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UAHT and UAM Announce Bachelor’s Degrees in Business and Education

On Thursday, the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) and the University of Arkansas at Monticello announced a new partnership to enhance access to affordable higher education in Arkansas. The collaboration enables UAHT students to pursue...

Academics, UAM College of Technology-Crossett

Crossett Recognized Among 2025 Trendsetter Cities for UAM Sustainable Trades Alliance

The city of Crossett has received an honorable mention in the Arkansas Business Trendsetter City 2025 awards in the Education/Workforce Development category for its workforce development initiatives with the University of Arkansas at Monticello through...

Academics, Campus Events

UAM Holds Fall Commencement Exercises

The University of Arkansas at Monticello held its fall commencement exercises on Friday, December 12, in the Steelman Field House. Dr. Peggy Doss, chancellor of UAM, recognized graduates completing academic credentials ranging from master’s degrees...

Academics, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences

UAM Biology Professor Co-Authors Book on Southwestern Mammals

Dr. John Hunt, professor of biology, director of premedical studies and assistant dean of science for the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has co-authored a new book, “Mammals of the Southwestern...

Academics, UAM College of Technology-McGehee, Campus Events

UAM-CTM To Launch Digital Literacy Program Through Digitunity and AT&T Partnership

The University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology–McGehee (UAM-CTM) and the UAM Adult Education Center will launch the UAM Digital Literacy Program in January as part of the “3 Southern States Connected Communities Program,” a...

Academics, College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Support and Partnerships

Union Bank & Trust Co. Gifts $100,000 To Support the Newly Established Snowden Waterfowl Center at UAM

On December 3, Union Bank & Trust Co. gifted $100,000 in support of the recently created Snowden Waterfowl Center of Excellence, a nationally unique research center dedicated to advancing waterfowl and wetlands science based at the University of...

Academics, School of Nursing, Appointments

Amanda Smith Named Dean of UAM School of Nursing

Amanda Smith, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been named dean of the UAM School of Nursing, effective December 16, 2025. She has been serving as the dean in an interim capacity since May 2025.

Academics, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Support and Partnerships

UAM Receives $100,000 Grant To Advance Vertical Farming Research

The University of Arkansas at Monticello has received a $100,000 grant from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Science and Technology for a project on potato and rice cultivation in vertical farms, titled, “Optimizing...

Academics, UAM College of Technology-Crossett, UAM College of Technology-McGehee, Campus Events

UAM To Hold Orientation for Spring 2026 Classes

The University of Arkansas at Monticello will hold orientation for the spring 2026 semester on January 5. Prospective students are encouraged to attend and register for classes during the event.

Academics, Awards

UAM Librarian Awarded Scholarship To Attend International Conference

LaShonda Campbell, collection development librarian for the Fred J. Taylor Library and Technology Center at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship from HARRASSOWITZ, a German publishing company, to support...