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Ouachita students earn multiple awards at Midwest Model U.N. for ninth straight year

March 27, 2026

Eight Ouachita students participated in the 66th Midwest Model United Nations in St. Louis, Missouri, from Feb. 18 to Feb. 21. Under the mentorship of Dr. Kevin Brennan, the university’s student representatives received multiple awards for the ninth year in a row.

Emilee Webb (left) and Kathryn Totty (right)
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Ouachita alumni serve as back-to-back editors-in-chief for Arkansas Law Review

March 18, 2026

Six years after meeting in Contemporary World, alumni Kathryn Totty and Emilee Webb are back-to-back editors-in-chief of the Arkansas Law Review at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

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Ouachita history students present at state, national events

February 23, 2026

In recent months, students from the Department of History in Ouachita’s Sutton School of Social Sciences have showcased their work at both statewide and national events.

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Ouachita welcomes 15 new faculty to campus

September 04, 2025

Ouachita Baptist University welcomed 15 new faculty members in 2025 to its undergraduate and graduate programs. The group participated in an orientation on campus Aug. 5-6. Led by the university’s Office of Academic Affairs, the event introduced them to the community and departments on campus.

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Studying Screenagers

June 16, 2025

Social media use is unavoidable in this age, so instead of dismissing its use entirely, I hoped to better understand what exactly was so dangerous about it. So, when it came time to choose a subject for my thesis for the Carl Goodson Honors Program, I had no difficulty making a decision.

Ouachita Baptist University's 2023 delegates to the Midwest Model United Nations
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Ouachita students win multiple awards at Midwest Model United Nations conference

March 10, 2023

Seven students from Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Political Science participated in the Midwest Model United Nations, held Feb. 22-25 in St. Louis, Mo. Each received recognition for excellence.

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Three Ouachita seniors intern for U.S. Sen. Boozman

January 19, 2023

Three students from Ouachita Baptist University completed a five-week congressional internship for U.S. Sen. John Boozman this summer. Noah Sanders, a senior political science and Christian studies double major from Little Rock, Ark., and Sarah Spakes, a senior political science and public history double major from Benton, Ark., interned in Boozman’s Washington, D.C., office while Kathryn Totty, a senior political science and communications & media double major from Camden, Ark., interned in Boozman’s El Dorado office.

Ouachita Ethics Bowl Team, 2022-23
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Ouachita team places in regional ethics bowl

December 08, 2022

A team of Ouachita Baptist University students earned fifth place in the 25th Annual Texas Regional Ethics Bowl on Friday, Nov. 12, in San Antonio.

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Motl takes on new mission as Sutton School dean

November 18, 2022

When classes at Ouachita resume in August, Dr. Kevin C. “Casey” Motl will have a cool story to share about what he did during his summer vacation: He flew the Millennium Falcon.

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Learning to serve

November 18, 2022

Equipping students to integrate faith and career as they build lives of meaningful work is a priority at Ouachita. And this fall, brand-new tools will be available to help them.

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