The Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts program, housed in the University of Arkansas Libraries, has received another grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in the amount of $30,000 that will support the creation of a statewide apprenticeship program. …Continue Reading University of Arkansas Libraries to Receive $30,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
University Archives Assistant, Heath Robinson, recounts the many construction projects throughout the University of Arkansas’ history….Continue Reading Under Construction: A Brief History of Campus Planning
Dennis T. Clark has been named dean of the University of Arkansas Libraries. He will begin his duties Aug. 1….Continue Reading Dennis Clark Appointed Dean of University Libraries
Lori Birrell, Head of Special Collections, offers her reflections on engaging adult learners with archival research….Continue Reading Supporting Life-Long Learners: Outreach and Engagement through Special Collections
While researching and gathering sources for his exhibit in the University of Arkansas Libraries’ Special Collections about missionary activity in territorial Arkansas, intern Patrick Angyal couldn’t help but come face to face continually with stereotypes and tropes of Native Americans perpetuated by white publications….Continue Reading Challenging Popular Perceptions of Native Americans: Lessons from Researching in Special Collections
Four new Open Educational Resources, created by University of Arkansas faculty, are now available in the institutional repository, ScholarWorks@UARK!…Continue Reading U of A Faculty’s Open Educational Resources Added to Institutional Repository