Chuck Ambrose, who substantially cut the number of faculty members at Henderson, is quitting. In the meantime, he's fighting a lawsuit by two professors who lost their jobs.
Seven faculty members in the financially strapped Henderson State University's nursing program have submitted their resignations since January, leaving the university pressed to find replacements.
Arkansas State University System President Charles Welch says there's no truth to rumors circulating on campus that speculated former ASU President Les Wyatt might return as interim chancellor.
Arkansas Business' Lee Hogan reports that an accrediting commission has turned down an application to open a branch of a New York osteopathic college of medicine at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. ASU says it will try again, with hopes to open the branch by 2016.
As widely expected on campus, former Arkansas Business publisher Jeff Hankins was chosen by Arkansas State University President Charles Welch as vice president for strategic communications and development.
The Arkansas Business Publishing Group announced today that, along with some upgrades to its web presence, it would be closing Friday its Arkansas Sports 360 website.
Why does North Little Rock need a tax increase? A flier that was mailed to me stated that with Little Rock and Newport as well as Garland and Jefferson Counties increasing their tax rates, North Little Rock needs to increase its tax rate to stay competitive.