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{{Short description|Public university in Little Rock, Arkansas, US}}
{{Infobox university
| name                  = University of Arkansas at Little Rock
| image                 = University of Arkansas at Little Rock Seal.png
| former_name            = Little Rock Junior College (1927–1957)<br />Little Rock University (1957–1969)<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us: History |url=https://ualr.edu/about/history/ |website=ualr.edu |publisher=University of Arkansas at Little Rock |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref>
| image_upright         = 0.7
| motto                 = Cultus, Veritas, Scientia
| mottoeng              = Culture, Truth, Knowledge
| established           = {{start date and age|1927}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ualr.edu/administration/fast-facts|title=Facts UALR|publisher=ualr.edu |access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>
| type                  = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]
| parent                = [[University of Arkansas System]]
| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities|CUMU]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}}
| chancellor            = Christina Drale
| president             = Donald R. Bobbitt
| provost               = 
| students              = 8,103 (spring 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=UA Littlerock Administration Quick Facts |url=https://ualr.edu/administration/fast-facts/|access-date=June 29, 2023}}</ref>
| endowment             = $80 million (2019)
| faculty               = 471 (full-time)
| administrative_staff  = 1,852 (1,465 full-time)
| campus                = Urban
| city                  = [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
| country               = United States
| colors                = Maroon and silver<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ualr.edu/communications/colors/ |title=Colors – UALR |access-date=2016-09-17}}</ref><br>{{color box|#6E2639}}&nbsp;{{color box|#A7A9AC}}
| sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I]] – [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
| sports_nickname       = [[Little Rock Trojans|Trojans]]
| website               = {{url|ualr.edu}}
| logo                  = University of Arkansas at Little Rock.svg
| logo_upright          = .9
}}

The '''University of Arkansas at Little Rock''' ('''UA Little Rock''', '''UALR''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], United States. Established as '''Little Rock Junior College''' by the [[Little Rock School District]] in 1927, the institution became a private four-year university under the name '''Little Rock University''' in 1957. It returned to public status in 1969 when it merged with the [[University of Arkansas System]] under its present name. {{as of|2019}}, the former campus of Little Rock Junior College is used by [[Philander Smith University]].

At {{convert|250|acre|ha}}, the UA Little Rock campus encompasses more than 56 buildings, including the Center for Nanotechnology Integrative Sciences, the Emerging Analytics Center, the Sequoyah Research Center, and the Ottenheimer Library<ref>[http://ualr.edu/library/ Ottenheimer library]</ref> Additionally, UA Little Rock houses special learning facilities that include a learning resource center, art galleries, KUAR public radio station,<ref>[http://ualrpublicradio.org/ KUAR public radio station]</ref> University Television, and a campus-wide wireless network. It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=106245 |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date=13 September 2020}}</ref>

==History==
{{Expand section|date=January 2024}}

==Academics==
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|Wamo_NU  = 394
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[[File:UALR SSC1.jpg|thumb|right|UA Little Rock Student Services Center]]

The university features more than 100 undergraduate degrees<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ualr.edu/academics/programs-2/undergraduate-programs/ |title=undergraduate degrees |access-date=2013-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630085624/http://ualr.edu/academics/programs-2/undergraduate-programs/ |archive-date=2013-06-30 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and 60 graduate degrees,<ref>[http://ualr.edu/gradschool/ graduate degrees]</ref> including graduate certificates, master's degrees, and doctorates, through both traditional and online courses.<ref>[http://ualr.edu/extendedprograms/ online]</ref> Students attend classes in one of the university's three new colleges and a law school:<ref>[http://ualr.edu/academics/colleges-and-departments/ three colleges and a law school]</ref>
* College of Business, Health, and Human Services<ref>[http://ualr.edu/cbhhs/ College of Business, Health, and Human Services]</ref>
* College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education<ref>[https://ualr.edu/chasse/ College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education]</ref>
* Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics<ref>[https://ualr.edu/cstem/ Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics]</ref>
* [[William H. Bowen School of Law]]<ref>[http://ualr.edu/law/ William H. Bowen School of Law]</ref>

