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State Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Thursday August 15, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Attorney General Griffin Leads 26-State Amicus Supporting West Virginia Title IX Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 15 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief on behalf of himself and 25 other state attorneys general calling on the United States Supreme Court to take up West Virginia's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down the state's law protecting girls' sports: "Like Arkansas, West Virginia has a strong interest in sa  more

Hendrix Admission Director Honored for Lifetime Achievement
CONWAY, Arkansas, Aug. 15 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: * * * Beverly Henry Wheeler recognized by NACAC * * * Hendrix College Interim Director of Admission Beverly Henry Wheeler on July 31 received the inaugural Beverly Henry Wheeler Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). The presentation took place at the 45th annual Guiding the Way to Inclusion (GWI) conference in New Orleans. According to the NACAC websit  more

Sanders Joins ADH to Award Grants to Combat Food Insecurity
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 15 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, along with the Department of Health, recognized the recipients of the Arkansas Minority Health Commission's (AMHC) Food Desert Elimination grant program. "Every Arkansan deserves to have healthy, affordable food available in their neighborhood," said Governor Sanders."I've tasked my administration with combatting food insecurity and was proud to sign ou  more

UA Little Rock Researchers Publish Paper Showcasing Benefit of Creating Online Learning Training for Student Peer Mentors
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller Two UA Little Rock researchers have published a paper describing the benefits of creating training scenarios that show peer mentors how to prepare to teach in an online environment. David Caldwell, a 2023 graduate of UA Little Rock with a bachelor's degree in biology and Dr. Michael Moore, director of undergraduate research and mentoring at UA Little Rock, published their findin  more