
Ozarks At Large


Patricia Limerick has studied, taught and written about the American West’s relationship with extractive industries. She was on the University of Arkansas campus to speak as part of the Hartmann Hotz Lecture Series.
Michael Vinson Williams’ book Medgar Evers: Mississippi Martyr studies the civil rights leader and the civil rights movement. The book was published by the University of Arkansas Press.
You can read more from Meredith Martin Moats at her blog
The Walton Arts Center’s expansion plans for its Fayetteville campus continue to move forward after a city commission pledged several hundred thousand dollars to the project, with the possibility for more money at a later date.
The Arkansas General Assembly moves forward with a controversial voter ID bill, education and education supporters rally against a proposal that would shift money from the state's general fund into highway construction, and Arkansas' U.S. Senate contingent speaks out about efforts to pass a federal budget.


For the Ford Foundation and the University of Arkansas, this winter marked the end of a long relationship that brought more than 500 international fellows to campus.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, October 7, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks…an algae with a funny nickname…didymo…has been found in the White River watershed. The plan to keep it form spreading has been put in motion. And writing a book through facilitated communication: Holly Fields explains how her non-verbal daughter, Stephanie R. Marks, wrote the book "Paula’s Journal: Surviving Autism."
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business discusses how Gov. Beebe will present his balanced budget to the Arkansas General Assembly, and more in his political and business news update.
In Madison County there’s a place called “Negro Mountain.” No blacks live there now, but it was, in the 1860s, settled by Ozark African Americans. All of them and their descendants are gone now—except for one individual. We take you to meet the last living African American resident of Madison County.
A book talk and theatre auditions are the only things on Becca Martin Brown's entertainment agenda on this fairly quiet Monday.
We spend an afternoon on the set of Gordon Family Tree to learn what it takes to create a movie.
At least eleven public school districts in Arkansas now offer single-gender elementary classes, including Siloam Springs School District. We observe several of the classes and talk with educators and a scholar about the benefits as well as criticism regarding this school choice.