The University of Arkansas System is rolling out a common course numbering system that will, among other things, make transferring between UA System schools simpler for students.
The number of full-time state employees increased by 108 last fiscal year to slightly more than 57,000 as their ranks grew at the state s higher education institutions and numbers declined at state agencies, according to Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research reports.
More than half of the state s universities would lose funding under the state s productivity model, while a recommended $6.4 million in productivity funds for the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville is 11 times larger than what any other school would receive.