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University of Houston, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and College of DuPage to Host U.S. Department of State In-Person Advisor Workshops

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June 14, 2024

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program have selected three U.S. higher education institutions to host in-person advisor workshops. The following institutions were selected through a competitive process: University of Houston (workshop on July 12, 2024);…

Single mom shares her dream of using her new degree to help others in crisis

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May 30, 2024

Last fall, Kristen Toner enrolled at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith with a long-term goal in mind: to become a domestic violence victim advocate. “I am passionate about helping women, men, and children get out of abusive situations and educating them on cycles of domestic abuse,” she said.…

Volunteer Shana Pierce Shares Why She Loves Helping Single Parent Families

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May 20, 2024

Shana Pierce heard a radio commercial three years ago calling for volunteers to help single parent students reach their academic and career goals. She was looking for a new way to give back to her community in Northeast Arkansas, so she reached out to the Arkansas Single Parent…

Roundup of Recent Faculty Research News

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May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024 Eric Goldman Prof. Margalynne Armstrong received Berkeley Law’s LSAD 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Prof. Michael Asimow posted a paper, “The Last Frontier: Fair Procedure in Informal Administrative Adjudication.” Prof. Eric Goldman delivered the 2024 Nies Lecture at Marquette Law School on the topic of…

Single Parent Scholarship Ignites Change

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May 12, 2024

High above the whir of speeding cars and the rippling of the Arkansas River, Athena crouches on a steel girder while welding atop Little Rock’s I-30 bridge. Stinger in hand, she fuses angle iron to red iron. “I’m doing what I’ve always wanted to do. It’s crazy!” said…

Meet ASPSF’s New Executive Director Jenn Morehead

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May 10, 2024

Jenn started May 6 as Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund’s third executive director. The Arkansas native has over 17 years of experience in fundraising, marketing, communications, and public relations. Get to know our new leader in this Q&A! Hometown: Pocahontas Current City: Conway Family: Jenn and her husband, Jeremy,…

ASPSF Receives LR Chamber’s 2024 Community Impact Award

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May 9, 2024

Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund has been recognized with the 2024 Community Impact Award for its commitment to empowering single parents through education. The accolade was presented at the Small Business Impact Awards luncheon hosted by the Little Rock Regional Chamber on May 8 at the Robinson Center.…

Roundup of Recent Faculty Research News

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February 21, 2024

Prof. Sue Guan made a video explaining her paper how “finfluencers” are impacting stock prices in ways not anticipated by existing law or finance theory. The law school also covered her research into how finfluencers affect stock price movements. Prof. Ed Lee, who is joining our faculty in Fall,…

Finfluencers, Meet Fraud – Santa Clara Law -Santa Clara Law

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January 29, 2024

By Alicia K. Gonzales ’09 The information ecosystem of today’s stock markets is changing. Retail trading increasingly affects stock price movements, social media shapes investing trends, and non-traditional entities mediate information. Understanding these shifts requires answering the following question: who, or what, drives investing decisions today? Sue Guan…

Roundup of Recent Faculty Research News

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January 25, 2024

Prof. Vangie Abriel published an article, “The California Way: An Analysis of California’s Immigrant-Friendly Changes to its Criminal Laws.” Prof. Michael Asimow wrote a report, “Fair Procedure in Informal Adjudication,” for the Administrative Conference of the US. Prof. W. David Ball helped author an amicus brief to the…