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‘The misery of really growing up’: A Q&A with writer Kiley Reid

“Come and Get It,” Kiley Reid's new novel set at the University of Arkansas, offers a deft examination of how young people negotiate their first brushes with independence and responsibility. Reid is particularly attuned to how her characters navigate matters of money and consumption.
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Best and Worst 2023

Here's the thing about 2023: You have to grade it on a curve. Things weren’t great; they could have been a whole lot worse.
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UPDATE: UA Fayetteville investigates allegations of hazing at Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity

UA-Fayetteville and the national Pi Kappa Alpha organization have suspended a local fraternity chapter over hazing allegations.

A draft of Bobbitt's contract extension reveals significant changes

The university system wouldn't have to keep paying Bobbitt his current salary if the board should fire him for convenience under a draft contract yet to be finalized.
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UA trustees scold board member for 'inaccurate' email about system president

After an almost two-hour executive session, a divided UA System board voted 7-3 to pass a resolution condemning Sheffield Nelson's email last week accusing system president Donald Bobbitt of "subterfuge."

UPDATE: UA-Little Rock faculty senate, SGA oppose proposal for a UA System affiliate to buy University of Phoenix

A second campus in the University of Arkansas System is now publicly expressing opposition to a proposal that the system affiliate with a nonprofit organization that would buy the for-profit University of Phoenix.
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UA-Fayetteville faculty senate opposes acquisition of University of Phoenix

The faculty senate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville said today that it opposes acquisition of the University of Phoenix by a nonprofit affiliated with the UA System.

Jurassic-era fly-moth thought to have disappeared; turns up on the side of a Fayetteville Walmart

You can get pretty much anything at Walmart these days — milk, bread, toys, furniture, electronics and, it turns out, dinosaur-era insects thought to have disappeared from large swaths of North America.
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Beast of a Time: A Q&A with Ayana Gray

Little Rock’s Ayana Gray weaves a love of history and power struggles into pan-African young adult fiction. We talk with Gray about man-eating lions, book sales during a pandemic, her dog Dolly, and the exotic land that is Arkansas, perpetually mystifying America at large.

Behind the board at Hill Records, U of A Fayetteville's student-run music label

Hill Records' mission, Jacob Hertzog told us, "is threefold; give the students as much hands-on experience in the music industry as possible, help content creators navigate the complex digital revolution, and provide promotional services to the label artists. The ultimate goal is to offer music business for-credit classes, but until then the volunteer students will receive top quality guidance for their fledgling record label. There is a board of advisors consisting of faculty, music industry representatives, legal experts, and others, but the label itself is run by the students.”
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All Arkansas astrophysicist Amber Straughn wants for Christmas is to launch a $10 billion golden telescope into space

Bee Branch native Amber Straughn is part of a NASA team preparing to shoot an enormous telescope into space in hopes of uncovering mysteries of the universe.

Author Ayana Gray follows up "Beasts of Prey" with "Beasts Of Ruin"

Ayana Gray, a Little Rock resident and U of A Fayetteville grad whose speculative novel "Beasts of Prey" has been picked up by Netflix, announced today that she'll release the next book in her fantasy series, "Beasts of Ruin," in July of 2022.
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