As part of the periodic review of Board of Trustees Policies to ensure alignment with current law and practice, the following is a summary of proposed policy changes to be presented to the Board at the September 11-12 meeting at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Red-lined versions of the policy drafts are linked. Revised Board Policy 505.6 Withholding of Diplomas, Transcripts, and Registration The U.S. Department of Education released, on October 24, 2023, its final rules to … [Read more...] about Board Policy Revisions Proposed for Sept. Meeting

LITTLE ROCK (Wednesday, July 31, 2024) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named an advisory search committee to assist in identifying the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). Former Chancellor Laurence Alexander, Ph.D,  left the position June 30 to become chancellor at University of Michigan – Flint. Dr. Andrea Stewart, vice president for academic affairs at UAPB, was named interim chancellor and began that role July 1. The … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Announces Committee to Aid UAPB Chancellor Search

LITTLE ROCK (Thursday, July 18, 2024) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has called a special meeting to be held via videoconference and in person at 3:30 p.m. today (July 18) originating at the UA System - Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the recent retirement announcement of UA System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt, which was made July 16, and to plan for a national search for the next president. The UA Board is expected to go into … [Read more...] about UA Trustees Call Special Meeting for July 18

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday, July 16, 2024) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced plans to retire as president after almost 13 years leading the state’s largest university system. Bobbitt said he is bittersweet about the decision after fulfilling the goal he set for himself when he became president in November 2011 to leave the $4.5 billion enterprise in better standing and poised for further success in providing opportunities for Arkansans in all parts of … [Read more...] about UA System President Bobbitt Announces Retirement

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, June 17, 2024) — University of Arkansas Sytem President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named Dr. Andrea Stewart to be the interim chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) beginning July 1. Stewart, currently provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UAPB, will lead the campus as a national search to replace current Chancellor Laurence Alexander, Ph.D., is in progress. Alexander, who has led UAPB for more than a decade, was named chancellor at … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Stewart Interim Chancellor at UAPB