Novelist Kwame Dawes will read from his poetry work on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7:30 p.m., in 205 Smith Hall, as part of this year’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series at The University of Alabama. The event is free and open to the public.
Revised estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau rank Alabama 7th in the nation for the number of children living in poverty.
Susan D. Carver, who earned her Master of Business Administration degree at The University of Alabama, has returned to the Capstone as director of Executive Education.
Dr. Carolyn Carson Dahl, dean of continuing education at Eastern Michigan University, has been named new dean of the College of Continuing Studies at The University of Alabama.
Native American performing artists, craftspeople, and musicians will entertain and educate visitors during the Moundville Native American Festival, Oct. 3-6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park.
Jan Pruitt Duvall, associate director of The University of Alabama Office of University Relations and director of the UA Office of Marketing Communications, was recently named District III chair for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association will present its 2001 Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award to Dr. Andrew D. Burch Sr. of Mobile and Jack L. McKewen of Birmingham.
The Special Collections Building at The University of Alabama will be dedicated in honor of Mary Harmon Black Bryant, wife of legendary football coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant, at a 10:30 a.m. ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 1.
The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art within The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences will present “Richard Zoellner: The Continuous Quest” Friday, Sept. 7 through Sunday, Oct. 14.
What do handshakes tell you about people? Quite a bit, according to a study led by a University of Alabama associate professor of psychology.