Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift kicked off the Clinton School’s fall distinguished lecture series today. She discussed her new book, “Two Weeks of Life: A Memoir of Love, Death and Politics.” Click here for more.
Read MoreMore on After School Study
Several local media outlets yesterday and today covered the Clinton School’s new study on after-school programs in Arkansas. Here’s a rundown of items on the Web:
Read MoreStudents Author Report on After School Programs in Ark
A report on the demand for after school programs in Arkansas authored by three Clinton School students is making news today. Students Jose Guzzardi, Marquita Little and James Mitchell found that more than half of middle and high school students in Arkansas are unsupervised after school on a daily basis.
Read MoreThe Candidates on Service
Both candidates boast extensive backgrounds in public service — McCain as a Vietnam War veteran and former POW and Obama as a community organizer in Chicago.
Read MoreBeatrice and Her Goat
This fall we will welcome a truly remarkable woman to the Clinton School. Beatrice Biira, whose rise from poverty and illiteracy in Uganda inspired the bestselling children’s book “Beatrice’s Goat,” will be one of 30 new students starting the Master of Public Service Degree program this fall.
Read MoreArkansas Puzzle Day Results
After two hours of grueling competition, Arkansas’s crossword and sudoku champions have been crowned. Wes Lacewell, after finishing second last year, won the crossword tournament while Beth Levi successfully defended her title as sudoku master.
Read MoreGeorge Fisher Cartoons on Display
The Farkleberry, a bush which grows in the wild, was made famous by the late George Fisher, an award winning Arkansas Gazette cartoonist. The legend of the Farkleberry is based on a story about Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, who refused to let a Highway Department crew cut one down.
Read MoreCareers in Public Service
Clinton School alumnus Dr. Gary Wheeler has joined the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Board of Directors and we had the opportunity to visit after this morning’s meeting. In addition to his role as a practicing physician, Gary is also very involved in major health policy issues. For the children of Arkansas and America, both are good things because Gary is a real pro.
Read MoreIvy Leagues Touting Service
With many top students taking big salaries to work for Wall Street hedge funds and consulting firms, The New York Times ran a story yesterday about increasing consideration of public service careers among Ivy League graduates these days.
Read MoreThank You ALLTEL
Much has been written in the local and national press about Verizon’s purchase of ALLTEL, the nation’s fifth largest wireless phone company. There’s no doubt that Little Rock and Arkansas will suffer job losses as a result of this sale.
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