LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 3 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following letter on July 2, 2024, with Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva: * * * July 2, 2024 Dear Arkansas Superintendents: Last month, we met with a group of Arkansas superintendents to discuss the mental health crisis facing our students. The Natural State is not unique; youth depression, anxiety, and isolation have risen across the country. But we do have a unique opportunity to address this crisis more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Sadie Lea The College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE) has announced a number of leadership changes within the college, effective July 1, 2024. Office of the Dean Dr. Michael Norton, former co-director of the School of Human Inquiry, has accepted the position of Associate Dean for Student and Faculty Success for the college, replacing Dr. Johanna Miller Lewis, who retired in  more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, July 3 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: Dr. Kimberley Davis, Dean of the School of Education at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, has been named an Impact Academy fellow through the national non-profit organization Deans for Impact (DFI). Dr. Davis joins a cohort of leaders chosen for their commitment to improving educator preparation. Educator-preparation programs today face complex challenges as they recruit and prepare teac more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 3 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today joined Arkansas Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva to invite all Arkansas school districts to join her administration's mental health pilot program in a letter to district superintendents. The program will address the symptoms of youth mental illness as well as one of its largest causes: screen addiction and social media. "The Natura more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Whitley Small Susan Polk Van Dusen, a UA Little Rock alumna and adjunct professor, has published her first children's book, "What's So Special About a Tree?" The rhyming book is written for children ages 4-8 and features original artwork by her father, the late John Polk. "My dad was a very talented artist who left behind hundreds of paintings when he passed away four years ago," Van Dusen said more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 2 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Whitley Small An Le, a Donaghey Scholar at UA Little Rock, spent her spring semester studying abroad in Vietnam. For Le, Vietnam stood out as the obvious choice for her study abroad experience. She spent five months in Vietnam, excited to experience her culture firsthand. "I chose to study in Vietnam because I wanted to explore my culture and heritage," Le explained. "I wanted to learn about my parents more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 3 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has earned a $750,000 federal grant to help reestablish a family medicine residency program in El Dorado. The grant was awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. UAMS is one of just 15 organizations nationwide to receive funding from an $11  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 2 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy invested Marjan Boerma, Ph.D., director of the UAMS College of Pharmacy Division of Radiation Health and associate director of basic science in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, in the J. Thomas May Distinguished Endowed Chair in Oncology in a June 25 ceremony. "I'd like to thank you all f more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 2 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Ryan Cork, MSHA, as its next vice chancellor for the Northwest Arkansas Region, effective Sept. 1. He joins UAMS from the Northwest Arkansas Council in Bentonville, where he has served as the nonprofit's executive director of health care transformation since 2021. "Ryan has extensive experience in leadership and he more PR