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UA President Andrew Sorensen Receives SCLC Award

University of Alabama President Andrew Sorensen has been honored with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's State "Legacy of the Dream" Award.

January 21, 2000

UA Flag Football Team Wins Third Place in National Championship Tournament

A University of Alabama flag football team, Southern Comfort, won third place and the Sportsmanship Award at the 21st Annual Flag Football National Championship Tournament hosted recently by the University of New Orleans.

January 21, 2000

UA’s Office of Community Service and Volunteerism Presents Movies at the Ferguson Theatre

The University of Alabama Office of Community Service and Volunteerism is presenting the Community Service Movie Series.

January 20, 2000

UA Graduate School Hosts Forum on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Graduate Students

The University of Alabama Graduate School will conduct a Forum on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Graduate Students Thursday, Feb. 10, from 2-5:30 p.m. in 30 Alston Hall on campus.

January 19, 2000

Author/Professor Will Coleman to Lecture at UA on African-American Identity

Dr. Will Coleman, author and theology professor, will discuss African-American identity throughout history on Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., in ten Hoor Hall, room 30, on The University of Alabama campus.

January 19, 2000

UA’s Writers Series to Host Fiction Authors Steinke, Brennan

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Fiction writers Darcey Steinke and Karen Brennan will read portions of their work as part of The University of Alabama’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series on Thursday, Feb. […]

January 19, 2000

New UA Atlas Offers Historical Information About Alabama Cemeteries

The University of Alabama geography department recently published the second volume in a planned series of historical atlases of Alabama offering a wealth of historical data regarding cemeteries in each of Alabamaís 67 counties.

January 18, 2000

UA Professor Named Editor-Elect of Quality Journal

Dr. William H. Woodall, Russell Professor of Statistics at The University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, has emerged as one of the quality profession's most respected voices.

January 13, 2000

UA Offers Public Opportunity to View Rare Lunar Eclipse

The University of Alabama's physics and astronomy department will offer the public an opportunity to use its telescopes to view a rare lunar eclipse Thursday, Jan. 20, at Gallalee Hall on the UA campus....

January 13, 2000

Top Students to Attend UA’s Capstone Scholars Day Jan. 15

Some 1,000 outstanding high school students and their families are expected to take part in The University of Alabama's second annual Capstone Scholars Day on Saturday, Jan. 15.

January 13, 2000

UA Arboretum Announces Spring Events

The Friends of The University of Alabama Arboretum has announced a spring calendar of events.

January 13, 2000

Media Advisory: Former UA President Joab Thomas to Keynote UA’s “Education in the New Millennium” Event Jan. 14

Former University of Alabama president Joab Thomas will be the keynote speaker for UA's continuing education seminar, "Blast Off Into the New Millennium," Friday, Jan. 14, at the Bryant Conference Center.

January 12, 2000

Diabetes Support Group to Meet Friday at UA

Adults with Type II diabetes who need to lose weight are invited to join a support group that is meeting Friday, Jan. 14, from noon-1 p.m. at the Capstone Medical Center carrel room on...

January 12, 2000

Judge Calabresi to Deliver Hugo Black Lecture at UA Law School Thursday

Guido Calabresi, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, will present the Hugo L. Black Lecture at The University of Alabama School of Law on Thursday, Jan. 13, at 10 a.m. in...

January 11, 2000

UA’s Alabama Economic Outlook Offers Glimpse of 2000; Conference Set for Jan. 27

In 2000 Alabama's economy is expected to grow by 3.1 percent and to add about 18,000 new jobs. Most job growth will be in retailing, services, and construction. Unemployment should average 4.7 percent, slightly...

January 10, 2000