... expected to fund. Seconds after midnight Monday, lottery officials planned to sell the first ceremonial ticket to Jim Purcell, director of the state Department of Higher Education. Even the site of that first ticket sale, a Murphy USA gas ...

... departure and the appointment of the current director, Jim Purcell. "Having Steve here to help guide me through the process ... t be complaining about being bored." ADHE Director Jim Purcell (left) presents Deputy Director Steve Floyd with a ...

... simply something I did when I didn't have authority to do that." The survey, requested by Higher Education director Jim Purcell, comes after a story by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette showed five former or current UCA trustees received hefty discounts ...

... said in earlier reports he does not plan to reimburse the school. According to a report from the Associated Press, Jim Purcell, director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, said he feels universities should stop offering the discounts ...

... 76-18 in favor of the agency's budget for the next fiscal year. The bill includes a salary increase for director Jim Purcell, bumping it to $185,000 from its current $136,615. Some members argued against the budget, saying it was irresponsible ...

... state's higher education department of the school's $6 million line of credit, he said the school is not alone. Jim Purcell, director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, told the Associated Press on Friday he recently made a troubling ...

... state's graduation rate. Currently, Arkansas ranks 49th nationwide in adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Jim Purcell, director of the state Department of Higher Education, said the revision has the endorsement of Gov. Mike Beebe.

... from March 12, 2009, to the end of the 2008-09 fiscal year. Though, Arkansas Department of Higher Education chief Jim Purcell told the Associated Press that UCA has been borrowing money for two years without state approval. Purcell told the ...

... sentiment it seems, even against children, but I certainly do hope we'd have the courage to do the right thing." Jim Purcell, director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, sent a letter Thursday telling colleges and universities ...

... a requirement of admission to a school or from checking immigration status on their own. Higher Education Director Jim Purcell said he doesn't know of any schools that bar admitting illegal immigrants, and suggested the state would be reluctant ...