Dean’s Corner
Oliver Family Pays It Forward With Scholarship Endowment
A $50,000 gift from University of Arkansas alumnus Chris Oliver and his wife, Ginger, has established the Chris and Ginger Oliver Land of Opportunity Scholarship Endowment. Their contribution will impact students' access to education by addressing critical funding...
Chemistry’s Benard Omogo Selected for Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program
Congratulations to Benard Omogo, who was recently awarded research funding through the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) for his project with Wesley Omwoyo of Maasai Mara University, Kenya, titled “Noble Nanomaterials Synthesis, Characterization,...
Professor Baptist Appointed Sylvia G. Swartz Endowed Chair for 2025-26 Term
Najja K. Baptist, a professor of political science and director of the African and African American studies program, has been appointed the Sylvia G. Swartz Endowed Chair in Political Science. Baptist's term as the Swartz chair will begin this July, following the...
Historian Publishes Book About Southern Methodist Women
Janet Allured, adjunct professor of history and women's studies, is pleased to announce the publication of her latest book, Southern Methodist Women and Social Justice: Interracial Activism in the Long Twentieth Century, co-edited with M. Kathryn Armistead and...
Lithium Boom: The Prospects for Arkansas
Todd Price: Welcome to Short Talks from The Hill, a research and economic development podcast of the University of Arkansas. My name is Todd Price. We all rely on lithium. Lithium-ion batteries power our phones. They keep our laptops running. And if you drive a hybrid...