University of Arkansas

At this week’s gathering of three Arkansas college leaders, the subjects included DEI, free speech on campus, lottery funding and higher education's core mission. The panel discussion, hosted by the Northwest Arkansas Council, featured University of Arkansas Chancellor Charles Robinson, Northwest Arkansas Community College President Dennis Rittle and the president of the University of Central Arkansas, Houston Davis.

Yesterday, April 23, University of Arkansas Chancellor Charles Robinson, Northwest Arkansas Community College President Dennis Rittle and University of Central Arkansas President Houston Davis shared a stage to discuss the role higher education plays in the state.

Chuck Todd hosted NBC’s Meet the Press for nine years and served as the network’s political news director. He authored “The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House” and recently left NBC to host The Chuck Toddcast. Last week, he delivered the 2025 Roy Reed Lecture at the University of Arkansas' School of Journalism and Strategic Media, where he discussed the state of journalism in 2025.

You may not know the name Jim Self, but you’ve heard him play music. Jim has played music for over 1,500 movie and TV soundtracks, created albums, and taught around the country. This week, he has been on the University of Arkansas campus, working with students and performing.

The second annual Arkansas Math Discovery Day is tomorrow, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fayetteville Public Library. Robots, art, your birthday and more are all part of the free event.

Earlier this month, Ozark at Large’s Sophia Nourani was able to get a sneak peak of the new Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research, or I3R, on the UofA campus. Walking alongside Dr. Ranu Jung, associate vice chancellor of the university and founding executive director of the institute, Sophia had the chance to discuss the space and some of the work that will be done there.

A new research institute has opened on the University of Arkansas campus. On today's show, a tour of the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research. Also, the deadline for Real ID is approaching and we have what you need to know. Plus, we hear about next month's Fresh Grass Festival's strong Arkansas connection.

This week’s episode of the “I Am Northwest Arkansas” podcast previews a roundtable event and the UCA's presence in the region. Host Randy Wilburn talks with Paul Gatling, the senior director of northwest Arkansas engagement at UCA.

For a while now, KUAF’s Listening Lab has been collecting the voices, stories and experiences of people who live here. Earlier this week, Emerson Alexander, the Listening Lab’s coordinator, and KUAF’s general manager, Clint Schaff, spoke about the Listening Lab and how the “One Day, One UofA” is fundraising for the Listening Lab.

Scholars from around the country and beyond are in Fayetteville for the annual conference of the Celtic Studies Association of North America. For three days, there were discussions about the Celtic language, literature, history and society.