Posted by DEAN SKIP RUTHERFORD – I’ll be speaking Saturday afternoon at the 2008 commencement of the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law. Together the Bowen School and the Clinton School now offer the nation’s first joint JD/MPS degree. In 2009, Idonia Trotter was projected to be the first student to receive the joint degree. As part of my graduation comments, I’ll continue to lift two of my major concerns: student loan debt and the need for scholarships.
Saturday evening I’ll be at the Arkansas Associated Press Managing Editors Conference discussing the 2008 elections. Having taught college courses on the 2002 and 2004 elections, I’m looking forward to reviewing what is happening this year. The question and answer session following should be lively.