Higher Education

This was the culminating event of Convocation of Scholars at A-State, an annual celebration somewhat curtailed because of the national pandemic.

The Arkansas General Assembly has given final approval to a bill that would allow college athletes to enter into contracts and make money off their name and likeness.

A bill that would allow collegiate athletes in Arkansas to enter into contracts and earn money off of their name, voice, signature, photograph or likeness is on its way to the Senate. On Monday, members of the House approved House Bill 1671 by a vote of 97-1.

A bill that would allow college-level student athletes in Arkansas to make money off of their name, voice, signature, photograph or likeness passed its first legislative hurdle on Tuesday.

A bill that would have widened an existing law regarding free speech on college campuses in Arkansas stalled Monday due to a lack of action.

Seven members will now sit on the ASU Board of Trustees