Academia Takes On Tougher Times
Engineering News Record – Oct. 28
… Even with the hiring slump and budget cuts, schools say interest in engineering and construction is not waning as students turn away from the lure of now-evaporating mega salaries in finance and consulting and see a career in the industry as a way to effect global change…Students are entering the civil, construction and environmental engineering department at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, in “record-breaking” numbers that include more business-major transfers, according to Ken Fridley, program head…
Rant could mean jail time for Birmingham mayor
Associated Press – Nov. 3
…Federal judges have great leeway in imposing sentences, and they can go tougher on criminal defendants, who fail to show sorrow for their crimes, said David E. Patton, an assistant professor and director of the criminal defense clinic at the University of Alabama law school. “Certainly I wouldn’t be surprised if the judge takes into account his post-trial statements and his other statements at sentencing,” Patton said…