Author to dissect Trump's first year
Author Michael Nelson will give a scholarly assessment of President Donald Trump's first year in the White House at an event on Monday.
Nelson, the Fulmer professor of political science at Rhodes College and a senior fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center, will speak at noon Monday at Sturgis Hall, 1200 President Clinton Ave. He wrote Trump's First Year.
A book signing will follow his talk.
"Donald Trump took office in January 2017 under mostly favorable conditions," according to a news release. "He inherited neither a war nor an economic depression, and his party controlled both houses of Congress. He leveraged this successfully by delivering on his campaign promises to roll back regulations on business, and he saw his nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch, approved swiftly and with little controversy."
But then it adds, "Many more actions, however, have been perceived as failures or even threats to a safe, functional democracy, from immigration policies defied by state and local governments and volatile dealings with North Korea to unsuccessful attempts to pass major legislation and the inability to fill government positions or maintain consistent White House staff."
The event is part of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service's speaker series.
Black Hall of Fame is forum's subject
A co-founder of the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame will talk about notable figures who have been honored over the years during a Central Arkansas Library System event on Wednesday.
Charles Stewart will discuss people profiled in Seeds of Genius: Twenty-Five Years of the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.
The discussion is planned for noon Wednesday at the Main Library's Darragh Center at 100 Rock St.
Founded in 1992, the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame inducts six people from diverse fields each year. They are recognized for their contributions to black culture.
Drinks and dessert will be provided at the event, which is part of the library system's Legacies and Lunch series. Attendees are invited to take a sack lunch.
Art night to display Delta photographs
A new exhibition will be revealed at the Butler Center Galleries for Second Friday Art Night this week.
Matt Stone, a solo acoustic multi-instrumentalist, will provide entertainment for the Friday opening of "Delta Rediscovered" at the galleries, 401 President Clinton Ave.
The free event is 5-8 p.m., with the exhibit displaying images of early life in Arkansas' White River Delta by photographer Dayton Bowers.
Bowers shot photos in Arkansas County between 1880 and 1924. He operated the state's first known photography studio in DeWitt and chronicled the rise of prosperity in the Delta.
The exhibit will run through April 28.
Ex-POW to describe captivity in Vietnam
A former prisoner of war in Vietnam will speak at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service this week.
Hal Kushner, a retired Army colonel, will speak about his capture and days of imprisonment in South Vietnam at noon Tuesday at Sturgis Hall, 1200 President Clinton Ave.
He was featured recently in the film The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
Born in 1941 in Honolulu, Kushner was 6 months old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and Hickam Air Field, where the Kushner family was stationed at the time. His father served in the Army Air Corps.
Kushner entered the Army as a medical student in 1965. Two years later, he was captured by the Viet Cong west of Tam Ky, South Vietnam. He spent 1,933 days -- more than five years -- in captivity in various camps. He was released in 1973 during Operation Homecoming.
Free seats to the lecture may be reserved by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or by calling (501) 683-5239.
Metro on 02/04/2018