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Communication Master’s Students Excel Thanks to Arnold and Rushing Awards
Thanks to two endowed scholarships, a couple of first-year M.A. students in communication are having a successful year. Amy Whiteside, from Bella Vista, has been named the 2023-2024 recipient of the Janice Hocker Rushing Award. The scholarship, which is named after a...
U of A Senior Named 2024 Luce Scholarship Finalist
U of A student Sherjeel Naeem was recently named a finalist for the 2024 Luce Scholarship. Naeem, a senior and native of Greenwood, is an honors anthropology and biology major in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. The Luce Scholarship Program, a nationally...
Student-Run Record Label Now Offers Marketing Services for Arkansas Artists
The University of Arkansas’ student-run record label, Hill Records, is excited to announce a new services division that will offer music industry marketing and promotion to artists from and within Arkansas. Through this division, U of A students will now be able to...
U of A Sets Records for Fall-to-Spring Retention of Freshman Class
Fall-to-spring retention rates at the U of A have reached an all-time high, with 95% of full-time degree-seeking new freshmen that began the academic year in fall 2023 returning for the spring 2024 semester. Freshmen retention rates increased for every ethnic...
Online Bachelor’s Programs Rise in ‘U.S. News’ Ranking; Grad Degrees Fare Well
Online bachelor’s degrees at the U of A climbed seven spots to No. 28 in the nation for the 2024 “Best Online Programs” announced by the U.S. News & World Report on Feb. 7. Online graduate engineering and graduate education programs ranked well. Online bachelor’s...