Women's Foundation of Arkansas

The Tjuana Byrd Internship Program connects Arkansas businesses with Arkansas women of color who are pursuing degrees and careers in STEM fields and finance. The current cohort of interns is getting close to wrapping up their summer jobs. The internships are administered by the Arkansas Women’s Foundation. Today, we meet Nicola Hawthorne, a lifelong resident of Pine Bluff who is interning at Acxiom.

On today's show, how the collaboration of the three largest metro areas in Arkansas brought home $100 million from the EPA. Also, Ed Bethune was a Republican Arkansas Congressman long before the GOP controlled the state. Plus, the difference a Tjuan Byrd Internship can make.

The recipients of the 2024 Tjuana Byrd Internships are at businesses this summer, like Southwest Power Pool. The internships, administered by the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, are internships reserved for Arkansas women of color pursuing degrees in STEM fields, including finance fields. An alumna of the program, Takiayah Mayo, who interned at Southwest Power Pool and now works at Stone Bank, spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the program.

On today's show, making glass recycling easier for restaurants and bars. Also, improving care and education for geriatric care in Arkansas. Plus, considering how we carry our emotions of home through music.

The Tjuana Byrd Summer Internship Program for Arkansas women of color in STEM and finance fields is ending for the season soon. Partnered with companies like Acxiom and Southwest Power Pool and the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, it's named after the foundation’s first Black president. This week, Ozarks at Large will feature recipients like Indu Sen of Bentonville, who earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Arkansas and will start her master’s at Oklahoma State this fall.

The Women's Foundation of Arkansas is celebrating its 25th anniversary by sharing findings from a historic report on the economic status of women in the state.

The Women's Foundation of Arkansas' latest initiative aims to help more women in the state achieve financial security.

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas has released a multimedia report of a new study exploring the opportunities, barriers and resource gaps for women of…

This year, the Women's Foundation of Arkansas launched the Tjuana Byrd Internship Program. The 10-week summer program, named for the WFA's first black…