https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPKUinj4ImU LITTLE ROCK (March 31, 2021) – The University of Arkansas System was awarded a three-year $900,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to boost the state’s workforce recovery from the economic impact of COVID-19. Nine UA System institutions will collaborate on the project, led by the Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) at the University of Arkansas at … [Read more...] about UA System Awarded $900,000 Workforce Training Grant

LITTLE ROCK (March 12, 2021) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference March 17-18 originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The meetings, originally scheduled to be hosted at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, will begin at 1 p.m. on March 17 and 8:45 a.m. on March 18. *Please note that Wednesday’s meetings will begin with an executive session at 1 p.m., with … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet March 17-18

As part of an ongoing review of Board of Trustees’ policies, the General Counsel’s Office is recommending updates to several employment policies to be considered at the next Board of Trustees meeting on March 17-18. The policies up for amendment have not been reviewed and updated for a number of years. They include: Board Policy 405.2 Offset of Amounts Due to the University – The proposed edits include minor clarifications and formatting changes to make the policy easier to follow. Board … [Read more...] about Board Policy Amendments to be Considered at March Meeting

LITTLE ROCK (Jan. 25, 2021) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference Jan. 27-28 originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The meetings, originally scheduled to be hosted at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 27 and 8:45 a.m. on Jan. 28. *Please note that Wednesday’s meetings will begin with an executive session at 12:30 p.m., … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Jan. 27-28

Harold J. Evans, associate vice president legal and research, in the Office of the General Counsel at the University of Arkansas System, has been honored with the Harvard University Miller-Hunn Schools & Scholarship Award for his many years of helping to recruit and interview applicants to his alma mater. Evans, a 1974 graduate of Harvard University, has met and interviewed more than 200 students vying for acceptance at the institution during his time as chair of the Schools and … [Read more...] about UA System Lawyer Honored by Harvard University for Alumni Admissions Work