Oct 3, 2017 | Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods
October 3, 2017 Dave Gearhart, former chancellor of the University of Arkansas, has accepted an appointment to the Fulbright Association’s inaugural Presidents Council. Gearhart served as chancellor from 2008 to 2015. He now teaches in the higher education program in...
Oct 2, 2017 | Curriculum and Instruction
October 2, 2007 The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Arkansas a three-year, $749,856 grant to fund scholarships for students preparing to become teachers in mathematics or science. At least 36 future teachers will receive scholarships in a...
Sep 29, 2017 | Curriculum and Instruction
Two University of Arkansas faculty members recently received three federal grants totaling more than $8 million to fund programs to increase the number of educators prepared to teach English language learners in Arkansas schools. Janet Penner-Williams and Diana...
Sep 27, 2017 | Curriculum and Instruction
September 27, 2017 Tina Howlett knows the value of a good guest speaker and Courtney Cochran travels all over Arkansas and the United States talking to groups and meeting people. Cochran, who is the Arkansas Teacher of the Year designated by the Arkansas Department of...
Sep 26, 2017 | Health, Human Performance and Recreation
September 26, 2017 University of Arkansas student James LaRocco was inspired by the 9/11 terrorist attacks to enlist in the Army, and he spent nine years on active duty that included two deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. This month, for the 16th anniversary of...