Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. (Clinton Center, Great Hall) *Panel discussion to follow
– Join us for the debut screening of the new HBO series, “The Weight of the Nation,” a multi-part documentary series on the obesity epidemic in America.
Holder Delivers Kumpuris Lecture
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., discussed the worldwide problem of human trafficking Tuesday night in Little Rock as part of the Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series.
Read MoreStudent Facilitates Conversations on Race, Ethnicity at UAMS
Her initial goal was to inform the establishment of a campus-wide formal student organization to promote and foster meaningful engagement across lines of race, ethnicity and culture, but it quickly developed into more, Malveaux said.
Read MoreStudent Takes 2nd Place in Entrepreneur Competition
Clinton School student Jordan Aibel (’13) won second place prize in the Innovate Arkansas small business entrepreneur competition for his invention of a mobile application that calculates currency exchange rates for people traveling internationally.
Read MoreMore Capstone Presentations Set for Friday
Four more Clinton School students will present their final Capstone projects Friday at Sturgis Hall. Capstone Student: Jared Rowell
Read MoreStudent Leads Alumni Outreach Effort for Education Program
Clinton School student Derrick Rainey has helped coordinate an outreach initiative for alumni of a program dedicated to serving academically-talented African American high school students in Central Arkansas.
Read MoreStanderfer receives Fulbright Award
Dr. Christina Standerfer, associate professor at University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at University Marin Barleti in Tirana, Albania during the 2012-2013 academic year.
Read MoreStudent Partners with Wellstone Action! to Fight Discrimination
Clinton School student Heidi Justice partnered with Wellstone Action!, a national nonprofit organization, to create a curriculum for training groups, organizations and communities to affect public policy aimed at ending discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Read MoreStudent Partners with Heifer International to Promote Agriculture Education in Uganda
Clinton School student Shamim Okolloh has spent this academic year in Uganda, where she worked with Heifer International a global hunger and poverty-fighting organization, to pilot an agriculture education project to attract youth to farming.
Read MoreBowman to Speak at Research Conference
Clinton School assistant professor Dr. Warigia Bowman will be the keynote speaker at the Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference on Friday, April 20 at Henderson State University.
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