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Bringing it all Back Home: Lyon College and OneHealth Team Up to Create Dental and Veterinary School in Arkansas   Trying to get in to see a dentist lately? Particularly in rural parts of the state, you might have to…

Charting a New Course: Charter Schools Continue to Grow and Expand Across Arkansas   Theresa Timmons, executive director for Westwind School of Performing Arts in North Little Rock, can feel the questions before they’re even out of a person’s mouth.…

The Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of Arkansas Heritage, has partnered with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation to encourage students to learn poetry and develop real-world skills. Poetry Out Loud (POL) is a free, high…

Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) will break ground on a $12.6 million, 144-bed student apartment complex this month, with plans for it to be open for the Fall 2022 semester. The apartments are phase two of an initiative the university launched…

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture recently awarded $20,000 in scholarships to students attending Arkansas universities with agricultural programs. The universities include Arkansas State University, Southern Arkansas University, the University of Arkansas, and Arkansas Tech University.   “The Arkansas Department of…

With each advancement in education technology, classrooms find innovative ways to combine curriculum with the digital world.  The reliance on connectivity and software was highlighted during the pandemic, as students were in the physical classroom one day and in the…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering a virtual summer enrichment program for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors through its regional campuses. This virtual program is aimed at high schoolers interested in learning more about health…

The McMillon Innovation Studio at the University of Arkansas is launching a new program for students. Through Launch Lab, students will have the opportunity to bring their business ideas to fruition with access to resources, mentors and workshops. Located off…

As a stereotype, college professors exist across the spectrum of the collective pop culture-obsessed mind.  Consider John Houseman’s intimidating Professor Kingsfield in 1973’s The Paper Chase (“Mr. Hart, here is a dime…”); Donald Sutherland’s cannabis-curating Professor Jennings in the 1978…

Seal Solar will host an educational solar event geared toward children on Wednesday, May 13. The class, “Solar 101 for Kids,” will consist of a 30-minute Zoom session, in which students will have the opportunity to learn how solar energy…