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The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Homecoming celebration is set for October 5-11, 2025. The annual week-long experience brings together alumni, students, faculty, staff, fans from across the country, and surrounding communities. UAPB’s Homecoming continues a rich HBCU tradition with lively activities, including a parade that will feature floats and marching bands, along with concerts, Greek step shows, reunions, open houses, a golf tournament, outdoor festivals, and an exciting football game against Westgate Christian College. And we are honored to welcome Alumnus Perry Stuckey as this year’s Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal.
Written by on September 4, 2025
Jada Tolbert, a junior at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), has received the distinguished “Behind the Camera” Award and Scholarship from the National Arts and Letters Commission of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. at the 2025 National Convention. Tolbert, a UAPB Multimedia Communication scholar, was one of three winners nationwide of the award.
Written by on August 20, 2025
On Thursday, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced that 2,800 people visited the 2nd annual Juneteenth in the Bluff: Arts & Culture Festival in downtown Pine Bluff on Friday, June 20.
Written by on June 26, 2025
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Theater Department is undergoing a remarkable revitalization, a testament to the collective efforts of faculty, students, and the community. As UAPB ends the 2025 spring semester, Taijee Bunch, in his first year as UAPB’s theater instructor, has directed the production of The Color Purple, The Musical in April and is currently working as the director for Memphis the Musical, set to grace the Catherine M. Bellamy Theater at The Arts & Science Center, 701 S. Main St. in Pine Bluff, from July 17-20, 2025.
Written by on May 22, 2025
R&B Legend Lenny Williams Headlines 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host the 2nd annual Juneteenth in the Bluff: Arts & Culture Festival on Friday, June 20 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. in Pine Bluff’s downtown Delta Rhythm and Bayous Cultural District at 3rd & Main Streets. […]
Written by on May 20, 2025
Justin Braylock, originally from Blytheville, Arkansas, achieved two significant goals in May. On May 10, 2025, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) during the Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony. One week before accomplishing his educational milestone, he represented UAPB at the prestigious Unity Experience & 2025 Meta Gala in New York City.
Written by on May 14, 2025
The official 152nd Founders’ Week digital photo frame is now available online. Show your Golden Lion pride while celebrating the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s (UAPB) 152nd Founders’ Week, April 21-27, 2025, with the official 152nd Founders’ Week digital photo frame featuring your best photo and this year’s theme, “UAPB/AM&N Strong: Rooted In Tradition, Roaring Into The Future.”
Written by on April 9, 2025
A group of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) scholars recently learned the proper protocol and behaviors for interacting with current and prospective employers in a dining setting. The UAPB’s Emerging Scholars Leadership Institute (ESLI), a program dedicated to fostering leadership skills and professional development among students, showcased the art of fine dining as the host of its second annual dining event. The comprehensive table etiquette workshop used a full-course meal as the template for learning.
Written by Welcome on April 4, 2025
The John Brown John Watson Memorial Library System at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host a book signing event for author Saige-Annette Jarrett, featuring her latest psychological suspense and romance novel, The Stranger in My Soul. This special event will take place on Monday, March 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM in the Howard-Sykes Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
Written by Welcome on March 22, 2025
Join the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and community volunteer performers as they bring a powerful story of defiance, justice, and humanity to life in “Prometheus Bound.” This readers’ theater presentation of “Prometheus Bound” is on March 13-15 at 7 p.m. in the Adam B. Robinson Jr. Black Box Theater at ART WORKS on Main, 627 S. Main Street in Pine Bluff. Purchase your tickets at https://www.artx3.org/all-events/prometheus-bound. Special bonus: A Kevin Cole ’82 exhibition will be free and open to the public on March 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. before the “Prometheus Bound” performance. #UAPB
Written by Welcome on March 7, 2025
