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U of A Brings $3 Billion Annual Economic Impact to State of Arkansas
Expanding economic opportunity across Arkansas is part of the land-grant mission of the University of Arkansas. This year, the U of A’s economic impact grew to $3 billion, reaching every corner of the state. The university fuels Arkansas’ economy through workforce...
Fellows Selected for the SEC Academic Leadership Development Program
Four U of A faculty members were named fellows of the 2024 Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program. The fellows are: Kristin Higgins, head of the Department of Counseling, Leadership and Research Methods in the College of Education and...
New CLCS Program Director to Serve as Reviewer for Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Erika Almenara, associate professor of Spanish and new director of the Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Program, has been invited to serve as a member of a peer review committee for applications received for the Fulbright U.S. Program (2025-26) competition....
Music’s Jeffrey Allen Murdock Named U of A’s 2024-25 Cambridge Fellow
Jeffrey Allen Murdock, professor in the Department of Music in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and director of both the U of A’s choral studies program and its Arkansas Center for Black Music, has been selected as the recipient of the Visiting Fellowship...
Data Science Program to Be Led by Previous Engineering Dean While Director Search Begins
Former College of Engineering Dean John English will lead the interdisciplinary Data Science Program after Director Manuel Rossetti stepped down to focus on faculty duties as a University Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering. English returned to the...