<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/sv-andrea-burton.php" dsn="news"><pubDate>08/27/2026</pubDate><title>Making Academic Success Her Mission</title><description>At the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, Andrea Burton, director of the Academic Success Center, draws on her higher-education background to help students thrive. </description><author>Ian Silvester</author><category>Lion Voices</category><category>Students</category><image><img src="/news/_images/andrea-burton.jpg" alt="Andrea Burton, director of the Academic Success Center, stands beneath a tree outside of the Vines Building where the ASC is located."/></image><caption>Andrea Burton</caption><tags><tag>Academic Success Center</tag><tag>Lion Voices</tag></tags><archive>2026-08</archive></item>