Governor Appoints Cherisse Jones-Branch and Kathy White Loyd to Women’s Taskforce
02/17/2022 JONESBORO – Two members of academic leadership of Arkansas State University were named today by Governor Asa Hutchinson to serve on his Women’s Taskforce. Graduate Dean Cherisse Jones-Branch and Executive Director of the Women’s Leadership Center Kathy...Easter Flowers for Composer and Musician Thomas A. Dorsey, the “Father of Gospel Music” (LISTEN)
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) On Easter Sunday, GBN celebrates Thomas A. Dorsey, who once worked as Ma Rainey‘s pianist and musical director, and wrote and sang blues songs as the “Georgia Tom” half of the Georgia Tom and Tampa Red duo...
Phi Beta Lambda Chapter Continues Success at State-Wide Conference
04/14/2022 JONESBORO – Students from Arkansas State University claimed 28 top five finishes at the state-wide Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference recently in Little Rock. In addition, the group is eligible to represent the state of Arkansas in 23 competitive events...
Combined A-State Choirs to Perform with Bluegrass Group Monroe Crossing
04/15/2022 JONESBORO – KASU, the public media service, and the Department of Music at Arkansas State University will present two collaborative concerts featuring the combined A-State choirs and the bluegrass band Monroe Crossing. The first concert will be at 7...