Clinton School student William Jeter (’11) spoke today at a meeting of the Mississippi Delta Grassroots Caucus about his life growing up and working in the Delta region.
Read MoreUpdating the Speaker Series Website
Because of the popularity and large number of lectures in the Clinton School Speaker Series, our speaker series Web site, www.clintonschoolspeakers.com, is undergoing some updates. We may be delayed in posting the video from recent lectures on the site until the updates are completed sometime in mid-April.
Read MoreStudent Studies San Antonio Parks
Faisal Umar, a Clinton School student and Fulbright scholar from Indonesia, partnered with the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department to complete a study of how San Antonio-area residents use and benefit from a local park system.
Read MoreSpeaker: Climate Action Needed Now
The effects of climate change are permanent and the United States and the rest of the world must face the problem head on, said a prominent professor of the environment and politics in a Clinton School speech Wednesday.
Read MoreStokes Finishes HEARTS Work
The attention could lead to expansion of the HEARTS program to other cities, Stokes said. “I would like to bring this program to Arkansas so that the children of my home state can benefit from this necessary program and that all preventable sudden cardiac death will be a thing of the past,” Stokes said.
Read MoreNot in Our Town to Launch A Networking Site
On April 6, the Not In Our Town project will launch NIOT.org, a social networking site for people fighting hate and working to create safe, inclusive communities and schools where everyone is respected. NIOT.org will connect people everywhere to network and share local stories of success and inspire others to fight hate in their communities, Corodimas says.
Read MoreStudents to Participate in Feder Events
Clinton School students will serve as co-facilitators and note-takers for a series of dialogues on community development hosted in Little Rock by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Read MorePat’s Run
Even those who can’t attend the event can help, Riley says. For a $30 donation, you can be a “t-shirt only runner” in your own Pat’s Run. The foundation will send you a race-day t-shirt and you can run 4.2 miles on your own. Click here to sign up.
Read MoreStudents to Present Projects
As mentioned below, three Class of 2010 students will be making their final Capstone project presentations on Thursday in Classroom II at Sturgis Hall. The presentations are open to the public.
Read MorePLO Rep: Settlements Must Stop
Israel must stop expanding settlements in East Jerusalem to “show good faith” in restoring peace talks, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s representative to the United States said in a Clinton School speech Monday.
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