More than 500 students and administrators from 73 colleges across the country will arrive in Little Rock on March 19-21 for the 2010 IMPACT National Student Conference, one of the oldest and largest gatherings of socially engaged college students in America. Hosted by the Clinton School and UALR, the conference will feature a variety of activities, including…
Read MoreElections Class Goes to Capitol
Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford held his 2010 Elections class at the Arkansas State Capitol on Monday, the first day of filing for candidates in May’s Republican and Democratic primary elections.
Read MoreNewport Digs Delta Art
If you build it, they will come. Well, Newport has not built an arts center just yet, but people are coming anyway. The second annual Delta Visual Arts Show in Newport played to more than 400 art fans Saturday, more than doubling last year’s total.
Read MoreClimate an Issue for Women
That’s why the league has made climate its No. 1 issue in 2010, the 90th anniversary of its efforts to impact government through public policy and citizen education, Wilson said
Read MoreThis Week at the Clinton School
Also Tuesday, we’ll announce more details on the 2010 IMPACT National Student Conference, hosted by the Clinton School and UALR on March 19-21.
Read MoreStudents Promote Delta Art
Six Clinton School students will travel to Newport, Ark., tomorrow for the annual Delta Visual Arts Show. For the second consecutive year, a team of students has been working with the Newport community to lay the groundwork for a community visual arts center to help spur economic development in the city’s downtown are. After last year’s…
Read MoreClinton School Dodge Ball
Several Clinton School students will participate in a dodge ball tournament tomorrow benefiting Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Hosted by the Phi Delta Epsilon medical fraternity at UAMS, the event will feature 26 teams, two of which will represent the Clinton School. Participating students include: Mircha King, LaTrenia Byrd, Ashley Davis, Adam Moreland, Nathanial Owen, Julie Meyer,…
Read MoreRwandan Scholars Program Meets
A group of students, faculty and other university representatives with the Rwanda Presidential Scholars program met today at the Clinton School. Led by Hendrix College in Conway, the program includes 12 colleges and universities that work with the Rwandan government to provide four-year undergraduate scholarships to Rwandan college students.
Read MoreThe Politically Correct University
A professor of education reform at the University of Arkansas, Maranto spoke this week at the Clinton School about his book, “The Politically Correct University: Problems, Scope and Reform,” a compilation of essays arguing that political correctness harms the freedom of thought in today’s higher education community.
Read MoreStudents Take Part in Civil Rights Film Festival
Clinton School student Spirit Trickey (’10) continues to impact the community. Last weekend, Trickey hosted the 4thAnnual “Reel” Civil Rights Film Festival, a partnership between the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site and Market Street Cinema.
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