A senior soccer writer for Sports Illustrated, Grant Wahl visited the Clinton School this week to discuss “The State of American Soccer.”
Read MoreVIDEO: The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
With the Obama Administration ramping up its efforts to restart Israel-Palestinian peace talks, the Clinton School hosted a timely lecture last week featuring Jim Gerstein, a public affairs consultant who has worked for a number of years on the advancement of peace talks. In the video below, Gertein discusses current American Jewish public opinion and political dynamics:
Read MoreClass of 2012 Recommended Reading
Continuing a tradition that began with the Clinton School’s second class in 2006, the members of the entering class were asked to select one book they would recommend for others to read. Below is the recommended reading list from the Class of 2012:
Read MoreSummer in Ethiopia
Clinton School students Mark Lienhart (left) and Ben Kaufman (right) completed their international service projects this summer in Ethiopia where this photograph was taken and where they worked with TOMS Shoes and affiliated organizations.
Read MoreMeet the Secretary
Clinton School students Wednesday met briefly with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan before he spoke as part of the Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series.
Read MoreSpeaker Featured in New York Times
Dave Anderson, a Little Rock-based photographer who spoke at the Clinton School last week about his new book chronicling a New Orleans neighborhood’s post-Katrina recovery, gets a glowing feature in today’s New York Times.
Read MoreDuncan Makes News in Lecture
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan made news at Wednesday’s Kumpuris Lecture by calling on states and school districts to track and publish data related to teacher performance and other measures.
Read MoreDo-Gooders
As we mentioned below, the Foundation for the Mid South launched its new “Do-Gooders” campaign at the Clinton School on Thursday, encouraging people in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi to nominate individuals and nonprofits to receive up to $300,000 in grants.
Read MoreLithgow Wins Emmy
Actor John Lithgow won his fifth Emmy Award recently for a role he played in the hit Showtime Series “Dexter.” A past guest in the Clinton School speaker series, Lithgow spoke in February 2008 about the role of art in public service. Here’s video of Lithgow’s Clinton School speech:
Read MoreFoundation to Award ‘Do-Gooders’
The Foundation for the Mid South, a nonprofit serving communities in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, will host the launch of its new Mid South Do-Gooders campaign Tuesday at the Clinton School.
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