LITTLE ROCK - University of Arkansas System faculty, staff and administrators will gather on Friday for a symposium about online learning and distance education. Several members of the UA Board of Trustees are expected to attend as well. The symposium will include presentations from UA System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt and Dr. Myk Garn, director of educational technology at the Southern Regional Education Board. The event will also feature three panel discussions on distance education from … [Read more...] about UA System to host distance education symposium Friday at UALR

HOT SPRINGS - After a nationwide search, two candidates will be interviewed for the director’s position at Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts. The candidates are Corey Alderdice, assistant director for admissions and public relations of The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Bowling Green, Ky.; and Marcella Dalla Rosa, Ed.D., dean of students for Pulaski County Special School District in Little Rock. Click here for detailed bios of each candidate. Chaired by … [Read more...] about ASMSA director candidates announced

LITTLE ROCK - University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named Dr. Calvin Johnson to serve as the interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff beginning Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Johnson will serve as interim chancellor while a national search is conducted to find a permanent replacement for Dr. Lawrence A. Davis, Jr., who will retire Friday, May 25. Johnson has said he will not be a candidate for the permanent position. Johnson is former dean of the … [Read more...] about Calvin Johnson to serve as interim chancellor of UAPB

LITTLE ROCK - The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Thursday afternoon March 29, 2012 and Friday March 30, 2012 in the Boardroom of the University of Arkansas System Administration Building at 2404 North University Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas. The committee meetings will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon with the regular session Board meeting beginning Friday at 8:30 a.m. or at the conclusion or adjournment of the committee meetings. The tentative schedule … [Read more...] about UA Board to Meet Thursday, Friday in Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Thursday and Friday to consider a number of items including proposed 2012-13 tuition and fee schedules for UA System colleges and universities. As the state implements plans to base a portion of higher education funding on performance measures such as retention and graduation, revenue generated from moderate tuition increases will be used to target improving these and other areas at UA System institutions. “As we … [Read more...] about UA Board to consider tuition, fees at Friday meeting