higher education

Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia has experienced rapid growth recently with a record number of new enrollment. With a 15% increase in student numbers for the fall 2022 semester, SAU has credited this growth to its in-demand programs and “culture…

The Forge Institute, a national leader in advancing cybersecurity capabilities, has recently received a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program. This funding will allow expansion of the Arkansas Cyber Defense…

Five UA Little Rock students gather in front of the Student Services Center on campus before class. (Photo by Ben Krain).  With just under two weeks until classes begin at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, preliminary enrollment data…

At its most recent quarterly meeting on July 29, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved proposed changes in the degree and certificate programs offered by Arkansas State University. The changes involve a variety of program revisions, deletions, and name…

Amanda Horton has been named by the University of Central Arkansas as the Executive Director of Public Appearances, where she will oversee the soon-to-open Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, in addition to Reynolds Performance Hall.  “It’s been an…

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Brittany Straw as the new director of Career Services. A native of Batesville, Straw is a first-generation college student who learned the importance of hard work and higher education by participating…

As represented by the graduate gowns and mortar boards introduced almost 1,000 years ago with the establishment of formal academia, higher education remained as the calendar turned to 2020 an institution steeped in tradition. The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic…

This week, we want to remind you of a quickly approaching deadline for incoming and returning college students. The deadline to apply for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship is July 1. The Academic Challenge Program provides scholarships to Arkansas residents pursuing…

As uncertainty remains around the pandemic, institutions of higher education are trying to determine how to conduct classes in the fall.  College students across the state and country have been forced to complete their spring semester virtually online since March.…

The new chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has started her term with an investment in the future of faculty members at UA Little Rock. Dr. Christina Drale, named the university’s eighth chancellor by University of Arkansas…