Clinton School Student Marquita Little has accepted a position with Youth Villages in Memphis where she will serve as a family intervention specialist working with the faith-based community.
Read MoreConfessions of a Counterterrorism Agent
A former special agent in counterterrorism for the State Department, Burton orchestrated the arrest of Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of the first World Trade Center bombing, and investigated cases such as the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, al Qaeda’s pre-9/11 plots to bomb New York City, and the Libyan-backed terrorist attacks against diplomats in Sanaa and Khartoum
Read MoreThe Antique Road Show
Former Senator and Clinton School founding Dean David Pryor joked that Friday’s Kumpuris Lecture featuring him, former President Bill Clinton and former Senator Dale Bumpers was Arkansas’s version of “The Antique Road Show.”
Read MoreReaching the Summit
Congratulations to Clinton School student James Mitchell who successfully reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. James, who was been working at the Amani Chldren’s Home since May 2008, will join his classmates in Little Rock for graduation April 25.
Read MoreBoys and Girls Club Basketball
My fellow classmate Johnathan Dunkley and I had the pleasure to entertain some visitors to the Clinton School this Saturday. After finishing out the Boys and Girls Club basketball season with our team, we decided to bring them to our school and make a day of it.
Read MoreGrand Opening
The Arkansas Studies Institute, which is home to the Clinton School River Market Campus, officially opened Saturday with a ceremony featuring former Arkansas governors including Bill Clinton, David Pryor and Dale Bumpers.
Read MoreCongratulations to Ben Beaumont
Ben Beaumont, the Clinton School’s Director of Communications, was one of “25 For the Future” named in this week’s 25th anniversary publication of Arkansas Business. Ben is the youngest person chosen.
Read MoreThe Big Three
Clinton School students will enjoy a Kumpuris Lecture tonight featuring three legends of Arkansas politics, former President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Senators Dale Bumpers and David Pryor. Mack McLarty, Clinton’s first White House chief of staff, will moderate what promises to be an interesting discussion.
Read MoreFriendly Bracket Competition
We’re having a friendly bracket competition here at the Clinton School on espn.com’s tournament challenge. Taking an early lead as of this post is Ashley Davis of class 4.
Read MoreReclaiming Conservatism
Former Replican Congressman Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma spoke Thursday at the Clinton School about his book, “Reclaiming Conservatism,” which argues that conservatives today have abandoned their principles and have become champions of what they once most feared.
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