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FAYETTEVILLE -- Early plans for the spring semester include keeping an indoor mask requirement at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, while the top official for the Arkansas State University System has said that "relaxed protocols" for the spring would be considered.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Margaret Sova McCabe will step down as dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law at the end of June, the university announced Tuesday.

Ranu Jung, a biomedical engineering researcher and inventor, has been named the founding executive director of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Charles Robinson, the top administrator at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, spoke Tuesday about a need to reach more Arkansans and create a greater sense of belonging for students on campus.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Charles Robinson, the top administrator at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, spoke Tuesday about a need to reach more Arkansans and create a greater sense of belonging for students on campus.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Commencement ceremonies at the state's largest universities are mostly going back to open events without guest limits after many colleges restricted attendance last year because of the covid-19 pandemic.

Some UA students do not think university incentives will be as effective as university officials hope, while others think they can persuade some students to take the vaccine.

Faculty and staff members at the largest public universities in the state once again have some form of paid covid-19 leave this fall, although as early as this month it wasn't clear that such paid time would be offered.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas will not allow Bikes, Blues & BBQ to use university-owned parking lots for this year's rally.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Bikes, Blues & BBQ is postponed after the University of Arkansas on Thursday said it would not allow the festival to use university-owned lots for this year's rally.