Author Peter Balakian will read from his work on Thursday, Nov. 8, 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.
A team of area girls, ages 9-14, is using a robot they have built to accomplish several missions in the Arctic – they are camping on ice fields, building weather towers and escaping from polar bears. Well, hypothetically that is.
Some 45 University of Alabama homecoming queens are returning to the Capstone for a reunion during UA’s 2001 Homecoming weekend Nov. 2-3.
The University of Alabama’s handball team will compete in and host the men’s west division of the Southeast Team Handball Conference’s competition at UA’s Student Recreation Center on Sunday, Oct. 28.
Fireworks, entertainment, lawn decorations, a parade and pep rally are all part of The University of Alabama tradition of celebrating Homecoming Week, scheduled this year for Oct. 28-Nov. 3.
The University of Alabama School of Law will host a national conference on disability law on Friday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Dr. Lisa B. Harris, assistant vice president for undergraduate admissions and financial aid at The University of Alabama, has been appointed as the Alabama representative to the ACT Corp.
The prestigious Key Chapter Award was recently presented to members of The University of Alabama chapter of Golden Key International Honor Society at the Golden Key International Conference, “The Brand of Excellence,” in Dallas, Texas.
The University of Alabama’s University Programs recently won two regional awards and Steven McCullar, University Programs assistant director, was named Outstanding New Professional at the National Association for Campus Activities Convention.
A Yale University history professor is the first of four leading biographers scheduled to appear on The University of Alabama campus as part of UA’s upcoming Bankhead Lecture Series.