Arkansas education leaders celebrate groundbreaking of STEM-focused university at former Walmart HQ

By: Antoinette Grajeda

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 612

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Click above to listen to guests speak at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bentonville Institute of Technology on Oct. 2, 2026.

A new STEM-focused university being built on the site of Walmart’s former headquarters in Bentonville aims to create a new model of higher education, officials announced during a groundbreaking ceremony Friday.

Steuart and Tom Walton, grandsons of Walmart founder Sam Walton, announced plans for the university focused on …

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