New Leader for the Institute on Race and Ethnicity at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock

MichaelTwyman4webMichael R. Twyman was appointed director of the Institute on Race and Ethnicity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Since 1999 he has been director of grant programs for the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust in Indianapolis. Dr. Twyman also serves on the board of the Indiana Humanities Council and the City of Indianapolis Parks and Recreation. He will begin his new role on August 12.

Dr. Twyman is a graduate of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. He earned a master of social work degree and a Ph.D. at Indiana University.

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