University of Arkansas to display Ten Commandments posters in campus buildings

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The University of Arkansas is preparing to install donated “Ten Commandments” posters across campus buildings in compliance with state law.

“The University recently received donated posters of the ‘Ten Commandments’ and will soon begin to install the posters in university buildings and facilities as required under Act 573 of 2025,” UofA Director of Media and Core Communications John Thomas said in a statement.

Act 573 of 2025 required the Commandments and the motto “In God we trust” to be in each elementary and secondary school classroom, as well as other places like government buildings and “institutions of 24 higher education.”

The bill received broad support in both chambers, with a 27-4 vote in the Senate and a 71-20 vote in the House.

The law took effect on Aug. 5, but several school districts have been granted a temporary exemption while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality moves forward, arguing the measure infringes on First Amendment protections and conflicts with prior Supreme Court rulings.

Thomas also told KNWA/FOX24 that the university is assessing the wall structures of buildings across campus “to determine what types of fasteners are required to install the posters.”

“We will be scheduling installations [of the posters] as those assessments are completed while also working around class schedules,” Thomas said.