Current student Mattea Fleischner has been accepted as a fellow at StartingBloc LA 2015 and received a scholarship to attend. On February 19th, 2015, 100 StartingBloc fellows will gather in Los Angeles for the LA ’15 Institute for Social Innovation. At the ’15 StartingBloc Institute, fellows participate in a series of workshops and activities designed to…
Read MoreClinton School Student Emily Wernsdorfer Creates Environmental Education Program for Ferncliff Camp’s Eco Center
Emily Wernsdorfer of York, Penn. spent the past six months completing her University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service final Capstone project with Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center, a nonprofit camp in Little Rock specializing in hospitality, outreach, and sustainability.
Read MoreClinton School and UALR Set to Host the Gulf-South Summit In March
For the first time, the Gulf South-Summit is being held in Arkansas form March 11-13 at the Little Rock Marriott. Co-hosted by the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the Summit will attract over 300 faculty, staff, community partners, and students from over 100 higher education institutions.
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February Speakers. Lily Eskelsen GarcÃa is president of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest labor union. Lily began her career in education as a school lunch lady and now leads a professional association of three million educators
Read MoreThe Clinton School and Peacework Are Organizing a Short-term Public Service Project in Belize
To commemorate 10 years of International Public Service Projects, alumni are celebrating in true Clinton School fashion – by serving for social change. This summer, the Clinton School will partner with Peacework to organize a short-term public service project in Dangriga, Belize. We invite all alumni, volunteers, faculty, and staff, along with their family members, to join us!
Read MoreStudent Tshering Yudon is Helping to Preserve Bhutanese Fables by Creating a Children’s Book Through Crowdsource Funding
Clinton School student Tshering Yudon from Thimpu, Bhutan, is collaborating with local visual and graphic artists in Bhutan to create a children’s picture book based on traditional Bhutanese fables.
Read MoreStudent, Haylee Fletcher, Improves Access to Healthcare for Refugees
Haylee Fletcher of Prescott Valley, Ariz., spent four months completing her University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service final Capstone project with the International Rescue Committee, a nonprofit resettlement agency that works to serve refugee populations from around the world.
Read MoreClinton School Center on Community Philanthropy Visiting Scholar Studies the Changing Misrepresentation of Race and Crime in the Media
Read Publication University of Illinois communication professor and visiting scholar at the Center on Community Philanthropy at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in Fall of 2013, Travis Dixon, recently published a study of five years of network and cable crime news. The study, co-authored by the Center on Community Philanthropy director…
Read MoreClinton School Alum Launches Social Change Firm
Class 8 Alum launches Project Kinect, a social change firm that assists people and organizations in creating the positive social change they wish to see. Project Kinect will be officially launching in Madison, WI Monday, February 23rd.Â
Read MoreSocial Entrepreneurship Boot Camp Application Period Now Open
The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, the Clinton School of Public Service, the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub and the University of Arkansas Office of Entrepreneurship are proud to announce a Social Entrepreneurship Boot Camp to be held July 17-19, 2015, at the Institute on Petit Jean Mountain.
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