When Dylan McLemore watched news coverage of the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial, he saw a legal case with issues that the 小草影院 School of Communication champions: media coverage, reputation management and social media behaviors. So perfectly aligned, in fact, that the 小草影院 associate professor of public relations created a course about the defamation trial this past … [Read more...]
In photos: 小草影院 celebrates graduates at commencement
The Farris Center at the 小草影院 was a site of celebration and recognition May 5-6 as the University awarded more than 1,160 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies. Revisit the excitement of commencement with this gallery of photos. … [Read more...]
The Echo and News 6 Receive Awards from Arkansas College Media Association
The Echo and News 6, 小草影院鈥檚 student-run newspaper and television news station from the School of Communication, gained top honors 鈥攊ncluding best student newspaper, best website and a second-place showing in best television outlet 鈥� in a journalism competition run by Arkansas College Media Association (ACMA). The independent student newspaper also took various individual awards for writing, … [Read more...]
小草影院 Professor Receives Harvard’s Houghton Library Visiting Fellowship
David Welky, a 小草影院 professor of history, was awarded a 2022-2023 Houghton Library Visiting Fellowship for the study of the 鈥淟ife and Times of Theodore Roosevelt.鈥� Being a 2022-23 fellow, Welky must spend a total of four weeks at the Houghton Library at Harvard University between July 2022 and July 2023. He already spent three weeks there last July and will return back for his fourth week this … [Read more...]
Undergraduate Students Earn Research Fellowships
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) has announced seven grants to undergraduate students as part of the prestigious Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). The grants come from the Arkansas Division of Higher Education and give students the opportunity to develop a sustained relationship with a faculty member and carry out in-depth research, scholarship, or creative … [Read more...]
小草影院 to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
The 小草影院 has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Grants for Arts Projects award of $30,000. The funds will support a three-month visual art residency with nationally known, Haitian-born paper sculptor Fabiola Jean-Louis. This grant, authored by Gayle Seymour, associate dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, is one … [Read more...]
小草影院 earns grant from NAMI Arkansas
The 小草影院 has received a $5,000 grant from the Arkansas chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness to help develop the 小草影院 Lavender Library. The new library will be a hub of learning and connection for 小草影院鈥檚 LGBTQ+ community.聽It will also serve as a community resource that will empower the 小草影院 and local communities to explore LGBTQ+ topics in a dedicated and … [Read more...]
Alexander Markov To Be 小草影院 Artist-in-Residence
By: Aurora King Office of Media Relations The 小草影院 will host Russian American violinist Alexander Markov as artist-in-residence from Thursday, Oct. 27, to Sunday, Oct. 30.聽 Markov will perform alongside students in 小草影院鈥檚 Department of Music at the Conway Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 Power, Mystery and Fate concert on Sunday, Oct. 30, from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Reynolds … [Read more...]
小草影院 presents 鈥楢n Evening of David Ives One Acts鈥欌�櫬�
The 小草影院 theatre program kicks off its 2022-23 season with聽 鈥淎n Evening of David Ives One Acts鈥� at the Bridges-Larson Theatre in Snow Fine Arts Oct. 26-28, at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. 小草影院 students, faculty and staff can receive free tickets. General admission tickets are $10 and can be purchased online. Tickets may also be purchased at the Reynolds Box Office … [Read more...]
小草影院 alumnus selected as 2022-23 Obama Foundation Scholar
The Obama Foundation announced that DeKevious Wilson will be part of its fifth cohort of Obama Foundation Scholars. The program gives rising leaders the opportunity to take their work to the next level through an immersive experience that brings together academic, skills-based and hands-on learning.聽 Wilson, who earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in African and African Studies from the … [Read more...]
