UA System sets up racial equity panel
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas System has named members of a task force that will examine racial equity across the system, the system announced last week.
UA System board of trustees chairman John Goodson appointed Trustee Stephen Broughton as chairman of the task force and appointed Trustee Ted Dickey to the task force.
The 14-member task force includes at least one person associated with each of the university’s five traditional universities and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and two people currently associated with a system community college.
The members are:
• Broughton, UA System trustee, committee chairman.
• Ted Dickey, UA System trustee.
• Robert Carr, provost, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
• Mark Cochran, vice president, UA System Division of Agriculture.
• Deacue Fields, dean, University of Arkansas.
• Marvin Caston, senior director of development, Razorback Foundation.
• Moses Goldman, vice chancellor, University of Arkansas at Monticello.
• Georgia Hale, provost, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith.
• Keith Pinchback, chancellor, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas.
• Terisa Riley, chancellor, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith.
• Charles Robinson, provost, University of Arkansas.
• Chris Smith, dean, University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana.
• Kristi Smith, director, UA Little Rock Alumni Association.
• Christina Clark, vice chancellor/COO, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.