FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Oct. 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
The final semester of the School of Art's undergraduate art education program will be tuition-free, which started this fall at the Uof A.
The change removes a financial barrier at the moment students are closest to graduating: the semester in which students are scheduled to complete their final residency experience (student-teach) in Northwest Arkansas classrooms.
Access, excellence and community are the guiding pillars for the School of Art, which is based in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Director Rachel Debuque shared insights on how this new initiative aligns with the school's broader goals: "This level of support is transformati...