CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 7 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: By Larry Isch University of the Ozarks President Richard L. Dunsworth, J.D., has been elected as Chair of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Board of Trustees. Dunsworth's two-year term as chair runs from Sept. 1, 2024 to Aug. 31, 2026. Founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States, HLC is the nation's largest institutional accrediting agency, representing nearly  more