Alumni
Theatre Alumni and Students Bring Live ‘Curbside Theatre’ to Patrons During COVID-19
ArkansasStaged has developed a brand-new exploration of what it means to perform live theatre. Conceived b Department of Theatre alumna Laura Shatkus, artistic director of ArkansasStaged, Curbside Theatre is a new spin on presenting live performance: you stay inside...
Doctoral Student in Math Earns Top Post-Doc Placements at Max Planck Institute and Princeton
A spring 2020 graduate student, Jean Pierre Mutanguha, has been selected for a prestigious post-doctoral placement at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, Germany, followed by a second post-doctoral placement through the Institute of Advanced Study and...
Fulbright College Celebrates 2020 Scholars Who Graduated With a 4.0 GPA
More than 4,830 students graduated this spring from the University of Arkansas, with more than a fourth of those new alumni coming from the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. However, only 45 of these new Fulbright College alumni graduated after...
Alumnus Shifts Courier Business to Deliver to Community
In 2013, a friend asked University of Arkansas alumnus Hunter Riley if he could use his transport truck to "schlep a credenza" in the Chicago area. Riley agreed, and the request sparked entrepreneurial inspiration. His company, aptly dubbed "Schlep," was born, and his...
New ‘Short Talks’ Podcast Features Poet and Alumnus Matt Henriksen
Matt McGowan: This is Short Talks From the Hill, a podcast or the University of Arkansas. My name is Matt McGowan, and I’m a science writer here at the University. Today I’m talking to Matt Henriksen. Henriksen is a poet, teacher and alumnus of the University of...