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School Districts Across Arkansas Search for Certified Teachers April 7, 2021By Madison Hartley FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – A recent report conducted by the The New Teacher Project, or TNTP, found Arkansas’ rate of uncertified teachers more than double that of the national average, sitting at 4% compared to 1.7%. The report noted that the teacher…
Fayetteville Public Schools and the U of A celebrate 150th anniversaries
By: Sean Rhomberg FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The Fayetteville Public Schools district sits right on outside the campus of the University of Arkansas, and both institutions have begun celebrating a 150th anniversary in the midst of a pandemic. Fayetteville Public Schools’ Superintendent Dr. John L Colbert serves as a bridge between the two storied institutions.…
Local Boutique Works Toward Promoting Diversity
By: Lizzy Lankford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Popular clothing boutique, Riff Raff celebrated their tenth anniversary in February of 2019 and has grown from a local boutique to a national brand. With the increase of racial injustice last summer, riff raff made a promise to increase and promote diversity in the store. In an email sent…
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
By: Hannah Ford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the University of Arkansas Sexual and Relationship Violence Center, along with many other programs, has a month’s worth of events for all to attend. According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, around one in five women and one in 71…
Putting control back into the hands of women
By: Hannah Ford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Women over the age of 18 are asked to participate in a study on women’s reproductive decisions. Mikayla Tolliver, Experimental Psychology Ph.D. Student, and her team are conducting a study on how different birth controls affect women physically and mentally. With the stigma on women’s reproductive decisions, Tolliver…
Survey for students’ plans after graduation
By: Hannah Ford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – University of Arkansas students graduating from campus this spring are invited to participate in the First Destination Survey to report their plans for after graduation. The survey serves as a resource for both possible future and current students’ career planning. In order to ensure the most current and…
JBGB announces plans to reopen this fall
By: Carsyn Cann FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – JBGB, the popular brewery and family-friendly venue in Fayetteville, is set to reopen this fall with a new building. The restaurant originally opened in 2017, becoming a destination for craft brews and live music. The business closed in 2019 with hopes to reopen with a larger patio, more fit…
The Jones Center to host free dinner drive through
By: Carsyn Cann FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Jones Center hosts a free drive through dinner sponsored by Civitas, Inc. The event center, located in Springdale, has a total of 300 meals to give to the public. The complimentary meals will be handed out on a first come, first serve basis. The meals will be a…
Live music making its way back to Fayetteville
By: Carsyn Cann FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – After almost a year without no in-person activities, Fayetteville is welcoming back live music. Music has long been an important part of Fayetteville’s atmosphere, whether that be through festivals or bars on Dickson Street. According to concert archives, there were 26 concerts between the years 2018-2019. But, due to…
Fayetteville fruit growers deal with freezing weather
By: James Morgan FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The uncharacteristically low temperatures this February may not have damaged local fruit crops as much as anticipated. Though some fruits sustained damage in the consistent sub-zero temperatures, most strawberries survived the cold snap. “Strawberries were again lucky because they’re low to the ground,” Amanda McWhirt, Assistant Professor in…