==Student life==
[[File:UALR boat.JPG|right|thumb|UA Little Rock homecoming boat regatta]]
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023
|-
! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web |title=College Scorecard: University of Arkansas at Little Rock|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?106245-University-of-Arkansas-at-Little-Rock |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|50|%|2||background:cyan}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|26|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]]
|align=right| {{bartable|14|%|2||background:violet}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[International student]]
|align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:#008080}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]]/[[Alaska Native]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:yellow}}
|-
| Unknown
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:grey}} 
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|48|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|52|%|2||background:black}}
|}
The student life at UA Little Rock is typical of public universities in the United States. It is characterized by student-run organizations and affiliation groups that support social, academic, athletic, and religious activities and interests. Some of the services offered by the UA Little Rock Office of Campus Life are [[intramural sports]] and fitness programs, diversity programs, leadership development, peer tutoring, student government association, student support programs including groups for non-traditional and first-generation students, a student-run newspaper, and fraternity and sorority life. The proximity of the UA Little Rock campus to downtown Little Rock enables students to take advantage of a wide array of recreational, entertainment, educational, internship, and employment opportunities that are not available anywhere else in Arkansas.<ref>[http://ualr.edu/campuslife/ student life]</ref>

===Campus living===
[[File:Trojangrill.jpg|thumb|right|UA Little Rock Trojan Grill]]
UA Little Rock provides a variety of on-campus living options for students ranging from traditional resident rooms to multiple-bedroom apartments. The university has four residence halls on the eastern side of the campus and the University Village Apartment Complex<ref>[http://ualr.edu/housing/campus-housing-options/university-village/ University Village]</ref> on the southern side of campus. Six learning communities focusing on criminal justice, arts and culture, majors and careers, future business innovators, nursing careers, and STEM are available to students.

===Athletics===
{{main|Little Rock Trojans}}
UA Little Rock's 14 athletic teams are known as the Little Rock Trojans, with teams participating in the [[Ohio Valley Conference]]. Little Rock's main athletic offices are located in the Jack Stephens Center. UA Little Rock offers the following sports:

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* Baseball
* Men's and Women's Basketball
* Men's and Women's Golf
* Women's Volleyball
* Women's Soccer
* Women's Swimming/Diving
* Men's and Women's Cross Country
* Men's and Women's Track and Field (Indoor and Outdoor)
* Men's wrestling
{{div col end}}

Two Little Rock teams that do not compete in the OVC are the women's swimming and diving team ([[Missouri Valley Conference]]) and wrestling ([[Pac-12 Conference]]), neither of which the OVC sponsors. Wrestling is the school's newest sport, starting in 2019, and is the first Division I program in Arkansas.

==Buildings==
* ''Center for Arkansas History and Culture'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://ualr.edu/cahc|title=Center for Arkansas History and Culture Home Page}}</ref>

==Collections and archives==
On July 1, 2014, the UA Little Rock Collections and Archives division was created. The division encompasses:
*Ottenheimer Library
*Center for Arkansas History and Culture
*Sequoyah National Research Center

==Weekend programs==
The Japanese School of Little Rock (リトルロック日本語補習校 ''Ritoru Rokku Nihongo Hoshūkō''), a [[Hoshuko|weekend Japanese education program]], holds its classes at the University Plaza.<ref name=Nashvilleconsulatehoshukolist>"[http://www.nashville.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jp/ryojijoho/shijokyoiku_hoshuko.htm 補習授業校リスト]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150216013036/http://www.nashville.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jp/ryojijoho/shijokyoiku_hoshuko.htm Archive]). [[Consulate General of Japan in Nashville]]. Retrieved on February 15, 2015. "リトルロック日本語補習校 (Japanese School of Little Rock) 学校所在地　 c/o University of Arkansas at Little Rock 5820 Asher Avenue, University Plaza Suite600, Little Rock AR 72204"</ref>
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==Notable students and alumni==

===Arts & entertainment===
* [[Julie Adams]] (1946) – Actress (film & television)
* [[Mike Saunders (musician)]], also known as "Metal Mike" (B.S. in Accounting) – accountant, singer of the Californian [[Punk rock|punk]] band [[Angry Samoans]], and [[Rock music|rock]] critic who is credited with coining the music genre label "[[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]"
* [[Symone (drag queen)|Symone]] (2017) - Drag Performer & Model (winner of [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)|Rupaul's Drag Race Season 13]])

===Athletics===

*[[Kris Bankston]] (born 1999) - basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Deondre Burns]] (born 1997) - basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Malik Dixon]] – basketball player, [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders|top scorer in the 2005 Israel Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Derek Fisher]] – former [[Los Angeles Lakers]] player and [[New York Knicks]] head coach
* [[Lis Shoshi]] – Kosovan-born professional basketball player
* [[Rayjon Tucker]] (2019) – professional basketball player in the NBA with [[Milwaukee Bucks]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Bucks Sign Jaylen Adams And Rayjon Tucker |url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/bucks-sign-jaylen-adams-and-rayjon-tucker |website=NBA |access-date=6 December 2019 |date=20 August 2019}}</ref>

===Education===
* [[James E. Cofer]] – Ed.D. alumnus, former UA Little Rock professor, and former president of both [[Missouri State University]] and the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]

