A team of Clinton School students has spent the academic year working with the Arkansas Faith-Academic Initiatives for Transforming Health (FAITH) network. Samantha Black (Fort Smith, Ark.) and Taylor Donnerson (West Memphis, Ark.) are creating an end-of-life planning toolkit for leaders of faith-based organizations to implement within their congregations.

Since September, a team of Clinton School students has worked with Little Rock’s Transportation Alliance Project (TAP), a pilot fare agreement program that provides individuals experiencing homelessness with free, reliable transportation.

While area schools are closed for the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Little Rock and a group of organizations including the Clinton Presidential Center, World Central Kitchen, Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, and others are working together to provide meals for students and their families. So far, more than 74,000 meals have been distributed.

In the spirit of public service toward all impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service is launching a special admission cycle for Fall 2020 enrollment.

Brandon Treviño (’18) has joined the Steinbright Career Development Center at Drexel University as a Pre-Law Advisor and Career Counselor. In addition to his Master of Public Service, Treviño earned a concurrent juris doctor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.

Several of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service students pursuing concurrent law degrees from the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law are taking on clerkships, fellowships, and internships with law firms and organizations this spring and summer.

University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service graduate Marquita Little Numan (‘09) and current student Amanda Richardson Nipper have been announced as honorees in the Arkansas Business 2020 40 Under 40 class, which honors people in business, nonprofits and government making a significant impact.

University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service assistant professor Chul Hyun Park has recently published four research articles. Two of the research articles focus on emergency management and two focus on open government, or the use of information technology for communication and collaboration between the government and non-state actors.

The Center on Community Philanthropy at the Clinton School of Public Service is delighted to introduce its fourth compendium from the 2016 to 2019 Scholars in Residence, entitled Equity and Transformation: The Impact of Community Philanthropy in Creating Social Change.