U.S News Ranks UA Law School 15th Among Public Law Schools, 36th Overall

The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 15th among public law schools and 36th among all law schools in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2008 edition of its annual “Best Graduate Schools” publication. The ranking is the highest ever for the UA Law School, which has been ranked among the Top 50 law schools for nine consecutive years.

UA Junior Panhellenic Sponsors Community Easter Egg Hunt

The University of Alabama Junior Panhellenic Association is sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt Sunday, April 1 from 1-3 p.m. on the UA President’s Mansion lawn.

UA Alumnus to Discuss ‘Future of Health Care’ as Part of New College Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series

Dr. Edward O’Neil Jr., director of the Center for Health Professions at the University of California at San Francisco, will give the 2007 New College Distinguished Alumni Lecture.

Four UA Students Named to National Wheelchair Basketball Team

University of Alabama students Mary Allison Milford of Magnolia, Ark., Stephanie Wheeler of Norlina, N.C., Alana Nichols of Farmington, N.M., and Desiree Miller of Monroe, Wash., have been selected by head coach Ron Lykins as members of the 2007 U.S. Paralympics Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team.

Graves Hall Rededication Ceremonies Set for March 29

The newly renovated Bibb Graves Hall at The University of Alabama will be rededicated Thursday, March 29 at 4 p.m.

UA Department of Theatre and Dance Presents Dance Alabama! April 4-7

The University of Alabama department of theatre and dance presents the Dance Alabama! Spring Concert April 4 – 7 in the Morgan Auditorium on Colonial Drive in the UA Theatre District.

UA Student Awarded Prestigious Scholarship for Study Abroad

Perren Banks, a sophomore from Uniontown majoring in biological sciences at The University of Alabama, is the recipient of a national scholarship for study abroad this summer at the University of Liverpool in England.

Delta Xi Phi Sorority Establishes National Scholarship in Honor of UA Student

Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority Inc. has established a national scholarship honoring University of Alabama student Brandy Nicole “Nikki” Murphy.

UA Speech Team Can Say ‘We’re Number 1’ for the 16th Time

The University of Alabama Forensic Council took first place in the Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha National Forensic Honorary Tournament held March 15-17 at The University of Mississippi.

Authors Bragg, Vlautin to Give Reading as Part of UA’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Rick Bragg and author Willy Vlautin will give readings Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bama Theatre, as part of the Bankhead Visiting Writers Series.