University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas English Department and the Program in Rhetoric and Composition are proud to announce the 2025 winners of the annual Jessie O'Kelly Freshman Essay Award. Qualified submissions were essays written for Composition I or II in the spring or fall semesters of 2024 and submitted for judging in spring 2025.

Kicking off the 2025-26 academic year at the University of Arkansas, the Gymbacks registered a new program high GPA and saw 14 athletes named Scholar All-Americans by the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA). In the WCGA's academic report, Arkansas ranked 21st in the country for team GPA with a 3.72, also a new program high. The Gymbacks were ranked second among SEC teams in GPA and were one of 25 gymnastics programs that had a GPA of 3.70 or higher.

Samuel Ajala, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas Department of Communication, has been selected as National Communication Association 2025 Interest Group Award winner. He has been awarded the 2025 Activism and Social Justice Division Graduate Student Activist Award for his research and advocacy work in environmental communication, which is deeply rooted in community engagement.

The Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas recently honored 120 students with scholarships and other awards through its 2025 Honors and Awards Recognition program. This year, more than $288,000 was distributed through scholarships and awards that recognized various aspects of achievement among students in architecture, landscape architecture, and interior architecture and design.

The Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas recently honored 120 students with scholarships and other awards through its 2025 Honors and Awards Recognition program. This year, more than $288,000 was distributed through scholarships and awards that recognized various aspects of achievement among students in architecture, landscape architecture and interior architecture and design.

Nicole Turner, a second-year graduate student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program at the University of Arkansas, was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Lever Tuition Fellowship, which celebrates graduate students who enrich the U of A's community through their diverse perspectives and experiences, as well as supporting their academic endeavors.

The University of Arkansas Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences recognized nine students with annual academic awards for the 2024-25 academic year. Known for preparing leaders in food, agriculture, sustainability and human quality of life, the college equips graduates as top candidates for employers seeking innovators and policymakers.

The College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas celebrated more than 100 outstanding students from every degree program for the 2024-25 academic year, including honors student researchers, senior and first-ranked senior scholars and college-wide award winners.

The Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas named its Senior Scholars for the 2024-25 academic year. Twenty-six students from 13 different majors and concentrations were announced with eight students being First-Ranked Senior Scholars, signifying a 4.0 grade point average with all coursework completed at the U of A, and 18 being Senior Scholars, signifying students with the highest GPA (also all 4.0s) with at least half of their coursework completed at the U of A.

The Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas recently honored outstanding students for the 2024-25 academic year with prestigious department awards and scholarships valued at $251,291.

The Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas has recognized nine students with annual academic awards. Known for preparing leaders in food, agriculture, sustainability and human quality of life, the college equips graduates as top candidates for employers seeking innovators and policymakers.

Twenty-nine recently graduated Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences students were selected to be part of the latest class of top graduating seniors by the University of Arkansas Alumni Association. The "Seniors of Significance" recognition is part of the Arkansas Alumni Association's Senior Awards Program, which honors students' excellence in leadership, academics and co-curricular activities.