Budd Schulberg, author of the classic novel What Makes Sammy Run? and the screenplay for On the Waterfront, described his friend William Spratling this way: “[He was] not only My Most Unforgettable Character, but My Five Most Unforgettable Characters.”
Ray Davis’ story is like that of thousands of other American boys sent off to fight for democracy and freedom in the greatest war of the twentieth century.
For the third consecutive year, The University of Alabama School of Law has been ranked among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s new 2002 listing of the “Best Graduate Schools.”
Ten University of Alabama faculty and professional staff women will have an opportunity to participate in a two-year Women’s Leadership Institute, thanks to a fellowship from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the ingenuity of Capstone College of Nursing Dean Sara Barger.
The presidents and head football coaches of The University of Alabama and Auburn University will hold a joint news conference in Montgomery, Thursday, April 5, to discuss the funding crisis in higher education.
The University of Alabama Afro-American Gospel Choir will host their annual Anniversary Concert on Saturday, April 7, at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center ballroom.
The Alabama Public Radio news staff was recently awarded two Radio Television News Directors Association Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards for 2001 in the small market category.
Dr. Louis A. Pitschmann, associate director for collection development and management at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, has been named the new dean of libraries at The University of Alabama.
A recent University of Alabama study has shown that race and relationship can help experts decide what intervention strategies to use when helping caregivers of family members with Alzheimer’s disease.
The Alabama Forensics Council at The University of Alabama has claimed its 14th team national championship – its third since 1998 – at this year’s Delta Sigma Rho – Tau Kappa Alpha National Forensics Tournament held at The Colorado College in Colorado Springs.