As part of an ongoing review of Board of Trustees’ policies, the General Counsel’s Office is recommending updates to several employment policies to be considered at the next Board of Trustees meeting on March 17-18. The policies up for amendment have not been reviewed and updated for a number of years. They include: Board Policy 405.2 Offset of Amounts Due to the University – The proposed edits include minor clarifications and formatting changes to make the policy easier to follow. Board … [Read more...] about Board Policy Amendments to be Considered at March Meeting

LITTLE ROCK (Jan. 25, 2021) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference Jan. 27-28 originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The meetings, originally scheduled to be hosted at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 27 and 8:45 a.m. on Jan. 28. *Please note that Wednesday’s meetings will begin with an executive session at 12:30 p.m., … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Jan. 27-28

Harold J. Evans, associate vice president legal and research, in the Office of the General Counsel at the University of Arkansas System, has been honored with the Harvard University Miller-Hunn Schools & Scholarship Award for his many years of helping to recruit and interview applicants to his alma mater. Evans, a 1974 graduate of Harvard University, has met and interviewed more than 200 students vying for acceptance at the institution during his time as chair of the Schools and … [Read more...] about UA System Lawyer Honored by Harvard University for Alumni Admissions Work

LITTLE ROCK (December 17, 2020) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas at its specially called meeting Dec. 15 unanimously passed a resolution in praise of more than 17,000 employees of the state's largest university system and the many challenges institutions have overcome during the global Covid-19 pandemic. At a previous meeting in November, Trustee Sheffield Nelson called attention to the many special efforts, challenges and sacrifices the pandemic has placed on the … [Read more...] about UA Trustees Praise Resiliency of System’s 17,000-Plus Employees Amid Pandemic

LITTLE ROCK (Dec. 16, 2020) – University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced the formation of an advisory committee to assist in the search for the next dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. Longtime Clinton School Dean James L. “Skip” Rutherford announced his retirement in September, which becomes effective June 30, 2021. He has led the institution since 2006. The search committee will be chaired by Bobbitt and will cultivate a … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Announces Search Committee for Next Clinton School Dean