2017 Press Releases

LITTLE ROCK, AR - The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board (AHECB) met on Monday, May 22 for a special board meeting to review the metrics associated with the new productivity method of calculating funding recommendations for state-supported institutions of higher education. 

            “The largest portion of the meeting was spent… Read More

RUSSELLVILLE - The Arkansas Department of Higher Education Coordinating Board met for the regularly scheduled meeting on the campus of Arkansas Tech University earlier today.
    The board heard the plans to develop a strategic communications plan by Associate Director Alisha Lewis.  
     “Of course communication from… Read More

LITTLE ROCK, AR (March 13, 2017) – The Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) announced today that Alisha Lewis has been named Associate Director of Communications, effective March 13. 

Alisha’s duties include acting as agency spokesperson and promoting higher education initiatives in the state. Alisha is also responsible for planning,… Read More

The Arkansas Department of Higher Education and Complete College America gathered institutional leaders today to launch the state’s 15 to Finish initiative - an effort designed to boost on-time completion rates and reduce student loan debt. The initiative provides students with critical information about credit accumulation, empowering them to make… Read More

MAGNOLIA, AR – At a regular meeting of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board (AHECB), Sherrel Johnson of El Dorado was elected chair. Having served as former director of speaker programs at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service and former interim vice chancellor for university advancement at… Read More