Dr. Joanne Liebman Matson, professor of rhetoric and writing, is celebrating her department’s and her parents’ commitment to education with the creation of an endowed scholarship at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Matson’s donation of $25,000 will establish…
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UALR Awarded $165K Grant to Support Research Efforts to Monitor Cyber Warfare Tactics on Social Media
Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy endowed chair and distinguished professor of information science at UA Little Rock, has received a grant for $165,540 that will support research efforts to monitor cyber warfare tactics through social media. UA Little Rock…
Arkansas Press Women (APW) has selected Emma Jones, a junior at Harding University, as the recipient of its 2022 scholarship. Jones will receive a $1,000 scholarship and a membership to APW during the Arkansas Press Women Awards Ceremony May 21…
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Keltch Named New Chief Information Officer at UA Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Brian Keltch as the university’s new chief information officer, effective May 2. “I am pleased and honored to accept the position of chief information officer with a great passion for the…
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Meyer Donates $50k to UALR Construction Management Students
One UA Little Rock alumnus has made the university’s annual Giving Day celebration extra special with the day’s largest donation of $50,000. Chris Meyer, president and CEO of James A. Rogers Excavating, Inc., made the donation on March 29 to…
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Arkansas Choir Students to Perform at Carnegie Hall this Summer
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSelect choir students across Arkansas are gearing up for a once in a lifetime experience this summer. Members of Little Rock’s Joe T. Robinson High choir, the Singing Senators, will travel to New York City and perform at Carnegie Hall.…
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrate its spring 2022 graduates with three commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 14, at the Jack Stephens Center. More than 1,250 students are eligible to graduate during the spring 2022 semester. The 10…
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UA Little Rock Selects 2022 Faculty Excellence Award Winners
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has chosen Joshua Silverstein, Noureen Siraj, and John Kirk as the 2022 winners of the Faculty Excellence Awards. This is the highest honor UA Little Rock awards its faculty members. Silverstein, a professor…
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UA Little Rock Opens Learning Commons Offering All-Access Tutoring
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock recently opened a new learning center that will help students succeed by providing a convenient one-stop location for tutoring. The UA Little Rock Learning Commons is a student-centered space that is designed to…
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Small Business Specialist Lee Retires from ASBTDC After 27 Years
Local project specialist Timothy Lee recently retired at the end of March, after working for 27 years at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at UA Little Rock. If you’ve never met Lee in person, you may recognize…