LITTLE ROCK (Oct. 4, 2021) — A national search by a committee formed to find the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) has narrowed its prospects to four finalists who will individually visit campus later this month. The search drew candidates from 23 states and two countries from which the finalists were chosen. “It’s always impressive how openings in the University of Arkansas System generate so much interest from high-quality candidates … [Read more...] about Four Finalists Selected in Search for UACCB Chancellor

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, Sept. 27, 2021) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today named longtime Division of Agriculture executive Chuck Culver as interim vice president of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture (UADA). Dr. Mark J. Cochran, vice president for agriculture since 2011, earlier this month announced his Sept. 30 retirement. Culver, assistant vice president and director of external relations at UADA, will begin as interim vice president … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Division of Agriculture Veteran Culver as Interim Chief

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE: Several members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will be attending multiple events on Sept. 27-28. These are not official meetings of the Board and no actions or other UA System business will be acted upon. The events include touring the campus and facilities at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) at 11 a.m. on Sept. 27 and an open house at the Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center outside of Stuttgart at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 28. The … [Read more...] about Trustees to Gather for Events Sept. 27-28

LITTLE ROCK (Sept. 13, 2021) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference Sept. 16-17 originating at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The meetings will begin at 1 p.m. on Sept. 16 and 8:45 a.m. on Sept. 17. *Please note that Thursday’s meetings will begin with an executive session at 1 p.m., with the videoconference of the regular session expected to begin streaming at 2 p.m. or immediately … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Sept. 16-17

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt will recommend Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, Ph.D., assistant dean for civic engagement at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin (UT), as the next dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. The choice, which follows a national search that brought three finalists to Little Rock earlier this summer after the retirement of longtime Dean … [Read more...] about DeFrancesco Soto to be Recommended as Next Clinton School Dean