The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the latest Pryor Center Presents program, "Twenty-Five Years of Arkansas Politics: A Conversation with Janine Parry." The event will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Pryor Center.

In 1998, Janine A. Parry joined the faculty at the U of A. A native of Washington state, Parry quickly became one of the most knowledgeable scholars of Natural State politics and a favorite among students at the U of A. Over the last quarter century, she has educated and inspired students and political observers alike on the topic of Arkansas politics.

In this discussion, Parry will reflect on her experiences as an educator, scholar and observer of Arkansas politics and posit closing thoughts on what has been a truly remarkable tenure at the U of A.

Parry is University Professor of political science and founding director of the Diane D. Blair Center's annual Arkansas Poll. An award-winning teacher of more than 6,000 students at all levels, including many who now serve as elected or appointed public servants, Parry has authored more than 50 scholarly publications on voter behavior, women in politics, ballot measures and more, and has provided political analysis to regional, national and international news outlets. Parry also has worn all manner of public service hats, including steering a Status of Women in Arkansas report for the Institute for Women's Policy Research in 2002, directing the U of A's Teaching and Faculty Support Center, chairing the U of A's Faculty Senate and serving on the board of the Fayetteville Public Library.

The Pryor Center is located at 1 E. Center St., Suite 120. The event is free and open to the public, and parking is available on the Fayetteville Square.

About the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History: The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History is an oral history program with the mission to document the history of Arkansas through the collection of spoken memories and visual records, preserve the collection in perpetuity, and connect Arkansans and the world to the collection through the Internet, TV broadcasts, educational programs, and other means. The Pryor Center records audio and video interviews about Arkansas history and culture, collects other organizations' recordings, organizes these recordings into an archive, and provides public access to the archive, primarily through the website at pryorcenter.uark.edu. The Pryor Center is the state's only oral and visual history program with a statewide, seventy-five county mission to collect, preserve, and share audio and moving image recordings of Arkansas history.

About the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences: The Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is the largest and most academically diverse unit on campus with three schools, 16 departments and 43 academic programs and research centers. The college provides the majority of the core curriculum for all University of Arkansas students.

About the University of Arkansas: As Arkansas' flagship institution, the U of A provides an internationally competitive education in more than 200 academic programs. Founded in 1871, the U of A contributes more than $2.2 billion to Arkansas' economy through the teaching of new knowledge and skills, entrepreneurship and job development, discovery through research and creative activity while also providing training for professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the U of A among the few U.S. colleges and universities with the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the U of A among the top public universities in the nation. See how the U of A works to build a better world at Arkansas Research News.