Students, parents, teachers and concerned citizens attended the Clinton School’s screening of “Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness,” a new PBS film about community response towards hate crimes.
Read MoreCommunity Philanthropy: How the Delta Region Revives, Embraces and Promotes the Spirit of Giving
The study in the journal Foundation Review looks at giving, civic engagement and leadership development in small communities in Arkansas.
Read MoreNonprofit Sustainability During Times of Uncertainty
Read Publication The Nonprofit Management and Leadership study, titled, “Nonprofit Sustainability During Times of Uncertainty” was conducted in partnership with the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Dr. Karl Besel, associate professor for public affairs and graduate school director for the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Kokomo, and Klak participated in…
Read MoreCommunity Philanthropy: How the Delta Region Revives, Embraces and Promotes the Spirit of Giving
The study in the journal Foundation Review looks at giving, civic engagement and leadership development in small communities in Arkansas. “I’m pleased that these national academic journals have recognized the importance of our research on community philanthropy in the rural South,” said Dr. Charlotte L. Williams, director of the Center on Community Philanthropy. “We will continue to study…
Read MoreThis Week at the Clinton School
This a one-hour documentary tells the story of a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence devastates the community. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents of Patchogue, N.Y., culminated with the murder of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the Long Island village for 13 years.
Read MoreSpeaker: Zappo’s Culture Unique
Zappo’s is not your ordinary online store, as an audience gathered at the Clinton School on Wednesday afternoon learned from their “speaker of the house,” Jamie Naughton.
Read MoreCongresswoman Says Revenues Must Be Included in Debt Deal
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D, Calif.) spoke about the ailing economy on Friday morning at the Clinton School. Her remarks made national news when she told the crowd that a deal could not be made by the deficit cutting Congressional committee without new tax revenues.
Read MoreCards Mailed to Troops
Clinton School students mailed over 600 cards to U.S. Military troops today in conjunction with the 10-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. After Sunday’s letter-writing event drew more than 500 cards, Cabot Junior High School sent an additional 140 cards that were made by students in Patti DiTommaso’s 7th grade science class.
Read MoreJoe Klein’s 2011 Election Road Trip
As part of his 2011 Election Road Trip, TIME magazine columnist Joe Klein will stop in Little Rock to give a Clinton School lecture. After driving from New York to Los Angeles last year, Klein is currently traveling from the border at Loredo, Texas, north to Minnesota to find out what people are thinking outside the Beltway. Klein joined TIME in January 2003 to write “In the Arena,” a regular column on national and international affairs titled. Click here to learn more about Klein’s road trip on his blog, “Swampland.”
Read MoreDean to be Honored by HIPPY USA
Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford will be honored by HIPPY USA, a national organization dedicated to early childhood education. Rutherford will be the guest of honor at the annual “HIPPY Champion Event” on Oct. 21 in Little Rock.
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