Clinton School students enjoyed a presentation Thursday night from renowned presidential historian Michael Beschloss who spoke as part of the Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series.
Read MorePub for TOMS Shoes
Past Clinton School speaker Blake Mycoskie, founder and chief shoe giver of TOMS Shoes, is featured today in an article by Bloomberg News. Mycoskie’s Clinton School connection is mentioned in the story.
Read MoreCarry the Rock
The Wall Street Journal today includes a review of author Jay Jennings’ new book, “Carry the Rock: Race, Football and the Soul of an American City,” which follows the Little Rock Central High School football team on the 50th Anniversary of the school’s historic 1957 desegregation crisis.
Read MoreRiver Market Lecture Series Announced
The Clinton School and the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau are proud to announce “Place, Parks and Politics,” a four-week, outdoor speaker series this fall in Little Rock’s River Market Pavilion.
Read MoreThis Week at the Clinton School
A lecture schedule for Tuesday featuring Mike Tackett, Washington bureau chief for Bloomberg News, has been postponed until a later date. That leaves three events this week at the Clinton School:
Read MoreDean: Feds Should Create Gulf Volunteer Network
The Center for a Better South has released a listing of ideas and recommendations it made to the U.S. Navy about how to improve the lives of residents of the Gulf Coast, particularly those impacted by the recent oil spill.
Read MorePanel on International Project
Several of our students who recently returned from completing International Public Service Projects (IPSP) across the world will participate in a series of panel discussions Friday afternoon at Sturgis Hall. The students will discuss the work they did in partnership with international nonprofit organizations and governments. Here’s a rundown of the panels:
Read MorePresidential Historian to Present Kumpuris Lecture
The next installment of the Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series will feature presidential historian Michael Beschloss on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 6:00 p.m. at the Clinton Presidential Center.
Read MoreScholar To Serve on Global Polio Eradication Board
Clinton School visiting scholar Arvind Singal has been invited to serve on a board to implement a three-year strategic plan for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) to eradicate wild poliovirus.
Read MoreLittle Rock Nine Loses Jefferson Thomas
The Clinton School family is saddened by the death of Jefferson Thomas, a member of the Little Rock Nine, the group of black students who integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Thomas is the first of the nine to pass away. Over recent years the Clinton School, the Little Rock Nine and Little Rock Central High School have been linked.
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