University of Arkansas System

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

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025) – After more than 25 years of service to University of Arkansas – East Arkansas Community College (UA-EACC), Chancellor Cathie Cline, Ed.D., has announced her plans to retire on July 1, 2026. Cline officially gave notice to Jay B. Silveria, president of the UA System, and the UA-EACC Board of Visitors last week, saying the timing of completing the institution’s 2024 merger into the UA System and the unprecedented momentum the institution has coincides with … [Read more...] about UA-EACC Chancellor Cline to Retire in July 2026

LITTLE ROCK (Friday, August 1, 2025) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will gather Aug. 5-6 at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute atop Petit Jean Mountain in Morrilton for its annual retreat. In addition to its annual informal gathering for educational sessions, the Board has also scheduled a meeting Aug. 6 at 8:30 a.m. to take place before the 9 a.m. start to its retreat schedule. … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Retreat Aug. 5-6 at Rockefeller Institute