Image courtesy of Ocean Ng BENTONVILLE, Ark. — While many young people focus on their studies and personal time,Ana Rangel, 20, has had to learn how to balance three demanding roles: student, workerand mother. Ana Rangel, originally from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, represents many young Latina womenin Northwest Arkansas who face the challenge of balancing…Continue Reading The Daily Life of a Young Latina in Arkansas
University of Arkansas student Nethra Chelakkat journeyed from the UAE to India and then to Texas before arriving on campus. | Courtesy photo. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— Nethra Chelakkat, an Indian woman, had her world flipped upside down when moving to America at the age of 11 years old. From living in a damaged, broken-down house in…Continue Reading From India to Arkansas: Nethra’s Journey to Fayetteville
Campus Organization Aims to Connect Faculty, Staff to Disability Resources “If we as a society recognized the value that [people with disabilities] have because of the limitations they were born with –– if we recognized the critical thinking and problem solving skills that they have had to develop –– the need for access would disappear…Continue Reading AccessABLE
NWA Businesses Seek Ways to Increase Workplace Diversity By Kate DubyThe Razorback Reporter Corporations such as Walmart, J.B. Hunt and Arvest Bank are hiring executives who are training in diversity education, creating resource groups for minority employees and releasing annual reports that assess workplace diversity. At 14.9%, Arkansas joins Missouri, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and…Continue Reading NWA Businesses Seek Ways to Increase Workplace Diversity