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Crutcher, Hayn named co-editors of national journal on young adult literature

Ajani Oyindamola — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:59:07 +0000

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock professors have been selected as co-editors of a national journal.�� Dr. Judith Hayn, professor of teacher education, and Dr. Paul Crutcher, assistant professor of English, are the new co-editors of SIGNAL Journal, a peer-reviewed journal associated with the International Literacy Association’s Special Interest Group-Network on Adolescent Literature (SIGNAL). The journal publishes articles, essays, and reviews about varying aspects of young adult literature. Crutcher and Hayn recently published the first edition of the journal under their editorship. The Spring/Summer 2018 issue featured an article about literature and literary practices in transmedia pop culture authored by Crutcher and Dr. Autumn Dodge of Lynchburg University. Hayn wrote the journal’s introduction as well as three young adult book reviews. Ashley Collie-Heather, an adjunct professor in the Department of English, designed the issue. Hayn joined ��Vlog��ý Little Rock in 2006 as an assistant professor. She also serves on VOYA Magazine’s Nonfiction Honors Committee. is a library journal dedicated to young adult literature and reading. In 2017, Hayn was awarded an AERA (American Educational Research Association, Division K) award for her book chapter, “Teaching, Affirming and Recognizing Trans and Gender Creative Youth D,” and was also featured in the HuffPost article, Crutcher joined ��Vlog��ý Little Rock in 2013. He is currently writing a book chapter, “Xenophobic pandas, pop culture, and how empathy can change education.” Last year, Crutcher received a $15,900 grant from the Freeman Foundation to teach the Consortium for Teaching about Asia program to Arkansas teachers, a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in elementary and secondary schools nationwide.

Alaska Native students learn about heritage through internship at Sequoyah National Research Center

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:40:09 +0000

Two Alaska Native students are getting in touch with their heritage by serving as interns at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Sequoyah National Research Center.�� The goal of the Native American Student Internship Program is to provide students an experiential learning environment in which to acquire an understanding of the value of archives and the research potential of the collections of the center and to engage in academic research and practical archival activities related to tribal culture, society, and issues. The interns work 25 hours a week from June 4 to July 27 and receive on-campus housing and a $2,000 stipend. Recent ��Vlog��ý Little Rock graduate Heidi Davis and senior Stephanie Rabaduex, who are continuing internships from last summer, spend their internships archiving an important part of their Native Alaskan heritage. They are both Alaska Natives who are members of the Haida and Tlingit tribes. In 2014, the center acquired the, which included 1,263 videos. Thanks to a $24,000 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council, Rabaduex and Davis now decipher the videos, cataloging names, dates, places, and issues for the center’s archives. While growing up in the small village of Kake, Alaska, Davis, 29, fondly recalls tuning into “Heartbeat Alaska” as a child to watch the show’s host, Jeanie Greene, broadcast heartfelt stories of Alaska.

Heidi Davis works on digitizing photos of the Jeanie Greene collection on Alaska Natives at the Sequoyah National Research Center.��

“I would have been happy to do anything interning here, but the Jeanie Greene productions were special,” Davis said. “I grew up watching her shows in Alaska. Jeanie Greene actually babysat my dad, so my dad can tell me stories about her, but she is like a celebrity to me since I never met her.” Davis, who graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice and political science, will attend William H. Bowen School of Law in the fall. One day Davis would like to return to Alaska to represent Alaska Natives in the court system. Davis worked for the Alaska Court System before she and her husband moved with their two small children to North Little Rock, following her husband’s return from the Coast Guard. While she enjoys living in the Natural State, working on the Jeanie Greene collection gives Davis a little piece of home. “It was pretty hard to adjust the first couple of years I was here and then I found Sequoyah and they kept reaching out to me,” Davis said. “I’m all the way in Little Rock working on a project that is close to my heart, so it’s amazing. I have family members on these videos who have passed away, so anytime I am watching and come across a family member, it is really exciting. It definitely gives me a new perspective because I grew up in southeast Alaska, but my kids will not grow up there, so it’s important for me to keep informing them on who they are.”

