University of Arkansas System

LITTLE ROCK (Wednesday, July 30, 2025) – The advisory search committee tasked with helping to find the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) has announced that Misty Hughes, dean of institutional effectiveness at UAHT, was named chair of the committee at its July 24 meeting. The committee also finalized a position profile for the open chancellor role and has begun advertising its national search to fill it. The position posting and other search-related news can … [Read more...] about UAHT Chancellor Search Committee Names Chair; National Search Launched

LITTLE ROCK (Wednesday, July 2, 2025) – University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria today announced the formation of an advisory committee to assist in the search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT). Former Chancellor Dr. Christine Holt announced in May that she was stepping down July 1, while Laura Clark, vice chancellor for academics at UAHT, was named interim chancellor. Chris Thomason, vice president for strategic and community college … [Read more...] about UA System President Announces Advisory Committee for UAHT Chancellor Search

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, June 30, 2025) — University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria today announced that C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named interim chancellor of the university and will begin his role July 11. Barnes replaces Cam Patterson, M.D., who served as chancellor and UAMS Health chief executive officer for seven years before announcing in June his desire … [Read more...] about Silveria Names Barnes as UAMS Interim Chancellor

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday, June 10, 2025) — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson announced today that he will step down from the top position at the state’s only academic health and sciences university, paving the way to return to a faculty position in cardiology. Patterson, a renowned cardiologist and health care administrator who also serves as UAMS Health Chief Executive Officer, began as chancellor June 1, 2018. He said he is facing medical and … [Read more...] about UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson to Step Down After Seven Years

LITTLE ROCK (Friday, June 6, 2025) — Corey Alderdice, executive director at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts (ASMSA) in Hot Springs, announced today that he will step down in December after 13 years of leadership at one of the nation’s top residential high schools. During Alderdice’s tenure, the school saw unprecedented academic growth, significant investment in campus facilities, and expanded access for rural, low-income, and first-generation college pathway … [Read more...] about ASMSA Director Alderdice to Step Down in December After 13 Years