Clinton School student Jeerawat Na Thalang wrote the following commentary about Monday’s panel featuring five of the U.S. Attorneys who were fired during a political shakeup of the Bush Administration Justice Department in 2006.
Read MorePolitical Memorabilia on Display
When you attend a Clinton School program, check out the election memorabilia displayed in the lobby case at Sturgis Hall. Among the items include a memorandum sent by Sam Walton to associates regarding the 1992 Bush-Clinton presidential campaign; a 1974 Clinton for Congress brochure; and a 1968 George Wallace-Curtis LeMay newsletter.
Read MoreFighting Poverty in the Delta
The effort, titled “Emerging Communities Initiative (ECI): Reducing levels of poverty in the Delta,” has targeted three Delta communities – Forrest City, Helena-West Helena and Blytheville – and is working to help find ways to reduce poverty among the most vulnerable residents of those areas.
Read MoreThe Ousted U.S. Attorneys
Five of the seven U.S. Attorneys who were fired in 2006 as part of a political shakeup of the Bush Administration Justice Department spoke today at an even hosted by the Clinton School and the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law.
Read MoreStudents Attending CGI
Ten Clinton School students are volunteering this weekend at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, an gathering of world leaders hosted by President Clinton in New York.
Read MorePresidential History
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:
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