About 150 high school students from 10 high schools in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee will participate in the sixth Alabama Model United Nations Conference from Friday, Feb. 21, to Sunday, Feb. 23, at The University of Alabama.
The American Council on Education has named The University of Alabama’s Graduate Parent Support program as the 2014 recipient of its State Network Leadership Award for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education. The award will be presented to Dr. Cori Perdue, director of GPS and UA Graduate School programs, at the Women’s Network Leadership Council reception, part of ACE’s 96th annual meeting in March in San Diego.
The Black Warrior Film Festival is accepting submissions for its second annual event on April 11-13 at The University of Alabama. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 28.
Students in The University of Alabama’s department of advertising and public relations recently brought home a number of awards from the 2013 AAF-Tuscaloosa American Advertising Federation Awards.
The University of Alabama’s Dr. John Lochman is the 2014 recipient of the American Board of Professional Psychology’s Distinguished Service Award, given annually to a certified specialist who has made outstanding contributions to the science and profession of psychology throughout his or her career.
Marketing students from The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce recently raised funds and helped build a Habitat for Humanity home in Tuscaloosa for the second year in a row.
UA researcher observes black hole destroying a star – Student entrepreneur markets earbuds – UA political scientist publishes study on education spending – ARDT performance features professor’s original dance – Student crowned Miss University of Alabama – UA Press book details author’s experience of civil rights battles – Student groups promote diversity
It’d be a dream come true for almost any die-hard Crimson Tide fan: Spending several days shadowing University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban. For Warren St. John, it was just another day at the office.
University of Alabama alumna and New York Times best-selling novelist Kathryn Stockett will let readers behind the curtain Friday, Feb. 28, when she shares the story behind her novel, “The Help.”
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