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With more than 9,000 students and 100 programs, UA Little Rock offers learning, research, service, social and career opportunities that can only be found at a metropolitan university located in Arkansas' capital city.

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With more than 9,000 students and 100 programs, UA Little Rock offers learning, research, service, social and career opportunities that can only be found at a metropolitan university located in Arkansas' capital city.

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Representation of the achievement named 'Aspiring Journalist Sets Sights on Broadcasting Career'.

Aspiring Journalist Sets Sights on Broadcasting Career

With a passion for storytelling and a knack for communication, Joe Santana, a graduating senior from Dumas, is poised to embark on an exciting journey into the world of broadcasting.
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Graduation - 2024 May 3

From Salon to Courtroom: Top Anthropology Grad Pursues Law Degree

Amidst the upheaval of the pandemic, Tosha Aleck, a native of Springdale, found herself at a crossroads when the salon where she was working as a cosmetologist shut down in 2020.
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Graduation - 2024 May 3

UA Little Rock Construction Leader Graduates with Bright Future Ahead

A UA Little Rock student leader who has a passion for advocating for women in the construction industry is graduating this semester with a bright future ahead of her.
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Graduation - 2024 May 3
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Matthew Fox Receives Ohio Valley Conference Track Athlete of the Week Honors

After a recording breaking weekend at the Bobcat Invitational, Matthew Fox was named the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Male Co-Track Athlete of the Week announced April 3 by the conference. This marks Fox's second OVC weekly honor this season and first for outdoor competition.
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Graduation - 2024 Apr 17
Representation of the achievement named 'Fall 2023 Graduation - Multiple Degrees'.

Fall 2023 Graduation - Multiple Degrees

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock congratulates its Fall 2023 graduates with multiple degrees.
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Graduation - 2024 Feb 13
Representation of the achievement named 'Fall 2023 Graduation'.

Fall 2023 Graduation

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces its Fall 2023 graduates.
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Graduation - 2024 Feb 13

UA Little Rock Graduate Student Receives Javits-Frasier Scholar Award

A UA Little Rock graduate student has been honored with an award that will help expand her knowledge of gifted and talented education. The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), the nation's leading organization focused on the needs of gifted and talented children, has awarded Lauren Smithey, a graduate student from Cabot, Arkansas, the Javits-Frasier Scholar Award.
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Graduation - 2024 Jan 25

UA Little Rock Student Graduates With Mass Communication Degree After Professional Soccer Career

Ahmed Elkhattabi, a senior from Tripoli, Libya, will be graduating this fall magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in mass communication-journalism and a double minor in photography and sports management.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 20
Representation of the achievement named 'UA Little Rock Student Overcomes Homelessness to Earn College Degree'.

UA Little Rock Student Overcomes Homelessness to Earn College Degree

A graduating UA Little Rock student who has been battling homelessness for the past eight years has overcome incredible odds to earn her college degree.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 20
Representation of the achievement named 'Graduating Student Spotlight: Dion Murombe'.

Graduating Student Spotlight: Dion Murombe

This special spotlight on graduating student-athlete Dion Murombe was written by Hunter Glaze.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 19
Representation of the achievement named 'Graduating Student Spotlight: Sathi Rahman Gulledge'.

Graduating Student Spotlight: Sathi Rahman Gulledge

Sathi Rahman Gulledge, a senior at UA Little Rock, graduated Cum Laude this fall with a bachelor's degree in marketing.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 19
Representation of the achievement named 'Next Chapter Unfolds: Hicks Celebrates Graduation and New Career'.

Next Chapter Unfolds: Hicks Celebrates Graduation and New Career

As the curtain closes on her college career, a graduating University of Arkansas at Little Rock student is ending this chapter of her life with not one, but two bachelor's degrees and an exciting new career in the dynamic field of public relations, embodying the true spirit of academic and career success.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 13
Representation of the achievement named 'Future Lawyer Completes Lifelong Goal of Earning College Degree'.

Future Lawyer Completes Lifelong Goal of Earning College Degree

Phyllis Harrington believes that it's never too late to follow your dreams. At 51, this mother of three and grandmother of 10 from Little Rock has completed her dreams of graduating from college.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 13

UA LITTLE ROCK GRADUATE TELLS UNTOLD STORY OF ARKANSAS VIETNAM SOLDIER

A graduating student from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is shining a light on the previously unknown story of a young Arkansas soldier who died fighting for his country during the Vietnam War. History has long been a favorite topic for Isaac Wolter, who is graduating from UA Little Rock this semester with a master's degree in public history.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 13

UA LITTLE ROCK GRADUATE GETS SECOND CHANCE AT DREAM CAREER

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate is getting a second chance at his dream career in the field of computer science. Brandon Huckaby, a native of Horatio who now lives in Little Rock, will graduate with a bachelor's degree in computer science and a second chance to get the career he's always dreamed of.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 13
Representation of the achievement named 'UA LITTLE ROCK GRADUATE SECURES BRIGHT FUTURE WITH NEW ROLE'.

UA LITTLE ROCK GRADUATE SECURES BRIGHT FUTURE WITH NEW ROLE

A graduating University of Arkansas at Little Rock student is starting the next chapter of his life on a high note as he is graduating with a great position for the company he's been interning with for the past year. Senior Adam Perry, a native of Bryant, is graduating this semester with a bachelor's degree in computer science and a minor in mathematics.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 13
Representation of the achievement named 'UA LITTLE ROCK GRADUATE HELPS STUDENTS COMPLETE DREAM OF EARNING COLLEGE DEGREE'.

