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UAPB awarded $511,480 to support first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities through TRIO Student Support Services

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant totaling $511,480 for the 2025- 2026 academic year to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities. This award marks the continuation of TRIO SSS services on the UAPB campus. Since 1985, the program has served hundreds of students, helping them stay in school, earn degrees, and build meaningful careers.

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Countdown to UAPB Homecoming 2025: What You Need to Know

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. 

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UAPB Librarian Presents AI Smart Tools at National STEM Librarians Conference

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Librarian Shenise McGhee was a featured panelist who presented on cutting-edge AI-Powered Smart Tools at the 2025 STEM Librarians South Conference hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington. This annual conference, held both virtually and in-person, brings together STEM librarians from across the United States and beyond to exchange ideas, strategies, and innovations in areas such as library instruction, reference services, collection development, and outreach.

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Join Drs. Finney and Davis for A Special Talk On the Legacy of UAPB Professor Joseph Carter Corbin

Join Dr. Gladys Turney Finney in conversation with Dr. Kimberley Davis, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) School of Education, Dean and Professor, to commemorate Professor Joseph Carter Corbin and the opening of Branch Normal College (now UAPB) in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, over 150 years ago. Branch Normal College opened the doors to what would become a major center of learning for African Americans in Arkansas, starting with just seven students. On Wednesday, September 03, 2025, from  12:00 pm to 1:30 pm, the talk highlights Corbin’s groundbreaking contributions to education as part of the Legacies & Lunch series, a free program of CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies about Arkansas-related topics.

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Committed to The Pride: From Miss UAPB to Faculty to Mrs. Arkansas 2025

Dr. Tamara P. Glover, Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), has been crowned Mrs. Arkansas 2025 under the prestigious USA World Pageant Organization, a renowned platform for women’s empowerment and leadership. In November 2025, she will carry the pride of her alma mater, her students, and the State of Arkansas onto the national stage, with the opportunity to advance and represent the United States internationally.

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Unlock Your Future at the UAPB Fall 2025 Career Summit

Get ready for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Fall 2025 Career Summit! The UAPB Office of Career Services is thrilled to announce this exciting event, scheduled for Wednesday, October 1, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Kenneth L. Johnson Sr. Complex, H.O. Clemmons Arena (HPER). We have an impressive lineup of 46 organizations representing business/industry, government agencies, graduate/professional schools, and school districts.

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Recent UAPB Graduate Receives Prestigious Guy Levis Grant Award

Perry L. Williams, a recent graduate and former student leader at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), has been named the 112th recipient of the prestigious Guy Levis Grant Award. According to the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity’s website, the award, named after one of the Fraternity’s 10 founders, is bestowed upon undergraduate members who exhibit extra meritorious contributions to the Fraternity’s advancement.  A proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, Williams received the award during the Fraternity’s 87th Grand Chapter Meeting.

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