The small south Arkansas university will also see 25 degree programs eliminated in a plan approved by ASU System board on Thursday.
Debra Hale-Shelton
Debra Hale-Shelton reports for the Arkansas Times. She has previously worked for The Associated Press and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A Marked Treean by birth, a Chicagoan by choice, she now lives in Conway.
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State Supreme Court Justice Wood cleared of ethics allegations
Wood praised the decision and called the complaint “baseless, without merit, and politically motivated.”
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Program cuts, layoffs coming to cash-strapped Henderson State
Henderson State University continues to work its way out of a financial hole. Plans call for cutting programs and jobs at the Arkadelphia campus.
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Ethics complaint targets state Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood
A complaint filed against Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood has accused her of violating judicial ethics by telling then-Circuit Judge Michael Maggio in 2014 to delete certain text messages.
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Former chemistry professor pleads guilty to manufacturing meth in college lab
Bradley Rowland was sentenced to 120 days in jail and six years probation. He was also ordered to pay the college $149,917 in restitution.
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Henderson chemistry professor acquitted of making meth; second professor awaits trial
The Clark County Circuit Court jury deliberated almost an hour before finding Terry David Bateman, 47, not guilty of manufacturing meth and two other less severe drug-related charges.
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Former judge Mike Maggio released from federal prison
MIke Maggio has been released from federal prison after serving less than half of a 10-year sentence for bribery.
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Former Conway lawmaker to face retrial on federal bribery charges
In its notice to the court Thursday, the U.S. attorney’s office stated only that it intended to retry Baker and did not elaborate on what may have led prosecutors to that decision. The office had earlier sought and been granted permission to interview jurors who heard from the first trial who were willing to discuss the matter.
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Hung jury on all but one count in Baker trial; former lawmaker acquitted of conspiracy
Bud Cummins, Baker’s former attorney, said it would be pointless for prosecutors to retry the case. “They did their job. It is over. The case is never getting better.”
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Defense focuses on disgraced judge’s credibility as Baker bribery case goes to jury
Former judge Mike Maggio is “one of the least credible witnesses I can even imagine,” said one of Baker’s attorneys.