<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/civil-rights-maymester.php" dsn="news"><pubDate>06/13/2025</pubDate><title>UAFS Students Embark on Somber Summer History Course</title><description>Students from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith spent the early weeks of summer visiting and learning about civil rights history across Arkansas.</description><author>Ian Silvester</author><category>Giving</category><category>News</category><image><img src="/news/_images/domestic-maymester.jpg" alt="UAFS students gather at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee during domestic Maymester trip"/></image><caption>Students attend the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn. (Courtesy Dr. Steven Kite)</caption><tags><tag>Giving</tag><tag>History</tag><tag>Maymester</tag><tag>Myles Friedman Honors Program</tag></tags><archive>2025-06</archive></item>