With Arkansas included among the nation’s leaders in both childhood hunger and childhood obesity, the Clinton School will host a panel discussion Thursday at noon to increase awareness and discuss solutions for these contrasting problems.
Read MoreDean to Address Tax Administrators
Dean Skip Rutherford will deliver the keynote address Monday at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Association of Tax Administrators (SEATA) in Little Rock. SEATA is an association of state tax administrators and professors from 12 southern states.
Read MoreWetlands Construction Underway
Construction has begun on the Bill Clark Wetlands on the grounds of the Clinton Center. The $2.2 million, 13-acre wetlands should be mostly completed by the end of the year.
Read MoreThe New Madrid Fault
As part of a continuing series on natural disasters, the Clinton School and the Clinton Foundation will host a panel discussion on Wednesday at noon about the New Madrid Fault Line, which runs through parts of Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois.
Read MoreWelcoming Associate Dean Shields
Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford hosted a reception Wednesday to welcome Todd Shields, the school’s new interim dean for academic affairs.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Working in Kenyan Schools
Clinton School student Patrick Banks (’11) recently sent us this photo from his travels in Kenya where he is performing a needs assessment of science resources and skill levels at several Western Kenyan schools to help design a science curriculum that is better-aligned to country and international science standards.
Read MoreStudent Elrina Frost Completes Marathon
Clinton School student Elrina Frost (’11) sends word that she recently ran the 56-mile Comrades Marathon in her native South Africa.
Read MorePreparing for Class 6
Below, Clinton School technology administrator Kari Mogensen prepares new laptop computers for members of our sixth class who will begin at the Clinton School in August.
Read MoreDean Calls for Volunteers to Help Gulf
In an Op Ed published today, Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford and Andy Brock, president of the Center for a Better South, call for a national volunteer center to help with the Gulf Oil spill. Posted on The Hill Congress blog, the Op Ed proposes a database like Craigslist to match community needs in the Gulf with volunteers who want to help with the clean up. Here’s an excerpt:
Read MoreGrad to Coordinate UALR Initiative
Clinton School grad Harvell Howard (’10) is joining UALR as coordinator of the university’s African American Male Initiative focused on retaining and graduating African American male students. Howard helped start the initiative for his final Clinton School Capstone project.
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