by Lisy McKinnon | Jul 23, 2024 | Alumni, Faculty Points of Pride, Features
Alumni and Faculty to Be Honored at the 79th Alumni Awards Celebration The Arkansas Alumni Association will host its 79th Alumni Awards Celebration at 6 p.m., Friday, October 18, at the Fayetteville Town Center. The ceremony recognizes those individuals who continue...
by John Post | Jul 22, 2024 | Alumni, Alumni Awards & Achievements, Features
Tuskegee Roots Inspire Public Policy Alumna’s Fight for Health Equality Michele Wise Wright was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, to Frankie Berry and Garland Wise, in the same hospital where the Tuskegee Syphilis Study was being conducted by the U.S. government. The...
by Office of University Relations | Jul 8, 2024 | Alumni, Alumni Awards & Achievements, Features, Outreach & Impact, Student Success
Making the Grade Twin sisters Tina and Trina Fletcher are not from the Arkansas Delta, but they are intensely focused on addressing the academic disparities of students and teachers from the southeastern corner of their home state. “If we can lift the academic...
by Paula Haydar | Jun 30, 2024 | Alumni, Alumni Awards & Achievements, Features, Student Success
Arabic B.A. Grads Move on to Exciting Careers Six recent graduates from the U of A’s Arabic major program are embarking on promising futures in a variety of fields, from comparative literature and cultural studies to medicine. The Arabic Program takes pride in...
by Andra Liwag | Jun 21, 2024 | Alumni, Announcements, Features, Gifts, Major Gifts
Fulbright College Expands Development Team With New Key Leadership Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences alumnae Becca Bradley and Autumn Spicher have been appointed to lead the college’s fundraising efforts, effective June 17. Arkansas native Olivia Graham also...
by John Post | Jun 20, 2024 | Alumni, Alumni Awards & Achievements, Features, Student Success
Alumnus Derden’s Public Policy Insights Support Students as New National Park College President Wade Derden was teaching history at Pulaski Technical College when he became interested in the question that would lead him into higher education administration: what...
