UA in the News: April 7, 2009

UA graduate business program in top 15
Tuscaloosa News – April 7

The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business is ranked among the top 15 business schools nationally in two of six categories surveyed by Princeton Review. In its April issue, Entrepreneur Magazine reported that UA’s graduate business school was in the top 15 in its programs for accounting and marketing. The magazine said more than 19,000 business school students nationally completed the Princeton Review survey from which the top 15 in each of six areas were selected…

UA removes ‘interim’ from official’s title
Tuscaloosa News – April 7

The University of Alabama has named Joe Benson vice president for research and vice provost, removing ‘interim’ from his title. Benson has served as interim vice president and vice provost since August 2007, filling in for Keith McDowell, who left to be vice chancellor of research for the University of Texas System…