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Historical Sketch Of Academy Of Arkansas Fort Smith

The Fort Smith Times Record published a historical sketch of what is instantly the University of Arkansas Fort Smith on Dec 24, 2017, "UAFS has decades of history, stories to tell."  The article past times Thomas Saccente is business office of a serial of articles coinciding amongst the bicentennial of the founding of Fort Smith. 
Saccente included comments past times Billy Higgins co-author of an institutional history, along amongst Stephen Husarik as well as Henry Rinne, of The First 85 Years 1928-2012.  UAFS was founded inwards 1928 every moment Fort Smith Junior College.  It became Westark Junior College inwards 1966. The refer changed to Westark Community College inwards 1972 as well as to Westark College inwards 1998. Westark was thus absorbed past times University of Arkansas arrangement as well as known every moment University of Arkansas at Fort Smith inwards 2002.

Williams Baptist University: Novel Mention For Williams Baptist College

Williams Baptist College of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas announced this calendar week that it will alter its refer to Williams Baptist University yesteryear July 1, 2018.  

Williams Baptist celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding final year.  The establishment was founded inwards 1941 every bit Southern Baptist College and was initially located in Pocahontas, AR.  The campus was relocated inwards 1947 to a one-time World War II armed forces base of operations at Walnut Ridge. 

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 study on the alter was likewise published this calendar week yesteryear the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, "Williams Baptist alters name."

Catholic Higher Didactics Inwards The American South, 1830-1930

Kathryn Mary Wrightson's 2003 Ph.D. dissertation for the University of Georgia, Toward a History of Catholic Higher Education inwards the American South:  Essays on Sources in addition to Context, is available for those interested inwards the history of southern colleges.  The writer identified fifty-five Catholic institutions that opened during the catamenia betwixt 1830-1930.  Ten of these are withal operating in addition to the others tended to unopen later on brief periods due to the isolation in addition to poverty of the areas served.

 Wrightson begins amongst an overview of 19th century religious life inwards the region.  The 3rd chapter provides brief historical sketches of the Catholic colleges founded inwards nine states.  The 4th in addition to 5th chapters focus respectively on the structures in addition to "souls" of Catholic colleges.  She concludes past times analyzing institutional success in addition to closure inwards a multifariousness of ways.  Wrightson equally good includes comments on the acre of available sources for data in addition to offers useful suggestions for additional research.
Arkansas Colleges That Convey Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

Arkansas Colleges That Convey Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

This tabular array below includes institutions that accept closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you lot banker's complaint a take away for changing or updating information, delight notify ray01brown@gmail.com or teach out a comment below.

An index amongst links to classify pages for other states in addition to countries is available.

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Beauvoir College (Ar)

W. T. Spence's "History of Beauvoir College" is available through JSTOR.  The article was published inwards The Winter 1958 resultant of The Arkansas Historical Quarterly.

The establishment was initially founded every bit Drew Normal Institute together with the cite was changed to Beauvoir College inwards 1903.  J.L. Spense served every bit the founding president.  After the closure, he founded together with served every bit president of  Hinemon University School inwards Monticello until 1909.  He thence became the root president of the state's Fourth District Agricultural School, immediately the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

An article on Beauvoir College is every bit good available through The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture.

Beauvoir College (Ar)

W. T. Spence's "History of Beauvoir College" is available through JSTOR.  The article was published inwards The Winter 1958 resultant of The Arkansas Historical Quarterly.

The establishment was initially founded every bit Drew Normal Institute together with the cite was changed to Beauvoir College inwards 1903.  J.L. Spense served every bit the founding president.  After the closure, he founded together with served every bit president of  Hinemon University School inwards Monticello until 1909.  He thence became the root president of the state's Fourth District Agricultural School, immediately the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

An article on Beauvoir College is every bit good available through The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture.

Mountain Domicile Baptist College (Ar)


The Baxter Bulletin published an article highlighting the history of Mountain Home Baptist College.  The establishment opened inward 1893 as well as struggled during the Great Depression, hold upwards closing inward 1933.  Several photographs are provided for the article yesteryear the Baxter County Historical as well as Genealogical Society.

Cane Loma College (Arkansas)

as well as afterwards evolved to exceed i of the outset establishment of higher pedagogy inwards Arkansas Cane Hill College (Arkansas)
Cane Hill College is featured inwards a video segment with KFSM-TV [Ft. Smith-Fayetteville] anchor Mitch Roberts. Cane Hill School opened inwards 1835 as well as afterwards evolved to exceed i of the outset establishment of higher pedagogy inwards Arkansas. The video includes pictures of the i remaining edifice as well as electrical current historical displays. Local historian Linda Doede is equally good featured.
Cane Hill was supported past times the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. It unopen inwards 1861 as well as burned inwards 1864 during the Civil War. Supporters rebuilt as well as reopeded the establishment inwards 1868. It was destroyed i time to a greater extent than past times mail away inwards 1885 as well as reopened inwards 1887. The remaining edifice was used for a world schoolhouse after closure until the 1950's as well as is currently used equally a community building. Cane Hill is considered to hold upwardly a predecessor of Arkansas Cumberland College as well as later, the College of the Ozarks, instantly the University of the Ozarks.
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