girls feel like their ability to get elected, promoted, or considered for a position is not hindered by gender and where sense of self is based on accomplishments and confidence, not how other people limit or define us.
Read MoreIntroducing “Dear Clinton” – A Collection of Letters To President Clinton From Our Students
Dear Clinton is a collection of letters to President Bill Clinton from our students, in partnership with Dear World founder Robert X. Fogarty.
Read MoreStudent Jenna Rhodes Works to Increase Community Engagement in North Little Rock Neighborhoods
A student from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service coordinated community engagement and outreach efforts in the Park Hill and Levy neighborhoods in North Little Rock for the development of improvement plans.
Read MoreCurrent Student Haylee Fletcher Reflects on her Ongoing International Project in South Africa
This summer, I have traveled to South Africa for 10 weeks to be apart of an international social change issue, revolving around a solid, well-researched project description.
Read MoreStudent Nick Provencher Works with The First Tee to Assess Impact
Nick Provencher of Calais, ME, completed his final capstone project with the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, collaborating with The First Tee of Central Arkansas to address student assessment and evaluation at The First Tee.
Read MoreFollow Current Student Bolton Kirchner on his Project with Hope North in Uganda
Monday morning we all bounded out of the hut ready to take on the day. Our objective was to set up temporary hand washing stations while we develop a long-term solution. Forrest Whitaker, the actor of “The Butler” and “The Last King of Scotland,” has developed a relationship with Hope North.
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