Education Matters: UA Little Rock real estate team looking to defend their title
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A group of UA Little Rock students won a national real estate challenge in Chicago in 2023. This year, they're headed back to defend their title. Trojans competed against schools...
View ArticlePulaski County school districts gather for Totality STEM event
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Multiple Pulaski County school districts gathered Thursday for a totality STEM showcase at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds’ Hall of Industry. Leaders said it was a way to celebrate...
View ArticleEducation Matters: UA Little Rock student focuses on making campus crosswalks...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A student at UA Little Rock is working to make campus safer with technology to make alerts for pedestrians and drivers at crosswalks. “I wake up every morning wondering, how can I...
View ArticleEducation Matters: UA Little Rock spotlights 2024 faculty award winner
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The 2024 UA Little Rock Faculty Award winners have been crowned. Multiple professors were nominated from 5 different colleges and Heidi Skurat Harris was the winner for research...
View ArticleEducation Matters: UA Little Rock’s 2024 Whitbeck Memorial award winner...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The highest honor a graduating student can receive at UA Little Rock is the Edward L. Whitbeck Memorial Award. Mass Communication major and theatre arts minor Emily Wells is this...
View ArticleEducation Matters: UA Little Rock nursing students get 100% on NCLEX exam...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - At UA Little Rock the December nursing graduate students set themselves apart with a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX exam. “In my six years here, I have not seen that happen,” UA...
View ArticleEducation Matters: University of Arkansas Little Rock holds 2024 Student...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Making the switch from high school to college is exciting but can be stressful. Each year before the school year, UA Little Rock holds Student Orientation to help get new students...
View ArticleEducation Matters: UA Little Rock awards Kiel Thorlton with faculty...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – UA Little Rock School of Mass Communication assistant professor Kiel Thorlton has left his mark on the department, enough so that he's been awarded. But awards aren't what matters...
View ArticleEducation Matters: UA Little Rock Trojan Way project to be completed by start...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The campus of UA Little Rock is drawing close to the end of a makeover. The Trojan Way project, of a walkway and library plaza, will be complete when students return this fall....
View ArticleEducation Matters: UA Little Rock partners with City of Little Rock for...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – UA Little Rock has reached a milestone that helps several employees in the state earn a degree. In September 2022, the university launched its Corporate Partnership Program to...
View ArticleEducation Matters: UA Little Rock preps for start of school year
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Classes begin at UA Little Rock on August 19 but to make for an enjoyable school year that provides loads of opportunities for students began well before. Student Government...
View ArticleEducation Matters: UA Little Rock continues to grow Trojan Works program
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Many universities have federal work-study; however, UA Little Rock is one of the only schools in the state with a formalized campus work-study for students who don't qualify for...
View ArticleEducation Matters: Little Rock law school working to inspire rural lawyers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – For thousands of people across the Natural State, not only is cost a hurdle for justice; but location is, too. The Bowen School of Law is trying to find solutions for rural legal...
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