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Student Alumni Board Applications Due Today
The Arkansas Alumni Association is accepting applications for the Student Alumni Association Board through today. Applications may be made through Hogsync.
Alumna Ellen Compton, Longtime Archivist in Special Collections, Dies
Ellen Compton, who worked 30 years in Special Collections in the U of A Libraries, was a mentor to a variety of students, staff and faculty.
Symposium Honoring Justice Donald Corbin Provides Student Support
Named in honor of alumnus Donald L. Corbin, a former chief judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals, the award helps with educational expenses such as tuition, books and fees.
Walton College to Honor Outstanding Alumni at Awards Banquet on April 23
Gerald Alley, Jane Henry and Laura Phillips will be recognized for lifetime achievement, entrepreneurship and service.
Women Law Students Honor Alumnae With Annual Gayle Pettus Pontz Award
The University of Arkansas School of Law Women's Law Student Association will honor Karen Roberts, J.D.'95, and Christy Jones, B.A.'74, J.D.'77, with the Gayle Pettus Pontz Award.
Alumnus Charles Portis, Best Known for Novel 'True Grit,' Dies at 86
Charles Portis studied journalism at the University of Arkansas in the mid-1950s and turned his writing toward straight-faced comic novels.
2020 Class of Razorback Classics Announced
This class represents the top 10 female and top 10 male graduating seniors, commemorating the university's official mascot change in 1910.
U of A Alumna Jessica Cohen Among Select Few Female Athletic Trainers in the NBA
Jessica Cohen, a 2013 graduate, is the assistant athletic trainer and physical therapist for the Portland Trail Blazers and earlier worked with WNBA teams Atlanta Dream and Chicago Sky.
Collection of First African American Professor at U of A Now Open
The Gordon Morgan Papers contain teaching materials, research files, correspondence and manuscripts — both published and unpublished.
UREC and Alumni Association to Host Third Annual Running of the Hogs Race
This race will take place on campus starting at the Razorback Gardens on Saturday, March 7, and will include both a 5k and 10k race.