LITTLE ROCK (Monday, March 16, 2026) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the appointment of Ashley Caldwell, of Little Rock, to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas. Caldwell, who replaces outgoing board member Kelly Eichler, will serve a 10-year term that will expire in 2036. “I am excited to welcome Ashley Caldwell as the newest member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas," said UA System President Jay B. Silveria. "A native Arkansan, … [Read more...] about Gov. Sanders Appoints Ashley Caldwell to UA Board

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday, March 10, 2026) – Three finalists have been announced in the search for the next executive director at Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences & the Arts (ASMSA) in Hot Springs, with each making independent campus visits between March 13-20. The finalists were selected with the help of a 12-member advisory search committee chaired by Michael Moore, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs for the University of Arkansas System, which advises UA System President … [Read more...] about Finalists Selected in ASMSA Executive Director Search

LITTLE ROCK (March 4, 2026) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference March 9 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The meetings will be held in the UAMS Hospital Lobby Gallery (ground floor) at 4301 W. Markham St. in Little Rock. *Please note that the March 9 meetings will break for an executive session and lunch tentatively between 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., with the video … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Hold Regularly Scheduled Meetings March 9 at UAMS

(Monday, February 16, 2026) LITTLE ROCK — Recently enacted federal legislation is sending more than $105 million to institutions and divisions within the University of Arkansas System for a variety of projects ranging from maternal health initiatives to a state-of-the-art workforce training center on the Arkansas River. Congressionally directed appropriations championed by U.S. Sen. John Boozman were approved Feb. 2. “Arkansans deserve to have their hard-earned tax dollars reinvested in their … [Read more...] about Recent Federal Appropriations top $105 Million Across the UA System

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday Feb. 10, 2026) — Students from across the University of Arkansas System are invited to submit applications for mini-grants awarded through an endowment honoring James L. “Skip” Rutherford III upon his retirement as dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in 2021. Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to students for expenses such as technology, conference registration, interview expenses, research and evaluation, travel, test preparation, … [Read more...] about Applications Invited for Student Grants from Endowment Honoring Clinton School Dean Emeritus