Diversity, Inclusion Among Topics Discussed at SEC ALDP Fall Workshop

The Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program (SEC ALDP) recently held its fall workshop at The University of Alabama. The event brought the 2016-17 cohort of participants, known as fellows, from all 14 SEC universities together for the first time. Each SEC-wide event covers various issues faced by academic administrators in higher education today. Topics

“This is How We Roll”

“This is How We Roll”

  The University of Alabama Adapted Athletics Program celebrated the debut of “This is How We Roll,” a documentary series about its men’s and women’s basketball teams, during a red carpet premiere on Oct. 26 at the Bama Theatre.

Alice Magazine Wins Pacemaker Award

Alice Magazine Wins Pacemaker Award

The 2015-16 Alice magazine staff was presented a 2016 Magazine Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press on Oct. 22 at the National College Media Convention in Washington, D.C. The Alice magazine team was honored for their first two issues of Alice. The award is considered to be the college equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. “We’re happy

Accreditation Team Invites Public Comment Related to UA Police

As part of a voluntary accreditation assessment, employees of The University of Alabama and community members are invited to offer comments related to the department Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. in the training room at the University Police Center, 1110 Jackson Ave., on the UA campus.

UA Psychology Professor: Children Benefit from Halloween Activities

UA Psychology Professor: Children Benefit from Halloween Activities

Whether or not you embrace the pageantry of Halloween, the parent-child activities associated with the holiday incorporate core developmental exercises for children, according to a psychology professor at The University of Alabama.

Philosopher to Discuss Race, Criminal Justice in UA Lecture

Dr. Elizabeth Anderson, a philosophy scholar at the University of Michigan, will speak about race and criminal justice during the second lecture of The University of Alabama’s Philosophy Today Series.

The Not-So-Spooky, Yet Still Sort-of-Spooky, History of Halloween

The Not-So-Spooky, Yet Still Sort-of-Spooky, History of Halloween

Warty-nosed witches, ghouls, goblins, Transformers, princesses and clowns stalking neighborhood streets upon nightfall for the sweet taste of candy wasn’t always what Halloween was about.

Director of NSA Addresses UA Faculty, Students

Director of NSA Addresses UA Faculty, Students

Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, speaks to University of Alabama faculty and students during an Oct. 25 campus visit.