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.
(see more)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.
UA Little Rock Graduate Students Learn Important Teaching Skills at Mobile Institute on Scientific Teaching
More than 25 UA Little Rock faculty members and graduate students learned valuable teaching skills in active learning through the 2022 Mobile Institute on Scientific Teaching (MIST).
Leadership -
Aug 11
Preston Awarded Second Place in National Educators Rising Moment Competition
Ayonna Preston, a senior elementary education major from Little Rock, has been recognized for her inspirational speech about the importance of pursuing a career in education.
Academic Award -
Aug 11
Austin Selected as Winner of 2022-23 Stonewall Scholarship
Autumn (Fay) Austin, an incoming freshman from El Dorado, has been selected as the recipient of the 2022-23 Stonewall Scholarship at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Scholarship -
Aug 11

Bowen Law Students Conduct Judicial Listening Series
The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Center for Racial Justice and Criminal Justice Reform together with the Arkansas Judicial Council hosted a Judicial Listening Series from March 28 through April 14. Events were held in each corner of the state and Little Rock, bringing together communities in these areas and the judges serving them.
Enrollment -
Aug 2

Student Government Association Election
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced the newly elected members of the Student Government Association for the 2022-23 academic year.
Student Government -
Aug 2

Bowen announces 2022-23 Law Review Members
The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law has announced its 2022-23 members for the UA Little Rock Law Review.
Club or Organization -
Aug 2
Trojans Named Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars
For the second-straight season, the quartet of Anton Albers, Nico Horder, Magnus Lomholt and Marcel Rauch have been named Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars for the 2021-22 season, announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Sports -
Jul 25
Neel Awarded Inaugural Grant from Rutherford Endowment to Create Oral History of Ralph Bunche Community
A UA Little Rock student is one of four students selected across the University of Arkansas System who is an inaugural recipient of a grant honoring James L. "Skip" Rutherford III, dean emeritus of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. Brian Neel, a Pine Bluff native who is pursuing a master's degree in history, will use his $1,000 grant to fund research on the Ralph Bunche community, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Benton. Funds will help pay for his equipment and travel for the oral history project, which will explore the impact of segregation and desegregation on the community.
Academic competition -
Jul 25
Spring 2022 Graduation - Multiple Degrees
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock congratulates its spring 2022 graduates with multiple degrees.
Graduation -
Jul 21
UA Little Rock Students Create New Art Mural for Gaming Lounge
UA Little Rock art students have designed an art mural in the Donaghey Student Center gaming lounge.
Bowen Law Student Named to National Latino Law Student Association Executive Board
Keeli Wallace, a student at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, has been elected to the National Latino Law Student Association (NLLSA) Executive Board.
Business/professional -
Jul 6
UA Little Rock Announces Spring 2022 Chancellor's List
UA Little Rock announces its Spring 2022 Chancellor's List, recognizing students with superior academic performance in a semester. To be eligible for the Chancellor's List, students must earn at least nine credit hours and at least a 3.9 GPA.
Chancellor's List -
Jun 14
Spring 2022 Dean's List
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces students who have made the Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester, recognizing more than 610 students whose academic performances have been superior at the end of each semester. To be on the Dean's List, UA Little Rock students must earn at least nine credit hours and maintain at least a 3.5 GPA.
Dean's List -
Jun 14
UA Little Rock Students Have Unforgettable Experience in the Bahamas
A group of 13 UA Little Rock students traveled to the Bahamas for a study abroad research trip during spring break week from March 18-27.
Study Abroad -
May 18
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Inducts New Members
The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Honor Society -
May 3
UA Little Rock Welcomes New Orientation Leaders
UA Little Rock orientation leaders help new students get connected to campus, register for courses, find tutors, and more.
Community Service -
Mar 18
WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION WEEK: MEGAN ROLLINS
Megan Rollins, a senior construction management major at UA Little Rock, has had her eye on a career in construction ever since she was a child.
Achievement (Other) -
Mar 10
UA Little ROck Geology Student Selected for U.S.-Mexican Research Program
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student is participating in a unique U.S.-Mexican collaborative research opportunity that combines digital field mapping techniques with state-of-the-art laboratory analytical work on the tectonic evolution of the Santa Rosalia basin area in the Gulf of California rift. Mariela Saavedra Duran, a double major in geology and Spanish from Alexander, Arkansas, was chosen for the Baja Basin program, which is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation as an International Research Experiences for Students program.
Research / Grant -
Feb 25
UA Little Rock Welcomes New Member of Cooper Honors Program
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock welcomed a new member to the William G. Cooper Jr. Honors Program in English.
Honors Program -
2021 Nov 15
William H. Bowen School of Law Students Join Public Service Academy
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.
Student Excellence -
2021 Nov 15
UA Little Rock Announces First-Year Bowen Law Students
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.
Accepted -
2021 Sep 29
UA Little Rock Student Wins Legal Writing Contest for Exploration of Jock Taxes During COVID-19
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has placed second in a national legal writing competition for her paper that explores the increasing complications of taxing professional athletes during the pandemic. Aleigha Smith, a senior accounting major and Donaghey Scholar from Cabot, received the second place award in legal writing from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. Dr. Casey Carder Rockwell, assistant professor of marketing and advertising, mentored Smith.
Student Competition -
2021 Aug 31
UA Little Rock Student is Coordinating Living History Program at National Museum of the Pacific War
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock public history student has begun a new career running a living history program at the National Museum of the Pacific War, which provides the nation's most comprehensive account of World War II in the Asiatic-Pacific theater. Aaron Shuman, a native of Graham, Washington, recently moved to Fredericksburg, Texas, to start his new job as the museum experience coordinator at the museum, which preserves and exhibits the material history of the war in the Pacific and Indo-China during World War II.
Work Experience -
2021 Aug 26
UA Little Rock Student is Finding her Passion at Historic Arkansas Museum
Jordan Hancock, a rising senior from Benton, is gaining some valuable professional experience by working as an intern at the Historic Arkansas Museum this summer.
Internship -
2021 Jul 19
Bowen Law student works with African Prisons Project
A concurrent student from the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and the Clinton School of Public Service recently completed his International Public Service Project with African Prisons Project (APP), a nonprofit organization with the vision to empower changemakers within prisons by providing them with legal training and services.
Volunteer -
2019 Sep 6
UA Little Rock Kappa Sigma chapter leads all Arkansas chapters in scholarship fundraising
The Theta Eta chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock led all Arkansas chapters in scholarship fundraising this year, raking in $2,383.
Greek Organizations -
2018 Mar 15

UA Little Rock announces Fall 2017 Dean's List
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced its Dean's List, recognizing students' superior academic performance during the fall 2017 semester. To be included, students must have at least nine credit hours with a grade of A, B, C, or "credit" and at least a 3.5 GPA. Students must not have D, F, I, or "no credit" grades on the semester grade report to be eligible.
Honors List -
2018 Feb 23
UA Little Rock announces Spring 2018 Resident Assistants
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Campus Living selected more than 30 students from a competitive pool of applicants for the honor of becoming resident assistants. The students serve as mentors and leaders at one of five residential housing options that serve UA Little Rock students across the campus.
Residence Life -
2018 Jan 30