Stephanie Rabaduex works on digitizing photos of the Jeanie Greene collection on Alaska Natives at the Sequoyah National Research Center.��

On the other hand, Rabaduex, who will graduate this summer with a Bachelor of Art in English with an emphasis in creative writing, grew up in Ward, Arkansas. Her mother was adopted from Alaska and grew up in San Diego, so Rabaduex sees the Jeanie Greene project as a way to learn more about her heritage. “I didn’t know anything about my heritage. I have never even been to Alaska,” Rabaduex said. “Having the opportunity to see the videos, I’ve learned so much, so it’s important for everybody who wants to learn about the cultures of the Alaska Natives to have access to the videos.” Rabaduex, who also works at Baptist Health, learned about Sequoyah National Research Center when she took a tour during a mythology class. At first, she didn’t know the center also did research on Alaska Natives. “Erin Fehr (archivist) mentioned all these scholarships and the summer internships, and I never realized they would accept me, so that is a real thrill,” Rabaduex said. “I like the atmosphere here. Everyone makes you feel at home, like you are just part of this place since day one. It was an amazing opportunity for me to experience, not just my culture, but Alaska Native culture in general. I encourage anyone who has Native American background should come check out the Sequoyah National Research Center. You never know what you might find.” For more information about the Sequoyah National Research Center, contact Erin Fehr at ehfehr@ualr.edu or 501-569-8336. In the upper right photo, the Sequoyah National Research Center has selected four students for its 2018 Native American Student Internship Program. The interns (L to R) include Kevin Briceland, from Southern Methodist University, Courtney Peyketewa, from Oklahoma Central University, Heidi Davis, and Stephanie Rabadeux, both from ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. Photo by Ben Krain/��Vlog��ý Little Rock Communications.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock students win free trip to New York City to explore African-American history

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 17 May 2018 14:23:19 +0000

Eight University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have won a free trip to New York City to explore African-American history after winning an essay contest.�� In honor of Black History Month, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity held an essay contest in February for undergraduate students. In 600 words or less, students answered the question: How has any one organization, movement, place, or period in New York City’s history contributed to the African-American struggle for freedom and equality? Winners include McKenzie Baker, international studies major; Deuntay Bennett, economics major; Sean Corrothers, accounting major; Jessica Doyne, professional and technical writing major; Ravan Gaston, political science major; Kimberly Maurer, English-secondary education major; Tieranee Ransom, elementary education major; and Tori Williams, English major with a creative writing emphasis. The eight winners will visit New York City July 9-15. Airfare, lodging, meals, and entrance to site visits will all be covered. Students will stay at and visit sites such as the Studio Museum of Harlem, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the African Burial Ground National Monument, Black Theater of Harlem, Apollo Theater, Ellis Island, Louis Armstrong Museum, and Grant’s Tomb. The Anderson Institute began the essay contest in 2017 in which eight ��Vlog��ý Little Rock students won a trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture and other historical sites.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock honors employees, departments making a difference in students’ lives

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:09:47 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock recognized 57 faculty and staff members as well as 24 departments and programs who have made an impact in the lives of graduating students.�� The Division of Student Affairs hosted the Student Advocate Awards Ceremony on April 27. Through a survey, graduating seniors identified ��Vlog��ý Little Rock employees and departments instrumental in their success. The faculty and staff members honored include:

Charles Anderson, Rhetoric and Writing
Neveen Amin, Sociology and Anthropology
Aresh Assadi, Counseling Services
Thomas Barrett, Education
William Baltosser, Biology
Emily Bell, Study Abroad
David Briscoe, Anthropology and Sociology
John Bush, Biology
Cai Carvalhaes, Counseling Services
Kelly Chaney, Biology
April Chatham-Carpenter, Applied Communication
Catherine Crisp, School of Social Work
Jane Evans, Nursing
Erin Finzer, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Mark Funk, Accounting
Marc Glidden, Criminal Justice/Campus Living
Camille Guess-Mitchell, Financial Aid
Shannon Gwinn, Business
George Jensen, Rhetoric and Writing
Amar Kanekar, Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation
Tara Kittrell, Counseling Services
Cheryl Kleeman, Military Student Success
Gaurav Kumar, Accounting
Jason Kushner, Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation
Katina Leland, Education
James Levernier, English
Ann Marie Lott, Disability Resource Center
Kristin Mann, History
Bradley Minnick, English
Steven Minsker, Computer Science
Robert Mitchell, Business Information Systems
La’Donnia Mothershed, TRIO Student Support Services
Charles Molsbee, Nursing
David Montague, eLearning
Ibrahim Nisanci, Systems Engineering
Yvette Palmer, Undergraduate Academic Advising
Mary Parker, Criminal Justice
Sonya Premeaux, Business
Bennie Prince, Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation
Ann Robinson, Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education
Jessica Scott, Donaghey Scholars Program
Sherry Rankins-Robertson, Rhetoric and Writing
René Shroat-Lewis, Earth Sciences
Amber Smith, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Bruce Smith, Education
Janea Snyder, Counseling, Human Performance & Rehabilitation
Nick Steele, Concurrent Enrollment
John Talburt, Information Science
Cynthia Taylor, Accounting
Rachel Tennial, Psychology
Rikki Turner, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Hyginus Ukadike, Counseling Services
David Weekley, Mass Communication
Jim Winter, Arkansas STRIVE Program
Karen Wisdom, Criminal Justice
Paul Yoder, English

The departments and programs honored include:

African American Female Initiative
Accounting
Anthropology
Applied Communication
Art and Design
Business Information Systems
Chancellor’s Leadership Corps
Counseling Services
Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy
Donaghey Scholars Program
Early Childhood Education
English
Greek Life
Nursing
Philosophy
Psychology
Rehabilitation Program
Rhetoric and Writing
Science Scholars Program
School of Social Work
Theatre Arts and Dance
TRIO McNair Scholars
TRIO Support Services
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College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences honors top students, scholarship recipients

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:31 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences recognized its top students and scholarship recipients during the college’s awards ceremony on May 1.�� The college’s departments include art and design, biology, chemistry, English, history, mathematics and statistics, music, philosophy and interdisciplinary studies, physics and astronomy, theatre arts and dance, and world languages.

College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences

Stephen L. Mourning Science Scholarship – Erica Olson Mexican Studies Endowed Scholarship – Catherine McGibbony Science and Mathematics Leadership Endowed Scholarship – Carol Bowerman, Chandrasimha Reddy Penthala, Kenneth Burnett, Thuy Thanh Le, Carson Smith, and Amber Hill

Department of Art and Design

Charles D. Massey Scholarship – Chassidy Siratt and Brandy Thrower Cindy Conger Endowed Visual Art Awards – Carley Brown Dorothy Gillespie Foundation Scholarship – Mary Bowling Friends of The Arts Scholarship – Christina Osorio Jerry E. Arrowood Memorial Scholarship – Sandi Harvell and Kennedy Butler Joan R. Taylor Scholarship – Madeline Hutson, Monica Penny, Carley Brown, Olivia Blair, Austin Bowers, and Alexis Stiles Lewis and Debbie May Scholarship – Mary Bowling Nabholz Endowed Scholarship for Art and Design – Wendell Martin Judith A. Wrappe Scholarship – Brady Jackson, Henry Thomas, Jennifer Bell, Robert Berry, and Brandy Thrower Windgate Foundation Scholarship – Rachel Struthers, Lilliana Reinoso, Joshua Goff, Savana Holland, Kiersin Webb-Carrington, Erin Vaughn, Jennie Vaughn, Lauren Fuller, Tatiana Correa, Annika Shunn, Candace McJunkin, Briana Hardin, Marcus Crutchfield, and Lauren Johnson Lori Grimes Memorial Scholarship – Chassidy Siratt

