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WKU hosted Robert Ballard, oceanographer, marine geologist and deep sea explorer, as the first speaker in the Presidential Speaker Series on Tuesday night.  WKU President Timothy Caboni brought Ballard to Van Meter Auditorium for the event, and he revealed the depths of his career through compelling stories. In the event “Deep sea exploration: past, present,...

Arkansas PBS will livestream the seventh annual Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony beginning at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24 at bit.ly/arkansas womenshalloffame2023.

CONWAY -- Arkansas PBS will livestream the seventh annual Arkansas Womens Hall of Fame induction ceremony Thursday, Aug. 24, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at http://www.bit.ly/arkansaswomenshalloffame2023.

Sandy Edwards, for many years one of the guiding lights at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, will be inducted Aug. 24 into the Arkansas Womens Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The 2023 selections honor seven women and one organization "who have made significant contributions to the state and their respective fields and stand as positive examples for women everywhere."

The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts rejected blame for the deteriorating Pike-Fletcher-Terry mansion gifted to Little Rock 57 years ago for the museum's use, saying Wednesday that it "does not own the building and has no contractual responsibility to operate or maintain it."