University of Arkansas System

Linked below are Board of Trustees’ Policies that will be proposed for amendment at the upcoming meeting of the Board of Trustees on May 26-27. Also included is one new Board Policy regarding the employment of residents at UAMS. Below is a listing of the proposed policies with explanations regarding the reasoning for the proposed revisions. The linked PDFs show the proposed changes in red.  Members of the UA System community can comment on the proposed changes by sending an email to … [Read more...] about Proposed Policy Amendments for May 26-27 Board Meeting

LITTLE ROCK (April 14, 2021) – University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced the formation of an advisory committee to assist in the search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB). Deborah Frazier, who was named chancellor at UACCB in 2007, is retiring May 31. Bobbitt and Chris Thomason, vice president for planning and development for the UA System, are leading the search for the UA System and will … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Announces Search Committee for UACCB Chancellor

LITTLE ROCK (April 9, 2021) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas elected Dr. Stephen Broughton, of Pine Bluff, to serve as chairman of the 10-member board effective March 1 along with a slate of other officers and board committee assignments. Broughton was appointed by then-Gov. Mike Beebe in April 2012, and his term runs through 2022. He is also currently leading the racial equity task force assigned by former Board Chair John Goodson in summer 2020. Goodson, who served … [Read more...] about Broughton to Lead Trustees; Officers, Committees Also Set

LITTLE ROCK (April 2, 2021) – University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced the formation of an advisory committee to assist in the search for the next director of the Arkansas Archeological Survey (AAS). Longtime AAS Director George Sabo, III joined the UA System entity in 1979 and became director in 2013. His retirement will be effective June 30. The search committee, which will be chaired by Bobbitt, is charged with assembling candidates identified … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Announces Committee to Find Archeological Survey Director

LITTLE ROCK (March 31, 2021) – The committee leading a national job search to find the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana has announced four finalists who are all scheduled to make campus visits in April. John Hollis, chair of the search committee named by University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt last fall, said the effort generated a dynamic and talented group of applicants from 22 states and two countries. “The search committee is extremely … [Read more...] about Finalists Named for Chancellor Job at UA Hope-Texarkana