A star is born

Victoria DeFrancesco Soto realizes two things during our lunch meeting at the Capital Hotel in downtown Little Rock. The first is that Arkansas is a small ...

I'm excited to be a part of it." The Clinton team decided to broaden their approach in order to appeal to students entering other fields. She's the first Hispanic dean at a presidential institution and was named by Diverse magazine as one of the top 12 scholars in the country. The couple purchased a home in Little Rock and enrolled their children in school here. In addition to being a respected member of the academic community, DeFrancesco Soto is among the country's best young political commentators. Their projects have a positive influence on the lives of people in Arkansas. It's this beautiful local-national-international model of public service. They first find a project within three hours of Little Rock. They next do an international project and then a capstone project. The second is that the Capital Bar & Grill is a place to see and be seen. Rutherford, who was instrumental in getting the presidential library to Little Rock, was dean from 2006 until his retirement last year. We provide students the tool kit they need to better serve other people." DeFrancesco Soto will be a star in this state, providing additional intellectual capital for a place that's moving into a new era. I introduce DeFrancesco Soto to both, not so much because she needs to know them but because they need to know her.