A historically black college with ties to a state Cooperative Baptist Fellowship organization is losing its president after a little more than a year.
New president at Arkansas Baptist College vows to help school reach its potential
Arkansas Baptist College has selected a scholar nationally known for his commitment to social justice and community service as successor to Fitz Hill, the current president credited with rescuing the historically black college on the verge of bankruptcy when he…
Arkansas CBF celebrates turnaround of partner school
By Bob Allen The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Arkansas celebrated with a historically black Baptist college that recently dedicated a new building just months after emerging from cash-flow straits. Ray Higgins, coordinator of the statewide network of churches that support…
Once a bright hope, Arkansas Baptist College now faces fiscal challenges, lawsuits
By Bob Allen A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leader in Arkansas says he continues to support the president of a historically black college struggling with finances and a close ministry partner to the state CBF chapter the last seven years. Recent…
Institute to study black-on-black crime
By Bob Allen Arkansas Baptist College honored the memory of a student murdered last year by dedicating a new research center March 1 bearing his name to address the problem of black-on-black violence in America’s cities. The new Derek Olivier…