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Mercy campus in Rogers, Arkansas

  • 06/30/2022

    School announces next steps in its development, including a new name, building plans, and location

    Bentonville, Ark. (June 30, 2022) – Today, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine announces the next steps in its development, including a new name reflecting its founder’s commitment and plans for a state-of-the-art medical education facility to be built in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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05/02/2023

Alice Walton Is Getting Art Out of Storage and Into the World

The famously philanthropic member of the Walmart family has made it her mission to make museum works accessible to all.

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  • Garden Court, The Frick Collection

    01/16/2019

    American Alliance of Museums Leads National Diversity Initiative
    American Alliance of Museums Leads National Diversity Initiative

    The project will be supported by $4 million in grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Alice L. Walton Foundation and the Ford Foundation. 

    - The New York Times.

  • Visitors look at Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's "Agostina" (1866) at the National Gallery of Art in Washington on September 5, 2018 Photo by Olivia HAMPTON

    01/15/2019

    $4 Million Grant Will Promote Board Diversity at Museums
    $4 Million Grant Will Promote Board Diversity at Museums

    The Ford, Andrew W. Mellon, and Alice L. Walton foundations joined forces to award the grant.

    - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

  • international womens forum meeting in Miami

    10/26/2018

    These global leaders in government and business are meeting in Miami. All are women.
    These global leaders in government and business are meeting in Miami. All are women.

    The conference honored Alice Walton, arts patron and scion of the Walmart founder, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Nobel Laureate and former president of Liberia. 

    - Miami Herald