News

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.

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.

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.

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:

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.

September 1, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Back from covering the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Wahl will discuss the state of American soccer. Wahl will also sign copies of his New York Times bestselling book, “The Beckham Experiment,” which chronicles English star David Beckham’s stint in American soccer.

The Clinton School paid tribute to its namesake this morning on his 64th birthday. To honor President Clinton, students, faculty and staff were served birthday cake.