Longtime Washington Post reporter and past Clinton School speaker Walter Pincus writes about the problems facing the newspaper industry in the latest edition of the Columbia Journalism Review. Pincus chastises his colleagues in the media for being too objective and calls for more voices and more activism in newspapers.
Read MoreNonprofits Fighting Recession Too
Nonproft Quarterly editor Ruth McCambridge said Friday at the Clinton School that nonprofits across the country must tighten their belts to ride out the economic recession. McCambridge spoke to a capacity crowd as part of the Clinton School Speaker Series.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Turro Works with HIV/AIDS Orphans in Uganda
I am completing my international project at Nyaka AIDS Orphans School which located in Nyakagyezi village in southwestern Uganda. Nyaka serves more than 300 children who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS and with more than 2 million AIDS orphans in the country, the needs are very great.
Read MoreLeadership
Congrats to Clinton School Director of Development Eric Wilson who today graduated from the Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Greater Little Rock program. Eric was the youngest graduate in his class of more than 50 area leaders.
Read MoreAsia and the Economic Crisis
Singapore’s ambassador to the United States Chan Heng Chee will speak at the Clinton School on Friday, June 30, at noon about the affects of the global financial crisis on Asia and offer thoughts on how the world might look after the crisis ends.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Hicks Helps Orphanage in Tanzania
But with some projects, like my work with the Amani Children’s home orphanage here in Moshi, Tanzania, the need is so tangible and so enveloping, it’s hard to maintain a professional distance. Perhaps we aren’t meant to.
Read MoreSpy Novelist Discusses Craft
Bestselling spy novelist Alan Furst, who writes espionage tales set in WWII Europe, stopped by the Clinton School on Tuesday to promote his latest book, “The Spies of Warsaw,” which was recently released in paperback.
Read MoreThe Role of Private Citizens in Service
The Role of Private Citizens in Service. The Huffington Post published an article today (CLICK HERE) by Bruce Lindsey, CEO of the William J. Clinton Foundation.
Read MoreUACS History 101: Schools, Libraries and Hotels
When guests come to Little Rock to visit the Clinton School and the Clinton Library, they now have a wide variety of quality hotel options in downtown Little Rock. It wasn’t always the case.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Davis Finishing Up in Sweden
Greetings from Sweden! As many of you know, I left in April (about a month earlier than my classmates) for my International Public Service Project with the Tällberg Foundation in Stockholm. Because I left early, I will also be done early. My project culminates with the Tällberg Forum, a gathering of more than 450 leaders from around the world in the village of Tällberg, about 3.5 hours northwest of Stockholm.
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