===Government & civil service===
* [[Camille Bennett]] &ndash; Arkansas House of Representatives, 2015–present<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/351/Camille-Bennett|title=Camille Bennett|publisher=arkansashouse.org|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Karilyn Brown]] &ndash; Arkansas House of Representatives, 2015–present<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/349/Karilyn-Brown|title=Karilyn Brown|publisher=arkansashouse.org|access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> 
* [[Matthew Brown (Arkansas politician)|Matthew Brown]] – member of the Arkansas House of Representatives<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Brown (Arkansas) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Matt_Brown_(Arkansas) |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
* [[James Richard Cheek]] (1957) &ndash; U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador (1979&ndash;1981), Ethiopia (1985&ndash;1988), Sudan (1989&ndash;1992) and Argentina (1993&ndash;1996)
* [[Charlie Daniels (politician)|Charlie Daniels]] (attended) – Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands (1985&ndash;2001), Arkansas Secretary of State (2002&ndash;2010), Arkansas State Auditor (2001&ndash;present)
* [[Denise Jones Ennett]] (M.A.) – politician
* [[Vivian Flowers]] (B.S. in political science)  Arkansas House of Representatives, (2015–present)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/362/Vivian-Flowers|title=Vivian Flowers|publisher=arkansashouse.org|access-date=April 15, 2015}}</ref> Mayor of [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff, AR]] (2025–present)
* [[Herschel Friday]]
* Kenneth Henderson - Arkansas House of Representatives, 2015–present <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/367/Ken-Henderson|title=Ken Henderson|publisher=arkansashouse.org|access-date=April 8, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Douglas House (Arkansas politician)|Douglas House]] (1976) – Arkansas House of Representatives, 2013–present<ref>{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/136657/douglas-house|title=Douglas House's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|access-date=December 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Bob Johnson (Arkansas state senator)]] ([[bachelor's degree]] in [[political science]]) – politician
* [[Allen Kerr (Arkansas politician)|Allen Kerr]] (attended) &ndash; Arkansas Insurance Commissioner (2015&ndash;present) and former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
* [[Jim Lendall]] (1974 Bachelor of Arts in political science and history) – American Army veteran, [[nurse]], [[activist]], and [[politician]], including as the 2010 [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]] candidate for [[Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010|Arkansas governor]]
* [[Frederick Love]] ([[bachelor's degree]] in [[political science]] and [[master's degree]] in [[public administration]]) – American politician
* [[Jim Nickels]] (JD) — American politician
* [[Tommy F. Robinson]] – American businessman, [[Lobbying|lobbyist]], and politician
* [[Mike Ross (politician)|Mike Ross]] (1987) – U.S. House of Representatives, 2001–2013
* [[Bill Sample]] (attended) &ndash; Arkansas House of Representatives, 2005&ndash;2010; Arkansas Senate 2011&ndash;present<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/27839/bill-sample|title=Bill Sample's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org |access-date=December 6, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Robert W. Schroeder III|Robert William Schroeder III]] (1989) - U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Nominated June 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ualr.edu/www/2014/06/30/alumnus-nominated-by-president-to-serve-on-u-s-district-court|title=Robert W. Schroeder III|publisher=ualr.edu|access-date=January 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106212953/http://ualr.edu/www/2014/06/30/alumnus-nominated-by-president-to-serve-on-u-s-district-court/|archive-date=2015-01-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Frank Scott Jr.]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]) – Mayor of [[Little Rock, AR]] (2019- present)
* [[Vic Snyder]] (1988) &ndash; U.S. House of Representatives, 1997&ndash;2011
* [[James Sturch]] &ndash; (B.S., Political Science) &ndash; Arkansas House of Representatives, 2015–present

===Other===
* [[Marc Perrone]] (attended) – American labor union leader

==Notable faculty==
* [[Robert Bradley (psychologist)|Robert Bradley]] – psychologist
* [[Carolina Cruz-Neira]] – [[People of Spain|Spanish]]-[[People of Venezuela|Venezuelan]]-[[People of the United States|American]] computer engineer, researcher, designer, educator, and pioneer of [[virtual reality]] (VR) who is known for inventing the [[cave automatic virtual environment]] (CAVE)
* [[Joycelyn Elders]] – [[pediatrics|pediatrician]], [[Vice Admiral (United States)|vice admiral]] in the [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]], and [[public health]] administrator who was the second woman, second [[person of color]], and first [[African American]] to serve as [[Surgeon General of the United States]] (1993–1994)
* [[Sara Alderman Murphy]] – [[civil rights activist]]
* [[Daniel R. Schwarz]] – professor of English literature

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
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