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  • 04/03/2023

    Alice L. Walton School of Medicine breaks ground in Bentonville

    Alice Walton celebrated with healthcare providers, construction crews and interested stakeholders at the groundbreaking for the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) in Bentonville.

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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  • Heartland Whole Health Institute

    03/04/2021

    The independent, nonprofit medical school will be a standalone sister organization of Whole Health Institute, a Bentonville nonprofit created to make a transformative approach to health and well-being available to everyone.

    - Talk Business and Politics

  • Center for Black Educator Development

    02/25/2021

    The Black Teacher Pipeline fosters future Black educators by engaging Black high school and college students as teacher pre-apprentices, sponsoring them through fellowship, apprenticeships, and scholarship, and supporting them with mentorship and professional learning opportunities through their first four years in the classroom. Alice Walton’s philanthropic support builds on her commitment to improve K-12 education, support teachers and eliminate barriers for People of Color who want to become teachers.

  • Whole Health Institute logo

    02/01/2021

    Vision for Whole Health Institute looks to inspire and provide a transformative approach to affordable health care. The 75,000 square foot building is expected to break ground in April 2021 and focus on holistic health.

    - Arkansas Business (subscription required)