University of Arkansas System

LITTLE ROCK (Sept. 24, 2025) — University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria today named Kimberly Hendricks Jones as interim director of the Criminal Justice Institute (CJI). She will replace Dr. Cheryl May who resigned as director effective Sept. 30. CJI is an independent unit of the UA System focused on education and training programs for law enforcement professionals. A certified law enforcement instructor, Jones currently serves as assistant director of the CJI Education and … [Read more...] about UA System President Names Jones Interim Director of Criminal Justice Institute

LITTLE ROCK (Sept. 22, 2025) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference Sept. 25-26 at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The meetings will be held at Waldrip Hall of the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences, 1371 W. Altheimer Dr., in Fayetteville. *Please note that the Sept. 25 meetings will begin with an executive session at Noon with the videoconference of the regular session … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Sept. 25-26 at UA, Fayetteville

LITTLE ROCK (Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025) – University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria has announced names of a 12-member advisory search committee set to help the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences & the Arts (ASMSA) identify a new executive director at one of the nation’s top residential high schools in Hot Springs. Current ASMSA Executive Director Corey Alderdice announced in June his plans to step down in December after 13 years of leadership at the school. Michael … [Read more...] about Advisory Search Committee Announced for New ASMSA Executive Director

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, Sept. 8, 2025) – The national search to find the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has formally begun as the university today released a leadership profile and began accepting inquiries about the post, which leads the state’s only academic medical center. A search advisory committee, formed in July, is assisting University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria in the process to identify candidates for the position. The … [Read more...] about Search for New UAMS Chancellor Underway

Linked below are drafts of one new and two revised Board Policies that will be presented to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas for consideration at their September 26, 2025, regular Board meeting. The policy drafts are red lined to show the proposed changes. Questions and feedback regarding these proposed policy amendments can be directed to the appropriate system staff via the President’s Office or Ben Beaumont (bbeaumont@uasys.edu). The proposed policy amendments … [Read more...] about Drafts of Proposed Board Policy Amendments Release for Sept. 26 BOT Meeting