UA LITTLE ROCK GRADUATE HELPS STUDENTS COMPLETE DREAM OF EARNING COLLEGE DEGREE

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate has made it her life mission to help families send their kids to college. Maria "Mayca" Alvarez is graduating this semester with a bachelor's degree in world languages with a concentration in Spanish and a passion for helping students prepare and succeed in college.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 13
Representation of the achievement named 'UNDETERRED BY ADVERSITY: DETERMINED UA LITTLE ROCK STUDENT OVERCOMES HEALTH PROBLEMS TO GRADUATE'.

UNDETERRED BY ADVERSITY: DETERMINED UA LITTLE ROCK STUDENT OVERCOMES HEALTH PROBLEMS TO GRADUATE

On Graduation Day at UA Little Rock, Ian Sutphin will stand out as the guy on crutches who is hobbling across the stage to get his diploma. Having previously encountered serious health issues that disrupted his college experience, Sutphin was not about to let something like a torn ligament in his leg prevent him from attending his commencement ceremony on Dec. 16, where he will earn a bachelor's degree in psychology.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 13

EXPERIENCED HISTORIAN IS GAINING VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AT UA LITTLE ROCK

An experienced historian with more than four decades of knowledge is continuing to expand his expertise by earning a master's degree in public history at UA Little Rock.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 13

PIONEERING SUCCESS: 19-YEAR-OLD TRAILBLAZER BECOMES FIRST IN FAMILY TO GRADUATE COLLEGE

Elisabeth Long has a lot to celebrate this year. At just 19, this first-generation college student from the small town of Black Springs has become the first person in her family to graduate from college.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 13
Representation of the achievement named 'UA LITTLE ROCK GRADUATING STUDENT FOLLOWS CHILDHOOD DREAMS OF BECOMING A TEACHER'.

UA LITTLE ROCK GRADUATING STUDENT FOLLOWS CHILDHOOD DREAMS OF BECOMING A TEACHER

Cedrea Chestnut, a senior from North Little Rock, will be graduating this fall with a bachelor's degree in elementary education K-6. Chestnut started off her college career majoring in psychology, but wasn't convinced it was the right path for her. Reflecting on her childhood, she realized that it had always been her dream to become a teacher.
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Graduation - 2023 Dec 13
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UA LITTLE ROCK NURSING STUDENT LEARNS VALUE OF TREATING PATIENTS LIKE FAMILY DURING SUMMER IN SPAIN

In the UA Little Rock School of Nursing, students are always taught that they should treat every patient like a family member because that patient is somebody's family. Vasti Hernandez, a junior nursing major from Glenwood, said she learned the true value of that lesson while interning at the neurology unit at MutuaTerrassa University Hospital this summer in Spain.
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Graduation - 2023 Nov 1
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MILLER EXPLORES MYSTERIOUS MYTHOLOGY AND FOLKLORE IN SCOTLAND

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student had a mysterious summer studying Celtic history, mythology, and folklore during a summer study abroad experience in Scotland.
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Graduation - 2023 Nov 1
Representation of the achievement named 'Spring 2023 Graduation - Multiple Degrees'.

Spring 2023 Graduation - Multiple Degrees

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock congratulates its spring 2023 graduates with multiple degrees.
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Graduation - 2023 Jul 6
Representation of the achievement named 'Spring 2023 Graduation'.

Spring 2023 Graduation

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces its spring 2023 graduates.
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Graduation - 2023 Jul 6

UA Little Rock Graduate Rediscovers Passion for Community Art

A second chance to finish college has led UA Little Rock graduate Nicole Stewart to rediscover her passion for community art. The East End resident graduated this semester with a bachelor's degree in studio art focusing on sculpture and a minor in applied design focusing on ceramics.
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Graduation - 2023 Jun 2

UA Little Rock Grad Finds Joy in Mentoring Others

Throughout her time at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, graduate Mikiya McAdory has become a mentor dedicated to helping students get the most out of their college education. The Osceola, Arkansas native graduated this May with a bachelor's degree in biology and minor in chemistry.
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Graduation - 2023 Jun 2
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'Gut Feeling' Leads to Successful Career for UA Little Rock Grad Victoria Temples

Victoria Temples has always believed in following her gut, which led her to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. A week before she began college in 2019, the Little Rock native was set to attend another college as a biology major, but Temples had a change of heart and has never looked back.
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Graduation - 2023 Jun 2
Representation of the achievement named 'UA Little Rock Prepares Student Journalist to Take on the World After Graduation'.

UA Little Rock Prepares Student Journalist to Take on the World After Graduation

Chloe McGehee, from Bryant, Arkansas, has graduated from UA Little Rock with bachelor's degrees in mass communication and political science. McGehee has known she wanted to be a journalist since middle school, where she was editor of the Bryant Junior High yearbook. When she transitioned into high school, she remained on the yearbook staff and became editor of the award-winning Bryant High School yearbook staff her senior year.
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Graduation - 2023 Jun 2
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SILVEY LEAVES HER MARK ON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND CHANCELLOR'S LEADERSHIP CORPS

Tiffani Silvey, who graduated from UA Little Rock with a Master of Business Administration in May, has made quite an impact on the university since she started her undergraduate career in 2017. After graduating with her Bachelor of Art in applied communication in 2021, Silvey sought freelance strategic advising opportunities with businesses across the state.
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Graduation - 2023 May 24
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