The grant will be used to relaunch the Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program and fund four master and apprentice teams….Continue Reading Libraries to Receive $35,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
As a tribute to Ellen Compton’s extraordinary impact on the University Libraries, and particularly the architectural collections, a memorial fund in her name has been established by Tom and Jill King….Continue Reading Friends Establish Fund in Memory of Ellen Compton
Dennis Clark, dean of Libraries, provides a personal statement on the murder of George Floyd and racial injustice in the United States. …Continue Reading A Personal Statement from Dean Dennis Clark
Russell L. Sharman, professional practice assistant professor of communication, has now published an open textbook for the Film Lecture course on campus, saving students more than $100 each….Continue Reading Sharman Publishes Open Textbook with Libraries, Global Campus Funding
Jennifer Beasley, Myra Haulmark, Lynn Meade, Laurie Apple, Claretha Hughes, Sheila Smith and Jonathan Marion will participate in the paid Open Educational Resources Course Conversion Program….Continue Reading Seven Faculty Members Selected to Participate in Paid Course Conversion Program
Special Collections intern Craig Huddleston explores the impact of African American legislators who served in the Arkansas General Assembly during Reconstruction, the decades just after the Civil War when federal intervention allowed a brief period of civil and political opportunity for African American leaders in the American South. …Continue Reading A New Voice: African American Legislators during Reconstruction in Arkansas