Former University of Arkansas chancellor, historian dies at the age of 80

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A former University of Arkansas chancellor and historian has died.

School officials said Monday Willard Badgett Gatewood Jr. died on Sunday. He was 80.

Gatewood spent most of his 40-year academic career at the University of Arkansas, where he taught history of the United States and the South, with an emphasis on African American history.

Officials say Gatewood served as chancellor in 1984 and 1985, and he initiated the first steps toward establishing the Sturgis Fellowships....