In support of fellow classmates and others running the race, a group of Clinton School students will gather in front of Clinton School of Public Service Sturgis Hall to cheer on runners in the Little Rock Marathon this Sunday, March 6, 2016. The marathon course will pass by Sturgis Hall around the 4.5 mile mark. Clinton…
Read More“Building a Global Health Career from a Childhood Dream”
Alum Nicole Maddox was featured by the United States Agency for International Development as a former Global Health Fellow in “Building a Global Health Career from a Childhood Dream.” The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) II is the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Health (GH) bureau’s premiere Fellowship program that identifies and supports…
Read MorePracticum Projects Across Arkansas in an Interactive Map
Practicum Projects Across Arkansas in an Interactive Map The Clinton School partners with community initiatives, public agencies, and nonprofit organizations in Arkansas to provide our first-year students an opportunity to practice skills learned in the classroom. This map depicts where projects have taken place and what issue areas have been addressed in these projects over…
Read MoreMarch Speakers at the Clinton School
Bobby Roberts has been the director of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) since 1989. During his tenure at CALS, it has been recognized as one of the premier library systems in the United States
Read MoreDelta Visual Arts Show, Cofounded by Clinton School Students, is this Saturday, February 27 in Newport
Cofounded by a Clinton School team-based project and the Newport Economic Development Commission (NEDC), the Delta Visual Arts Show is now in its eighth year. A current Clinton School team is working with the NEDC and Newport civic and community leaders on developing the Delta Visual Arts Center in Newport. More information can be found…
Read MoreAlum Tshering Yudon Publishes Her First Children’s Book
University of Arkansas Clinton School graduate Tshering Yudon of Thimphu, Bhutan, has written and published her first book, Bumo Jarim, a children’s book about her home country. Bumo Jarim is a Bhutanese folktale about a young, courageous girl named Karma who helps readers to redefine and examine beauty, compassion, and courage and is illustrated by Sonam Chophel of…
Read MoreCenter on Community Philanthropy Partners with Higher Purpose Academy in Clarksdale, Mississippi
The University of Arkansas Clinton School Center on Community Philanthropy recently joined a partnership to launch the inaugural session of Higher Purpose Academy (HPA), an innovative community empowerment program for minority millennials in the Mississippi Delta.
Read MoreCongratulations to the Clinton School Team and the Other 2016 Policy Solutions Challenge USA Semifinalists
Policy Solutions Challenge USA is a national competition among teams of students from U.S. schools of public policy, public affairs and public administration to develop innovative solutions to the most important policy problems facing the country. These students represent the next generation of skilled policy analysts, prepared by the schools of public policy, public affairs…
Read MoreJericho Way Day Resource Center Receives Hope Fund Grant
Jericho Way Day Resource Center is the recipient of a grant from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service’s Hope Fund. The grant amounts to $595 and will be used to assist homeless Arkansans with the purchase of new identification cards and reissued birth certificates, both of which are important for access to housing, employment, and social services.
Read MoreFood Pantry Opens at UALR with Help from Clinton School Alum
A new food pantry for students, faculty and staff at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has opened in the Donaghey Student Center on the UALR campus. Clinton School graduate Brandon Mathews, who works with the Arkansa Food Bank, has been a leading voice on college student hunger championing the importance of campus food pantries. Click here to…
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