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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin pledges $1 million to UA Little Rock cybersecurity program
Summary
Attorney General Tim Griffin announced a $1,000,000 gift to UA Little Rock’s cybersecurity program, with roughly $900,000 coming from a Marriott settlement expected in December; university leaders said the funds will accelerate a planned cybersecurity operations, research and education center and workforce partnerships.
Attorney General Tim Griffin announced a $1,000,000 gift to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s cybersecurity program onstage at a university event, saying the donation will help expand education, research and industry partnerships.
Griffin, introduced by Anne Veil, executive vice chancellor and provost at UA Little Rock, said about $900,000 of the total represents the state’s share of a national settlement with Marriott that the attorney general’s office expects to receive in December. "I thought it's important in cybersecurity month to announce, that $1,000,000 gift to the to UALR," Griffin said.
The donation, Griffin said, aligns with his office’s approach to settlement funds: favoring large, strategic investments over many small grants to build infrastructure.…
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