Department of Biology

James H. Fribourgh Endowed Biology Scholarship – Abdallah Abou-Diab Tom and Debbie Lynch Biology Scholarship – Humam Shahare Martha Couch Givens Memorial Award – Samantha Gray Thomas Hogue Memorial Award – Grace Rutter John D. Rickett Outstanding Graduate Student Award – Lisa Williams and Richard Connor Clarance B. Sinclair Memorial Scholarship – Alaa Shahare

Department of Chemistry

AIC Outstanding Graduating Senior – James Sellers and Rebecca Moreira ACS Outstanding Graduating Senior – Samantha Macchi and Marina Avram Outstanding Graduating Master’s Student – Raymond Patey Outstanding Graduating Ph.D. Student – Sreevishnu Cheerla Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award – Mavis Forson Frank Lamar Setliff Endowed Scholarship – Caroline Kornelsen and Robert Hill Darryl K. Reach Endowed Scholarship – Carol Bowerman and Thuy Thanh Le ACS Book Scholarship – Kendall Riley Wood

Department of English

Cooper Success Scholarships – Brooke Turner, TiLena Camp, and Heidi Clement Ruth Lovett Booker Scholarship – Frankie Alford Marilynn Keys Endowed Scholarship – Caleb Alexander-McKinzie Eleanor Orts Francis English Scholarship – Kimberly Mauer Roslyn L. Knutson English Award – Kyrsten Younge Alma K. Dougherty Award – Frankie Alford Martha Sawrie Stephenson Endowed Scholarship – TiLena Camp Gladys K. Brown Award – Joy Reinbold Kathryn Ramsey Award – Joy Reinbold Richard Stanley Cooper Literary Award – Caleb Alexander-McKinzie

Department of History

Richard B. Dixon Scholarship – Tyrene Jones, Crystal Shurley, Devin Sorrows, Kyna Stys, and Ellis (Gene) Thompson Dr. Edward Madden and Lucy Dorothy Anson III Award – Morgan Guzman and Jade Kitchel Craig Powell Memorial Scholarship – Ian Gaebel Martha Sawrie Stephenson Endowed Scholarship – Amy King Jack Freshour Scholarship – Nancy Tell-Hall Fred Williams Scholarship in Public History – Rachel Walters

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Jerry and Sherry Damerow Endowed Math and Statistics Scholarship – Hayden Hensen, Tanaya Williams, Michael McKenzie, David Johnson, and Susanna More Dewoody and Emily Fleming Dickinson Math Scholarship – Shazeena Ashraf and Susanna More David A. Schonert Endowed Scholarship – Tristan Gregory Linda and Tom Mcmillan Mathematics Scholarship – Joseph Sorensen Ma Endowed Family Scholarship – Carrie Callo Barraza Ann Jameson Wilson Mathematics Scholarship – Richard Inakpenu and Grizel Macias Outstanding Senior Awards – Mason Cox and Jamie Burrows Award for Outstanding Achievement By an Undergraduate Student – Scott Wolf and Hayden Hensen Award for Outstanding Teaching By a Graduate Student – Joshua Hairston Award for Outstanding Achievement By a Graduate Student – Chary Akmyradov Outstanding Tutor Award – Allen Lunnie and Ha Trinh Friends of The Department – James Hollander, Sam Lawhorn, and Jerry and Sherry Damerow

Department of Music

Edith Willis Woodall Scholarship – Karah Poole Eleanor Orts Francis Scholarship – Isaac Helgestad, Dakota Jackson, and Earnie Williams Homer and Betty Jones Opera Endowment – Elizabeth Wheeler Joan R. Taylor Scholarship – Jillian Armstrong, Sarah Hylton, Benjamin Moore, Alexander Rupert, Kyndriatta Sears, and Maria Zarate Stella Boyle Smith Award – Alyssa Anwar, Hannah Blacklaw, David Burkhalter, Lucas Bush, Michael Caysido, Brandon Dorris, Andrew Gerstenberger, Reagan Gray, Kyra Hatley, Melissa Legendre, Dante Leon, Eri Okawa, Samuel Schalchlin, and Ryan Wilder.

Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies

Socratic Award for Most Outstanding Students in Philosophy – Ra’phael Davis and Melissa Vachon Richard Frothingham Achievement Award for Excellence in Philosophy and Religious Studies – Audrey Driskill Lee Asbill Johnson Scholarship – Sydney Brazil Brent Knutson Memorial Award for Excellence in Religious Studies – Jessica Chavez and Sandi Harvell Outstanding Interdisciplinary Studies Student Award – Taylor Travis and Rachel Mulligan Annie L. Harrison Scholarships – Erin Beeman and Michelle Burton

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Paul Engle Scholarship – David Cline Coleman Scholarship – Alex Kingston Outstanding Graduating Senior – Marvin Bonney Outstanding Teaching Assistant – Rauf Hussein Outstanding Graduate Research Award – Nawzat Saadi

Department of Theatre Arts and Dance

Performing Arts Award, Dance – Ronesha Butler, Travis Clark, Perin Creek, Erin Fallis, Victoria Fender, Carmen Gutierrez, Hadley Hume, Brandy Mimms, Emily Moore, Lauren Pafford, Madison Price, Jessica Regalado, Shelby Robertson, Emily Shellabarger, Rebecca Shunn, Paige Tarrow, and Mario Valdez Joel Ruminer Scholarship Award, Dance – Alysa Anderson and LaVentry Easter Performing Arts Award, Theatre – Maggie Donald, Elizabeth McKee, and Kaitlynn Mitchell Eleanor Orts Francis Scholarship, Theatre – Sabrina Hatchett, Emorie Mansur, and Gage Pipkin Ike Murry Scholarship, Theatre – Alex Calhoun and Kat Hall Friends of the Arts Scholarship – Taylor Jaggers Joan Taylor Scholarship, Theatre – Travis Clark, Char Dupins, Leah Gelé, Mykenzie Gordon, Taylor Green, Kat Hall, Keith Harper, Andrew Jaramillo, Jessica Ley, Blake Morris, Tre’Vaughn Whitley

Department of World Languages

Emile B. de Sauzé Award for Outstanding Graduate in French – Emily Summers Cervantes Award for Outstanding Graduate in Spanish – Rebecca Moreira Award for Excellence in French – Andrea Elias Vance C. Ogden Memorial Scholarship – Jennifer Harrison and Emily Mendiola Sharon Sellars Award for Outstanding Language Resource Center Tutor – Jessica Tate

��Vlog��ý Little Rock students receive grants to study Arabic in Morocco

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 02 May 2018 14:18:10 +0000

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have been awarded grants from the Middle Eastern Studies Program to study Arabic abroad this summer.�� Brenden Gammill, senior history major from Little Rock, and Natalie Doris, senior double major in English and Spanish from Little Rock, will both study Arabic at Qalam wa Lawh in Rabat, Morocco. Doris received a $2,000 grant toward her one-month trip and is particularly interested in learning more about the language since she traveled to Morocco once before. “I felt the language barrier between myself and the people I met when I traveled to Morocco with ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Model Arab League a few semesters ago,” Doris said. “Even without being able to speak the language, I felt the generosity and beauty of the people who I encountered. From the experiences I had, I felt the desire to learn Arabic so that I could see more of the culture and reciprocate some of the kindness that was shown to me.” Doris, who will begin law school in the fall, also plans to use her improved language skills to serve as a legal advocate for immigrants. “I would love to be able to serve different communities as an attorney and an advocate,” she said. “I am from an Irish immigrant family, which has motivated me to explore immigration and human rights law. Learning Arabic would enable me to serve a larger immigrant community.” Gammill, who received a $2,500 grant and will travel abroad for two months, said the experience will help prepare him for his future career in foreign service. “I’ve focused much of my undergraduate career on learning about the Arab world and plan to work in foreign service someday,” Gammill said. “Arabic is a language that particularly interests me but also is particularly valuable in getting work in the U.S. State Department.”

