Dr. Cheryl P. May has served as director of the Criminal Justice Institute since 2009. She has 29 years experience as a forensic professional having previously served as deputy director, assistant director and program manager at CJI. May earned a Ph.D. in biological/forensic anthropology at the University of Tennessee, an M.A. in biological anthropology from Western Michigan University and a B.A. in anthropology from West Virginia University. Since her arrival in Arkansas, she has assisted … [Read more...] about Criminal Justice Institute
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Arkansas Archeological Survey
Director Alex Barker Alex W. Barker was named Director of the Arkansas Archaeological Survey Jan. 1, 2022. He succeeded longtime director and ARAS station archaeologist Dr. George Sabo III. Barker has continued building the national and international stature of the Survey as a world-class cultural heritage institution. Barker is a Michigan-trained anthropological archaeologist whose doctoral research focused on Coles Creek-era polities just across the border in northeastern Louisiana. His … [Read more...] about Arkansas Archeological Survey
Division of Agriculture
Dr. Deacue Fields was appointed vice president for agriculture of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture on July 1, 2022. He is responsible for leading the university’s coordinated agriculture program including the Cooperative Extension Service and the Agriculture Experiment Station. Fields was appointed Bumpers College dean in 2017. He came to Arkansas after serving as professor and chair of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at Auburn University since … [Read more...] about Division of Agriculture
Clinton School of Public Service
Dean Victoria DeFrancesco-Soto Victoria DeFrancesco Soto was named Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas on Jan. 3, 2022, and previously served as Assistant Dean at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and is a political analyst for NBC News and Telemundo. Victoria is the first Latina Dean at a presidential institution and she was named one of the top 12 scholars in the country by Diverse magazine. Victoria previously taught at Northwestern University and … [Read more...] about Clinton School of Public Service
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts
Director Corey Alderdice Corey Alderdice has served as the director of ASMSA since 2012 and is the school’s longest-tenured executive administrator. During his time at ASMSA, Alderdice has advanced the school’s legislated arts mission, expanded statewide outreach programs, and continued a $35 million physical transformation of campus facilities. He was previously a founding administrator at the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky. … [Read more...] about Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts