Higher Education

The Windgate Museum of Art at Hendrix College is adding two new works painted by Mississippian Marie Hull. Another painting, Arrival at Camp Jerome, is back after a restoration. It has deep connections to Northwest Arkansas.

Lyon College administration provide details on Arkansas' first veterinary and dental schools. Also, the Fayetteville Police Department starts operating out of its new headquarters, the Northwest Arkansas Nation Airport officials take closer look at leaving Highfill, commencement dates and more.

On today's show, Susan Burton, founder of A New Way of Life Reentry Project, talks about helping people transition out of incarceration. Also, the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees voted against a deal with Phoenix University, the opening date for the U.S. Marshals Museum and an upcoming Lavender Graduation. Plus, another episode of "I Am Northwest Arkansas" and more.

Today's outline of what's happening includes the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees voting against a proposed deal with Phoenix University, the approaching Lavender Graduation at the University of Arkansas and an opening date for the U.S. Marshals Museum.

On today's show, Arkansas universities are looking to new ways to attract potential students and brace for record-low enrollment at the end of the decade. Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces is running president in 2024, and Central Arkansans deal with the aftermath of Friday's deadly tornado. Plus, the next concert from the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas will feature the Fayetteville Jazz Collective, and more.

National trends predict a drop college enrollment later this decade. Arkansas schools are trying to shift practices to weather the coming hardships.

On today's show, talks continue of a possible affiliation deal between the University of Arkansas and the University of Phoenix. Also, a federal judge refuses to dismiss a lawsuit regarding ivermectin use at the Washington County Detention Center. Plus, an excerpt from the latest episode of "Resilient Black Women," secret clocks and more.

The University of Arkansas System is in talks on possible affiliation with the University of Phoenix.

As Northwest Arkansas is growing, so is the University of Arkansas. The university is expecting the largest freshman class and total student enrollment in its history. Texans had the second-highest enrollment numbers at the U of A in 2021, and as the total number of students enrolled in Oklahoma's higher ed institutions has declined each year during the pandemic, the number of Texans increased. Read more here on StateImpact's website.

The University of Arkansas fall semester begins this month, with its largest incoming freshman class in history.