��Vlog��ý Little Rock professor organizes feminist panels on the early modern period

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:32:08 +0000

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor is making it her mission to revive interest in research of the early modern period for a national women’s studies conference.�� Kris McAbee, associate professor of English, organized two panels for the conference held Nov. 16-19 in Baltimore. As a member of the conference’s Early Modern Women Interest Group, McAbee said that interesting has been waning in the group. To get the group back on track, McAbee and fellow members organized two panels they hoped would tempt feminist researchers back to the area. The early modern period runs from around 1,500 to 1,800 A.D. “It’s been latent the last few years, so I spoke with some colleagues about trying to bring some life back to that group,” she said. “The way we started was to put together two interdisciplinary panels. Our panels were well placed to look at, how in the early modern period, a period so historically removed from our own, we still have examples of women resisting oppression.” The first panel, “Early Modern Nasty Women: Shrews, Whores, and the Legacy of Resistance,” featured research on women living in authoritarian regimes in the 17th century who participated in acts of resistance against oppression. The second panel, “Transgressive Sexualities in Early Modern Capitalist, Carceral, and Colonizing States,” featured research exploring how colonialism and capitalism were used to subjugate women. The panel covered early modern period examples of anorexia, cross dressing, imprisonment, and witch hunts. McAbee, who is already organizing panels for next year’s conference, also aims to publish these papers as articles in a special edition of an academic journal.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock professor receives grant to host Consortium for Teaching about Asia for Arkansas teachers

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:14:11 +0000

Dr. Paul Crutcher, assistant professor of English at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received a grant from the Freeman Foundation to teach the program to Arkansas teachers.�� Crutcher has received more than $15,000 to host the program, which is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. He collaborated with Dr. Jeff Kyong-McClain, associate professor of history at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, building on their shared experiences in China and East Asia and teaching in the Donaghey Scholars Program, and led professional development sessions throughout July 2017. “I’m delighted to show Arkansas teachers, staff, and administrators how Japanese cosplay relates to Confucius, how the Deathnote manga relates to Buddhism, or how bushido impacted contemporary border disputes in East Asia,” Crutcher said. “The NCTA mission is one I wholly endorse.” The Arkansas NCTA has been active for about 15 years and has hosted week-long workshops around the state along with day-long seminars at many of Arkansas’ Education Service Cooperatives.

Arkansas students to perform at Shakespeare Scene Festival

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 22:03:49 +0000

Junior high and high school students from central Arkansas will perform at the Shakespeare Scene Festival Friday, March 10, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Students from Arnold Drive Elementary School, Dardanelle Middle School, Henderson Middle School, and Little Rock Central High School will perform from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the University Theatre at the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Center for Performing Arts. Performances will include scenes from “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Julius Caesar,” “Hamlet,” “Macbeth,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and “Romeo and Juliet.” The festival provides teachers and students a venue for the performance of Shakespeare’s plays. It is sponsored by the Department of English and the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. The festival is free and open to the public. For a performance schedule, visit the festival’s website. For more information, contact the festival’s director, Dr. Kris McAbee, at kxmcabee@ualr.edu.

African American Read-in set for Friday, March 11

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 19:16:50 +0000

Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society, has scheduled an African American Read-in event for 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 11, at the Donaghey Student Center, Room 205G. The event, a collaboration of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock English Department and the community, will celebrate the works of African American authors. Food will be provided, and there will be door prizes during this free event, which is open to the public. Attendees will be invited to read passages from their favorite authors. To RSVP, contact Olivia Barry at oxbarry@ualr.edu. For more information, contact the English Department at 501.569.3161.

- University News Archive - ����Vlog��ý Little Rock

Crutcher, Hayn named co-editors of national journal on young adult literature

Alaska Native students learn about heritage through internship at Sequoyah National Research Center

����Vlog��ý Little Rock students win free trip to New York City to explore African-American history

����Vlog��ý Little Rock honors employees, departments making a difference in students’ lives