The article is currently uploaded on the Social Sciences Research Network and has been named among the top 10 downloads in the following categories: LSN: Legal Education (Topic),  Journal of Legal Education eJournal,  Law Educator: Courses, Materials & Teaching eJournal, Law & Society: The Legal Profession eJournal, Legal Theories, Policies & Practices, Law & Society, Philosophy of Law eJournal, Humanities Network, Philosophy Research Network, and Subject Matter eJournals. It has been downloaded a total of 336 times.

In addition to the SSRN success, Silverstein’s article earned attention from legal blogs, commentators, and mainstream media:

• ABA Law Blog
• MSN Now
• WSJ Law Blog

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Arkansas Bar Foundation Scholarships

ABF Scholarships In Honor Of Sebastian County Bar, Mike Gorman, U.M. Rose & E.L. Wright – Kandace Turner

Arkansas Association Of Women Lawyers Scholarship – Dominique King and Virginia Baughn

Austin Mccaskill Scholarship – Kandace Turner

Bernard & Bud Whetstone Scholarship – Abigail Niehaus

Brian MacMillan Scholarship – Lanny Richmond

Colonel C.E. Ransick Scholarship – Evelyn Gomez

C.R. Warner Scholarship – Degan Clow

David Solomon Scholarship – Joshua Rouse

E. Charles Eichenbaum Scholarship – TBA

Edward Lester Scholarship – Meredith Strong

Friday, Eldredge & Clark Scholarship – Jenna Wells

Harry P. Warner Scholarship – Meredith Strong

Judge Thomas Clark Trimble Scholarship – Joshua Stramiello

Judge William R. Overton Scholarship – Whitney Murph

Judge George Rose Smith Scholarship – Jordan Vahdat

Judge Henry Woods Scholarship – Sevawn Foster

R.A. Eilbott, Jr. Scholarship – Kandace Turner

Rather, Beyer & Harper Scholarship – Jonathan Martin

Rose Law Firm Scholarship – Ashley Jones

Ruth Brunson Memorial Scholarship – Drew Bacon Benham

Sebastian County Bar Association Scholarship – Jonathan Arnold

U.M. Rose Scholarship – Jonathan Arnold

Wilson & Associates Ethics Scholarship – TBA

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings Scholarship – TBA

UALR Endowed Funded/University Of Arkansas Foundation Scholarships

Bell & Company Endowed Law Scholarship – Linda Burgess

Ben Core Arkansas Association Of Defense Counsel Scholarship – Jhanalyn Blount

Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Endowed For Public Service Scholarship – Dominque King

Chad Farris Scholarship – Leslie Fisher

Dean John Hugh Carmichael Scholarship – Vincent Escobar

Delta Theta Phi/James E. Baine Scholarship – Meghan Joiner and Sevawn Foster

Delta Theta Phi/John A. Fogleman Scholarship – Michelle Cossio

Edward L. Wright Scholarship – Jenna Wells

Governor Carl E. Bailey – Thomas Fosko

Governor Sid McMath Scholarship – Courtney Cato

Guy A. Moore Memorial Scholarship – Sarah Rigg and Degan Clow

Gwen Dewees Hodge Memorial Book Award – Lachrisha Gray

HLSA Endowed Scholarship - Jordan Vahdat and Kevin White

HLSA Endowed Scholarship For Public Service – Jordan Vahdat

Jack Waggoner III Scholarship – Margaret Hobbs

Jack Morton Wilhelm Endowed Scholarship – Melissa Brown and Meredith Strong

Jewel Minnis Scholarship – Nao Ueda and Destiny Young

John T. Haley Endowed Scholarship – Alexandra Rouse, Evelyn Gomez, Justice Brooks, Linda Burgess and Jhanalyn Blount

Judge Pat Mehaffy Endowed Scholarship – Keyi Chen and Lindsey Bailey

Judge Oren Harris Scholarship – Justice Brooks and Thomas Fosko

Sam Laser Endowed Scholarship – Courtney Cato and Melissa Brown

Law School Alumni Association Scholarship – Lanny Richmond

Nancy Hall Bailey Endowed Scholarship – Mary McCarroll and Tetiana Fayman

R. Julian Glover Scholarship – Courtney Cato and Lindsey Kuehn

Student Bar Association Scholarship – Riley Graber

St. Thomas More Society – Evelyn Gomez

Thomas Erskine Downie Scholarship – TBA

H. Maurice Mitchell Leaders In Law – Alexandra Rouse

Arkansas Community Foundation Scholarships

Sandra Wilson Cherry Legal Scholarship – Evelyn Gomez

Sheffield Nelson Scholarship – Nikki Morris

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The ceremony was held on UALR’s main campus April 24 and honored 300 programs or individual faculty and staff members.
Each honoree received a medal to be worn at graduation exercises May 18.

Bowen staff and faculty members honored were:

• Dean Paula Casey
• Professor Emeritus Dent Gitchell
• Gail Harris
• Steve Hyatt

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Bowen students who participated in the three-on-three games included Jason Cosper, John Driggs, Matthew Flemister, Richard Hughes,  Logan Parke, Eric Reed, Mitch Rouse, Vic Roy Jr., Sohrab Shahandeh, J.B. Smiley, Charlie Spakes, and Joshua Stramiello.

Though the team was unable to attend the regional event this year, its members plan to go to the tournament next year.

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Each meeting will allow students the opportunity to learn about the Journal, its goals, and the steps required for membership. Students will also be given information about logging into the Journal TWEN page in order to complete the membership application process.

For more information, email socialchange@ualr.edu.

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HB 1927 advances the understanding of personal financial management among public school students and requires the Arkansas Department of Education to develop a course in economics and personal finance as a requirement of graduation from high school.

Hicks, whose worked as a financial literacy volunteer in various capacities for Arkansas Jump$tart, Southern Bancorp and Pulaski County Youth Services, assisted Rep. Warwick Sabin, who sponsored the bill, in identifying best practice legislation from Arkansas’ neighboring states.

The first national survey of financial capability, commissioned in 2009 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, showed that a considerable proportion of U.S. households have low financial capability and find it difficult to meet their financial obligations, plan ahead, and manage financial products.

Hicks is a member of Professor Lyn Entrikin’s Legislation class.

“In the contemporary practice of law, statutes and their interpretation increasingly play a central role in resolving legal issues. I encourage my students to become actively involved in the legislative enactment process so they can learn the value of legislative advocacy for themselves and their future clients,” Entrikin said. “Testifying before a legislative committee on a policy issue of particular interest is an invaluable opportunity for law students. I am very proud that Burt has taken the initiative to study the issue of financial literacy and present his views to the appropriate legislative committees.”

HB 1927 only received six votes, five less than the required 11 to be sent to the full House of Representatives.

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