John Brown University

The immediate impression upon encountering the job site for what will be the new $26.3 million Maumelle Charter High School is something along the lines of, “This is a charter school?” The massive 115,000-square-foot project is up and well on…

John Brown University was recognized today as a top 10 regional southern university by U.S. News and World Report and as one of the best colleges to work for in the country by the Great Colleges to Work For program.…

Republican Trent Minner, of Conway, has officially announced his candidacy for State Representative, District 72, which includes Faulkner County. Minner is described as a lifelong conservative, and currently serves as an assistant attorney general in the Public Protection Department where he…

With the help of a new grant, John Brown University will be creating a new finance and data analytics lab. The Schmieding Foundation awarded a $60,000 grant to JBU to establish the Schmieding Foundation Finance and Data Analytics Lab, which…

For the 2021-22 year, John Brown University is increasing undergraduate costs by 1.68 percent. This blended increase for undergraduate tuition, fees, and room and board is the lowest percentage rate increase in 30 years, according to the university. The increase…

The Soderquist College of Business at John Brown University is adding a series of new offerings to its undergraduate and graduate programs. Starting in fall 2021, the College of Business will offer four new degrees. One of the degrees will…

John Brown University has established a new office to oversee the institution’s diversity initiatives. The university’s Office of Diversity will be headed by Dr. Ted Song, who will serve as coordinator of diversity. According to a JBU news release, Song…

John Brown University (JBU) has received an $8 million grant from the Walton Charitable Support Foundation for its computer science and data analytics programs. Of the total, $6 million will be used to create an endowed scholarship for students majoring…

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2016 edition of Best Colleges, and several Arkansas colleges and universities made the list. The University of Arkansas has tied at No. 129 in the National Universities category. UA was the only Arkansas…

Kordate Solutions, representing the University of Arkansas, won the graduate division of the eighth annual Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State Collegiate Business Plan Competition in Las Vegas, the Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation, an Arkansas Capital affiliate, announced on May 28. The…