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J’Mya Smith aspires to become an attorney and intends to enroll in the concurrent JD/MPS program at The UA Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law, and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
Her goal is to work as an in-house attorney for a grant-making foundation that supports narrative change and economic development in the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta region.

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Jordan has accepted a position as a Soil Scientist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, in Minot, North Dakota.

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J’Mya Smith aspires to become an attorney and intends to enroll in the concurrent JD/MPS program at The UA Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law, and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
Her goal is to work as an in-house attorney for a grant-making foundation that supports narrative change and economic development in the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta region.

J’Mya Smith Political Science

J’Mya Smith aspires to become an attorney and intends to enroll in the concurrent JD/MPS program at The UA Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law, and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
Her goal is to work as an in-house attorney for a grant-making foundation that supports narrative change and economic development in the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta region.

J’Mya Smith Political Science

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