Clinton School of Public Service

From the inaugural class to the 20th cohort! 🎓✨ We’re honored to announce that Scott Curran (’06) will deliver special remarks at our 2026 Commencement on May 2. 🏛️🌎 A true pioneer returning to inspire the next generation of leaders. #ClintonSchool #Commencement2026

From Capstone to Executive Director! 🎓🚀 Meet Nicole Hellthaler (‘19), ED of the Prison Yoga Project. Nicole is using her Master of Public Service to provide mindfulness tools to incarcerated individuals globally. 🧘🌍 #PrisonYogaProject #PublicService

Huge news! 🏆 Dean Victoria DeFrancesco Soto has been named a National 250 Public Service Champion by Local Gov 250! She is the only Arkansan recognized on this national list of leaders. Congratulations, Dean! 👏🏛️✨ #PublicService #250Champions

Teamwork made the dream work at Saturday’s @KeepLRBeautiful Citywide Cleanup! 🧹✨ We loved hosting the kickoff at the #ClintonSchool & seeing so many volunteers help "Polish the Rock." Thanks to all who served! 🧤🌭 #CleanUpLR #PublicService #KeepArkansasBeautiful

Great to see the Clinton School represented at the @ArkPSA annual conference! 🏛️📈 Dr. Nichola Driver shared insights on the power of service learning in #HigherEd, while alumna Camille Gilmore ('22) presented her latest research on local procurement policies.👏✨

For hard-working students, sometimes a little boost might be enough to change a life. It's the time again when students can apply for a boost through an endowment honoring former @ClintonSchool Dean Emeritus @JLRIII - truly a unique opportunity! MORE: uasys.edu/news/applicati…

Thanks to the International Public Service Project, @clintonschool has sent 669 students to complete highly specialized international projects in 100 countries since 2004. Check out Internationalizing the Campus 2025 for their Simon Award win. nafsa.org/itc/2025

Our Fellows recently gathered for a hands-on M&E training led by Dr. Al Bavon from the @ClintonSchool and Lily Hunt from the @UArkansas. Their guidance strengthened our understanding of updated processes and how we collect, learn, and support farmers across Rwanda.

📘 “Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America” 📘 🗓️ Tuesday, December 9 🕰️ 6:00 p.m. 📍@clintoncenter 🔹 Register → link in bio. 🤝 @clintonschool & @wjclibrary42 Best-selling and prize-winning author Sam Tanenhaus will be at the Clinton Center to discuss his new book that dives into William F. Buckley’s enduring impact on conservative politics, media, and public discourse in America.

🥳 Congratulations to Bob Gee, David McAlpine, and Arundhati Reddy who were recognized for their unwavering support of the Clinton Center. 👏Their dedication and passion — and that of all our volunteers — allow us to continue serving our community. They are a testament to what we can do when we work together.

@johntedge underscores what @TrueSouthTV is all about: telling the story of the South through the people who live it every day. @ClintonSchool

IPSP applications are open for Summer 2026. If you are connected to an organization that might be interested in learning more, contact Tiffany Jacob, Director of International Programs, at tljacob@clintonschool.uasys.edu. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47HeZ9X

NEXT WEEK: We're welcoming @johntedge, writer and host of ESPN’s True South TV, for a conversation on his new memoir “House of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home.” 🗓️ Monday, November 3 🕰️ 6 p.m. 📍 Clinton Center 🔹 Register → bit.ly/3Jvq71D Edge takes readers on a quest for home in a South that has both held him close and pushed him away, as he tries and fails and tries again to rewrite the stories he inherited. | @ClintonSchool

The Clinton School of Public Service welcomes Secretary Carlos Del Toro and Katie Milligan (‘13) as the newest members of its Dean’s Advisory Board. bit.ly/4o6wPKw

Clinton School Impact Minute: Released in December 2023 and developed by faculty, students, and alumni from the Clinton School of Public Service, the Arkansas Civic Health Index is the state’s first comprehensive report on civic engagement. bit.ly/48Qm8XE

The Office of Field Service at the Clinton School of Public Service is accepting applications for potential partner organizations for International Public Service Projects in Summer 2026. bit.ly/48LseZj

Great conversation with students, faculty and Dean DeFrancesco Soto @ClintonSchool today. CSPS continues to make a tremendous impact on Arkansas and beyond.

Airborne Ranger in the 82nd Airborne Division. Two deployments to Iraq. Graduate of the Clinton School of Public Service. “Empathy, I think, is so basic, but it is really at the core of public service.” bit.ly/46AmGhy

The Clinton School is beginning the process of developing its first institutional charter. The charter will serve as a foundational statement of purpose and values, capturing the institution’s work in preparing public service leaders across all sectors. bit.ly/4gxaa75

Emily Kearns, a 2017 graduate of the Clinton School, joined the Center on Community Philanthropy as a Community Philanthropy Fellow in May 2024. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/48hM0eM