University of Arkansas at Little Rock

UA Little Rock Kicks Off Public Phase of Centennial Campaign With Major Endowment News $6.75M Second-Largest Endowed Gift in School History   The University of Arkansas at Little Rock kicked off the public phase of its largest-ever fundraising campaign over…

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a nearly $150,000 grant from the National Security Agency to hold a year’s worth of free cybersecurity educational events for junior high and high school students in Arkansas. UA Little Rock…

Student networking for passing rigorous classes and having personal interaction with professors has long been a key part of the culture of law school. COVID made that more difficult, and Zoom classes have their drawbacks. However, as students have entered…

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded a nearly $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enhance teaching and learning and to promote student success in undergraduate STEM education. This is the largest grant UA Little…

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has created four new schools to better serve students and meet the needs of Arkansas’s capital city. The academic reorganization combines the leadership and academic programs of several smaller departments into schools that…

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has written a successful grant that will help fund a pilot suicide prevention education program in Arkansas jails. Kristina Johnson, a graduate student in professional and technical writing, wrote the grant on…

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…

Empire Financial Architects, a Little Rock-based, woman-owned and operated financial services firm, announced recently that former Hot Springs Village CEO Lesley Nalley, has been hired as the new Vice President of the firm and Registered Financial Services Professional, where she…

Executive Q&A: Finding a Solution Chair of the Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Dr. Lei Li   UA Little Rock has made some significant developments in clinical biology that will greatly impact metropolitan Little Rock and…

Title IX: 50 Years, and Beyond: Simmons Bank Partnerships Boost Women’s College Athletics   Simmons Bank, the largest bank based in Arkansas, has established relationships with 10 universities across the bank’s footprint to be a presenting sponsor of women’s athletics…