On Saturday, the Northwest Arkansas Center for Equality and P.R.I.D.E.--People Respecting Individual Differences and Equality at the University of Arkansas held a statewide LGBT summit on the UofA campus. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, transgenderism was a key issue.
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On Saturday, the Northwest Arkansas Center for Equality and P.R.I.D.E.--People Respecting Individual Differences and Equality at the University of Arkansas held a statewide LGBT summit on the UofA campus. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, transgenderism was a key issue.
While about a dozen students of KIPP Delta Public Schools, an open-enrollment charter school network in Blytheville and Helena visited the UA Fayetteville campus yesterday, university officials formally announced a partnership with the public charter school that aims to increase college attainment for students in underserved communities.
Before the Amazeum broke ground on a permanent space this morning, we visit their tinkering studio to learn through experience. Arkansas Lottery Officials update the Legislative Oversight Committee on decreasing lottery revenue. A group advocates at the state capitol for fairer tax laws, and the Ben Geren Aquatics Center moves forward as the first construction bids will soon be awarded.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Northwest Arkansas Rape Crisis Center will soon be able to expand their efforts to survivors of sexual assault, and a traveling exhibit at the University of Arkansas this week wants college students to engage in conversations about hunger.The traveling exhibit called Hunger U is on the University of Arkansas campus this week.
Surveys conducted through site visits to Arkansas school districts that conducted PARCC field testing this spring showed that most districts will be prepared for Common Core technology requirements this fall.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says there are drums, guitars and horns in our near future.
Community Health Workers in Arkansas have formed a network to better deliver public health services and share best practices.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the Wrecking Ball takes to downtown Springdale for a one of a kind event for one night only. Plus, First Christian jChurch in Fayetteville prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday today.
Get ready for a road-trip. Lucinda Williams in Little Rock, Gavin DeGraw and Don Henley in Tulsa, and many other artists are scheduled to perform somewhere close by.
“Not Over You” by Gavin DeGraw
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
Dark Star Visuals, a local business, has been selling jewelry to Fayetteville residents for the past 20 years.
“Dark Star” by The Grateful Dead
Our slow food expert Teresa Maurer has some delicious, easy recipes that’ll make fall gatherings so much better.
Below is a link to download the three recipes Teresa discussed with Kyle.
John Brown University’s Center for Relationship Enrichment was established 14 years ago to focus on making relationships better. It recently received a $724,428 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families.
Click here to listen to Dr. Gary Oliver discuss the impact of unhealthy relationships and divorce.
“Married Life” by Michael Giacchino (from the movie "Up")
