Aerial view of Colonial Drive from Google Earth.

Colonial Drive Undergoes Enhancements for Traffic, Bikes

The UA community will see a new traffic pattern along Sorority Row and beyond when returning to campus this fall. 

Students in masks sit in cap and gown at commencement ceremony.

UA Holds 2020 Spring and Summer Commencement

UA held joint spring and summer commencement exercises last weekend at Coleman Coliseum, where more than 2,500 graduates received degrees throughout nine socially distanced ceremonies.

Dr. Richard Friend talking during the COVID Conversations video

COVID Conversations with Dr. Richard Friend

Dr. Richard Friend joins COVID Conversations to discuss health and safety guidelines for students, faculty and staff as the fall semester approaches. 

Several cars that belong to Fleet Services

Fleet Services to Reduce Stock, Introduce New Labor Rate

UA’s Fleet Services will soon reduce the number of vehicles in its fleet and introduce a new labor rate.

The column-lined Reese Phifer Hall on The University of Alabama campus.

Public Relations Program Named No. 1 in Country by PRWeek

The UA Department of Advertising and Public Relations was named the Most Outstanding Education Program by PRWeek during the 2020 PRWeek Awards in late July.

TEST + TRAIN + CHECK = WELCOME BACK

TEST + TRAIN + CHECK = WELCOME BACK

As you prepare to head back to campus, make sure you follow these simple steps.

Accreditation Team Invites Public Comment Related to UA Police

Accreditation Team Invites Public Comment Related to UA Police

As part of a voluntary accreditation assessment, employees of The University of Alabama, UA Police Department and community members are invited to offer comments related to the department.

Chen Shu (1660–1736), Beautiful Auspicious Scene of Chinese New Year, 1735, hanging scroll: ink and color on silk, National Palace Museum, Taipei (source: Digital Taiwan Archives).

Art Professors Win UA’s First Kress Grant for Digital Art History

University of Alabama art history faculty members Dr. Tanja Jones and Dr. Doris Sung were awarded the Capstone’s first Digital Art History Grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

Two students looking at a laptop computer.

UA Develops New Graduate Admissions System

The UA Graduate School developed a new system for managing admissions to graduate programs for all prospective students applying for Fall 2021 or later.

Epiphany Wells sitting on a rock wall.

UA Employee Overcomes Obstacles, Earns Bachelor’s Degree

Epiphany Wells always had the goal of earning a college degree, but life’s circumstances derailed her plans for nearly a decade. She graduates this summer.