Clinton School student J.D. Lowery was part of Channel 7’s coverage of the agreement he helped broker between the Clinton Foundation and the State of Arkansas to fight climate change. Watch the video below.
Read MoreSpeaker Series Props
Arkansas pundit Steve Barnes has a column out about a donation he made to the Clinton Presidential Library. Among discussion about the importance of presidential libraries and schools, Barnes gives a shout out to the Clinton School Speaker Series and its bipartisan nature:
Read MoreStudent Facilitates Climate Initiative
Former President Bill Clinton and Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe today announced a new partnership to reduce the effects of climate change in the state. The partnership is a result of a Capstone project underway by Clinton School student J.D. Lowery.
Read MoreClark Lands A Role at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
We recently learned that Clinton School student Lindsey Clark of Marion, Ohio, has will be hired as a research assistant for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity and the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. She’ll working on both research and policy formulation regarding childhood obesity. Congrats Lindsey!
Read MoreSchool Lands $175K Grant
The Clinton School’s Center on Community Philanthropy learned today that it will receive a $175,000 grant from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation to fight poverty in small Arkansas communities.
Read MoreAfter-School Care in Arkansas
The article references a 2008 study completed by Clinton School students Jose Guzzardi, Marquita Little and James Mitchell about the large demand for more and better after-school programs throughout Arkansas.
Read MoreRecommended Reading
Earlier this year, we posted a recommended reading list from our current crop of Clinton School students. Those books are now on display at Sturgis Hall. Recently, several of the students decided to create a recommended reading list from the Clinton School faculty.
Read MoreCovergirl Bira
Clinton School student Beatrice Biira landed on the cover of the current issue of SYNC Weekly, a Little Rock news magazine. By now, Clinton School Blog readers know about Beatrice’s story of overcoming poverty in Uganda to earn an education with the help of a goat given to her family by Heifer International.
Read MoreAdmissions Deadline Approaching
The Clinton School’s admissions application deadline for Fall 2009 enrollment is approaching. Clinton School admissions director Alex Thomas encourages people of all backgrounds who are interested in public service to apply.
Read MoreEbert Recognizes I.O.U.S.A.
Roger Ebert, the legendary film critic, named “I.O.U.S.A,” which was screened earlier this year at the Clinton School, as one of his Top 25 films of 2008. “I.O.U.S.A.” is a documentary that chronicles the history of the mounting economic crisis and the nearly $9 trillion U.S. debt.
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