The team will conduct research to inform the development of a strategic plan that addresses the need for community-based adult literacy programs in Cleveland, Lincoln, Desha, Drew, Bradley, Ashley, and Chicot counties. The plan will be used by Arkansas Literacy Councils to establish and develop new literacy councils in the region.
Read MoreClinton School to Help Sponsor Walk for Community Again in 2017
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service will help sponsor the Just Communities of Arkansas Walk for Community for the 10th consecutive year. This year’s walk is set for Sunday, November 5 at the River Market Pavilions.
Read MoreAdegor Finds International Impact through SETF
Darlynton Adegor, a second-year student at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, is using a combination of existing legal knowledge with the Clinton School’s curriculum for community engagement to have a real impact on a major international crisis.
Read MoreRutherford Announced as Inaugural UAF Homecoming Lecturer
James L. “Skip” Rutherford III, adviser to a senator and president, dean of the Clinton School of Public Service and alum of the University of Arkansas, will deliver the Distinguished Alumni Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in Giffels Auditorium in Old Main. It is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.
Read MoreBlake Strikes Balancing Act with Family, Profession, Clinton School
A graduate of UA Little Rock with a bachelor’s degree in theatre arts and a master’s degree in secondary education, Ganelle Blake is a first-year student at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
Read MoreStringing Liberating Structures for Research and Data Collection
In June 2017, University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service Student Emily Loker used a string of five Liberating Structures (LS) to conduct six “listening sessions” with groups of Philippi high school students in Cape Town, South Africa. Her purpose was to more deeply understand how they viewed “success.”
Read More2017 McLarty Scholars Announced
McLarty Scholars is pleased to announce its 2017 recipients—Mollie Henager and Emily Smith, two University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service students, and Yvonne Quek, a graduate of the Clinton School.
Read MoreClinton School to Offer Two New Electives in Spring Semester
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service will offer two new electives in the Spring 2018 (January-May) Semester. The first, Social Entrepreneurship, will be taught by Terry Mazany and will seek to determine how to organize as a society to solve complex problems. The second, Wicked Problems, will be taught by Dr. Kent Thornton and focus on societal, cultural, and political problems that cannot be solved by traditional techniques.
Read MoreJackson’s Journey to Clinton School Includes Marine Corps, National Guard
John Jackson, a Little Rock native and graduate of UA Little Rock with a degree in anthropology, is a first-year student at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. He is pursuing a concurrent master’s degree in public health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science.
Read MoreWilliams Confirmed as Speaker at Rethinking Community Conference
Dr. Charlotte L. Williams has been confirmed as a speaker at the Rethinking Community Conference at Wake Forest University (October 19-21) in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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