Author: sahlfs

Trish Starks and Michael Pierce were both raised in families of public school teachers and share a deep belief in the U of A’s transformative role as a public institution. On campus, Starks serves as a Distinguished Professor of history and director of the Arkansas Humanities Center, and Pierce is an associate professor of history and directs the Nelson Hackett Project. While the university offers expansive opportunities and academic resources, they believe the Honors College provides the close-knit support of a small school, empowering students not just to excel but to flourish in their intellectual curiosities.