The Clinton Foundation and Clinton School of Public Service are pleased to host Hidden Figures programming during Women’s History Month in March, culminating with a Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture featuring author Margot Lee Shetterly. Free public screenings of the Oscar-nominated film, Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who…
Read MoreMarch Speakers at the Clinton School
*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling (501) 683-5239“Rise: How A House Built A Family,” Cara BrookinsTuesday, February 28, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow– After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins of Central Arkansas had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In desperate need of a…
Read MoreStudents Join Global Movement to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls
Students at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service present a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues with a performance by Clinton School students and Little Rock community members. The performance will be held Friday, February 24th, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. at the Clinton School’s main campus located at 1200 President…
Read MoreThe 9th Annual Delta Visual Arts Show to be Held February 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The 9th Annual Delta Visual Arts Show will be held Saturday, February 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in downtown Newport, Arkansas. The festival features visual artists from the Arkansas and Mississippi Delta and those who feature the Delta in their works. The project began when Newport native John Conner III suggested it as a Clinton School community engagement project. Working…
Read MoreBarkus on Main: A Parade of Pet Proportions
Hounds Lounge Pet Resort & Spa will present Barkus on Main: A Parade of Pet Proportions in the Main Street Creative Corridor on Sunday, February 26… this parade is for the dogs! Barkus on Main will take place 1 p.m.-5 p.m. with a Barkus Pet Parade kicking off the fun at 2 p.m. from 6th and Main. After the parade, a Mardi Gras…
Read MoreThe Center on Community Philanthropy Receives the 2016 Community Partner Award from Higher Purpose Co.
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service Center on Community Philanthropy recently received the 2016 Community Partner Award from Higher Purpose Co. in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The Center supported Higher Purpose Co.’s community empowerment program—Higher Purpose Academy—in its 2016 inception. The program, which aims to engage minority millennials on topics such as racial equity,…
Read MoreFebruary Speakers at the Clinton School
*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling (501) 683-5239. “Legacies & Lunch presents the Annual Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail Induction Ceremony”Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 12:00 Noon (CALS Ron Robinson Theater) *In partnership with the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies & UALR Joel E. Anderson Institute of Race and Ethnicity– The Butler Center…
Read MoreMake It A Day On, Not A Day Off
As the nation’s first graduate school to offer a Master of Public Service degree, the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service encourages participation in the National Day of Service on Monday, January 16, to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Service is a core principle of the Clinton School, where students…
Read MoreLooking Back: Insights for the Field From the Clinton Global Initiative
This post was written by class one alum Joe Ballard, and was originally posted on Global Daily. In 2015, the world’s leaders came together at the United Nations to set forth an ambitious agenda for ending poverty, protecting our planet, and promoting global prosperity for all through the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals. Although we…
Read More“Command & Control” to Air on PBS Tuesday, January 10th at 9/8c
COMMAND AND CONTROL, a new documentary thriller about the real events that occurred at a Titan II missile complex in Arkansas in September 1980 will air on PBS Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 9/8c. Directed by Robert Kenner (Food, Inc.) and based on the critically acclaimed book by Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), COMMAND AND CONTROL is a minute-by-minute account…
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