LITTLE ROCK (June 14, 2019) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold a special teleconference call meeting at 9 a.m. on June 17 at the UA System Administration building in Little Rock. The meeting will originate in the Cammack Conference Room on the University of Arkansas System’s Cammack campus at 2404 N. University Ave. in Little Rock. Two items are on the agenda for consideration, which can be found here. … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Hold Special Teleconference Meeting June 17 

LITTLE ROCK (May 17, 2019) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet May 22-23 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Meetings will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22 and at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, and will be held in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall of the Fine Arts Building on the UA Little Rock campus. A tentative schedule can be found below and the agenda can be found here. *Tentative Schedule Revised, 5.20.19 May 22, 2019 – UA Little Rock … [Read more...] about Trustees to Meet May 22-23 at UA Little Rock

The following are draft policy updates to be presented to the Board of Trustees at its meeting on May 23. The policy amendments below are intended to bring UA Board and System policies in line with Act 184 of 2019, which deals with campus free speech. Act 184 of 2019 prescribes parameters regarding freedom of speech for members of the campus community at public colleges and universities in the state. Board Policy 705.1 Use of University Facilities, has been amended to include a reference to … [Read more...] about Proposed Policy Changes for May Board Meeting

LITTLE ROCK (April 16, 2019) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt will recommend Dr. Terisa Riley as the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS). Riley, who is currently senior vice president for student affairs and university administration at Texas A&M University – Kingsville (TAMUK), is expected to begin her new role as chancellor July 1. “While the pool of finalists was extremely strong with all of the candidates being highly … [Read more...] about Bobbitt to Recommend Riley for UAFS Chancellor

LITTLE ROCK (April 10, 2019) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold a special teleconference meeting at 2 p.m. today at the University of Arkansas System Administration building. The meeting will originate in the Cammack Conference Room on the University of Arkansas System’s Cammack campus at 2404 N. University Ave. in Little Rock. The Board is expected to immediately go into executive session. … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Hold Special Teleconference Meeting April 10 at 2 p.m.