Southern Arkansas University said Thursday it will conduct its own search for a new president, not hire an executive search firm as trustees originally said in November.
El Dorado Schools Assistant Superintendent Melissa Powell on Monday announced a new partnership with Southern Arkansas University, which she said she hopes will bring and keep more teachers in the district.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Southern Arkansas University at Magnolia are to receive a combined $3.6 million in funding and technical assistance from expert partners over the next three years to increase the quantity, quality and diversity of the state s teacher workforce.