A century ago, the institution that would become the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was just beginning its journey. Today, UA Little Rock serves more than 8,000 students, offering programs ranging from certificates to doctoral degrees. Through education, research …
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UA Little Rock’s Drale Announces Planned Retirement
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale has told the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees that she will retire June 30 of 2027. Drale cited her 40 years of work in higher education as the impetus …
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Travis Ford Felt Broken Two Years Ago; He Arrives in Little Rock a Different Person
by Doug Criseby Doug CriseFeature image above: Travis Ford was introduced as the new head men’s basketball coach for Little Rock on March 26. Photos by Ben Krain The PE teacher did not know the first thing about basketball, and Pat Ford made that …
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UA Little Rock Gets $12.75M in Nanotechnology and Cybersecurity Efforts
by Doug Criseby Doug CriseAn injection of over $12 million in federal funding is set to transform the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s fledgling nanotechnology and cybersecurity programs. U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) helped spur the $12.75 worth of federal aid through his …
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Despite Recent Success, LR Athletics Looking for More in New Conference Home
by Doug Criseby Doug CriseOnly in today’s world of college athletics — with its warp-speed changes, conditional loyalties and ever-present demands for more revenue — would the Little Rock Trojans athletics department choose to fold a winning hand. Yet in moving away from the …
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Questions Run Rampant as Colleges Give Athletes a Cut of Their Revenue
by Doug Criseby Doug CriseMatt Whiting lives on the other side of the fence. As a baseball player at the University of Arkansas at Monticello from 2009 to 2010, Whiting suited up in a uniform with no name on the back and played on …
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Lexicon’s Schueck Receives Rotary Club Leader Award
by Doug Criseby Doug CriseLexicon president and CEO Patrick Schueck was honored Wednesday, October 15 as Little Rock Rotary Club’s Business and Professional Leader of the Year during a ceremony at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Reynolds Center for Business and Economic …
After just a three-year stay in the Ohio Valley Conference, the Little Rock Trojans are on the move again. The university announced Friday that it will join the United Athletic Conference, a rebranding of the Western Athletic Conference, effective July …
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UA Little Rock School of Nursing Unveils Virtual Training Tools
by Doug Criseby Doug CriseNursing students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will be getting cutting-edge virtual training thanks to a new “Innovation Station” that has been installed in the Pat Walker School of Nursing. In her remarks during a dedication ceremony, …
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State Leaders Calling for Law Professor’s Termination Over Charlie Kirk Remarks
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffComments made by a William H. Bowen School of Law professor in the aftermath of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk continue to spark outrage and calls for accountability from state leaders at the highest level. Kirk, 31, founder …