University of Arkansas at Little Rock

For more than a decade, Aresh Assadi has been helping the students and employees of UA Little Rock with career and personal counseling and mental health education. This month, Assadi, assistant director of counseling services at UA Little Rock, will graduate with a Doctor of Education in Higher Education with a concentration in student affairs.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student is researching how urban high school teachers view preparing African American students for college. Leah Hansberry, who lives in Springfield, Missouri, will graduate from UA Little Rock in December with a Doctor of Education in higher education. Her dissertation is entitled, "Classroom Practices of Urban High School Teacher's Pedagogy Strategies and Approaches for Preparing African American Students for College."

Josiah Johnson, a Donaghey Scholar and senior from Sherwood, is graduating this semester with a BBA in finance and a BBA in economics. During his time at UA Little Rock, Johnson has been an integral part of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center's Startup Team, which specializes in assisting clients who have never been in business or had to learn about business before.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student spent his Thanksgiving break having an exciting and unforgettable experience.

A UA Little Rock student has been recognized as an outstanding college student and future human resources professional.

After guiding UA Little Rock to an unblemished week, forward Sali Kourouma has repeated as the Sun Belt's Player of the Week.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock student and others hosted Dance Harvest-Renaissance on Nov. 12-14.

UA Little Rock forward Sali Kourouma averaged 22.5 points per game, shooting nearly 43 percent from the field, in the opening week of the 2021-22 season and has been named the Sun Belt Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

UA Little Rock senior outside hitter Laura Jansen was recognized by the Sun Belt Conference Wednesday as she was named to the league's First Team All-Conference scrolls for the second consecutive year.

For the second time this season, Magnus Lomholt has been tabbed the Sun Belt Conference Men's Golfer of the Week. The weekly accolade brings the Trojan total to three during the fall semester, adding to a record-breaking performance for the program.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded a federal grant worth more than $581,000 from the U.S. Department of Education that will help pay child care expenses for low-income students thanks to four graduate students and a professor.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock welcomed a new member to the William G. Cooper Jr. Honors Program in English.

Little Rock sophomore Spencer Cardinal was honored by the Sun Belt Conference Friday as he was named to the league's all-conference third team following his performance at the Sun Belt Championships in Mobile.

Many students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law have been selected for the second class of the Public Service Academy.

Little Rock senior golfer Anton Albers has been named the Sun Belt Men's Golfer of the Week following a record-setting performance at the Little Rock Invitational. It is the first weekly honor of Albers' career and the second for the Trojans this season.

After recording her 1,000th career kill and leading Little Rock to a weekend sweep in Georgia, Little Rock's Laura Jansen has been named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week.

Jaelle Carlson, freshman, continues to highlight Little Rock's sprint freestyle squad, including a pool record-breaking swim in the 100 free at Ouachita Baptist Tri-Meet.

Senior forward Nikola Maric has been tabbed a third team preseason All-Sun Belt selection, voted on by the league's head coaches.

UA Little Rock Freshman Katja Mueller registered her first career top10 finish, tying for eighth at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational with a 6-over 222. The effort helped guide Little Rock to a tie for ninth among the 20-team field at 51-over 915 for the Trojans' second top-10 team finish of the year.

Alyssa Joseph, a freshman at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been selected for a 2021 Mitchell Academic Incentive Award from Greater Little Rock Jack and Jill of America, Inc.

UA Little Rock senior edges Sun Belt kills leader.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has welcomed 99 new members of the Chancellor's Leadership Corps who joined the college leadership program during the 2021-2022 semester.

Nejra Hanic has been named to the LA Tech Invitational All-Tournament Team.

Nedima Kamberovic is named to the LA Tech Invitational All-Tournament team.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law has announced its first-year students entering law school for the 2021-22 school year.

Laura Jansen has been named to the LA Tech Invitational All-Tournament Team with Jansen picking up her third MVP honor in four weeks as the Trojans claimed the tournament title.

After guiding UA Little Rock to its sixth straight win and claiming her second consecutive MVP award, Laura Jansen has been named the Sun Belt's Offensive Player of the Week the league announced Tuesday.

UA Little Rock fifth-year defender Bergros Asgeirsdottir has been named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week. The weekly honor is the first of Asgeirsdottir's career and the first for the Trojans in the 2021 soccer season.

UA Little Rock junior Magnus Lomholt has been named the Sun Belt Golfer of the Week following his performance at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.

Ibraheem Abbood, a senior at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, was awarded third place in the Biological Sciences and Engineering category during the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium at Mississippi State University.