Advocacy on ‘The Hill’: UA Social Work Students Push for Legislation

Advocacy on ‘The Hill’: UA Social Work Students Push for Legislation

Social work students at The University of Alabama learned firsthand how dizzying, difficult and demanding policy advocacy is on Capitol Hill during the first University of Alabama School of Social Work Policy and Advocacy Washington D.C. Fly-In.

James’ Advocacy, Appreciation for Differences Rooted in Alabama

James’ Advocacy, Appreciation for Differences Rooted in Alabama

Frannie James was a white suburban teenager from Orange County, California when she moved to rural Alabama.

UA Student Veterans Receive Honors Cords, ‘Challenge Coins’

UA Student Veterans Receive Honors Cords, ‘Challenge Coins’

As Aubrey Smith finished his lap across the stage of the auditorium of the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Thursday afternoon, he’d completed a figurative circle, too.

From GED to EdD: Mendez Navigates Long Road

From GED to EdD: Mendez Navigates Long Road

Life came fast at Larry Mendez. He dropped out of high school in Tyler, Texas at age 16, the same age as his mother when she gave birth to him.

UA Graduates Take a Look Back

UA Graduates Take a Look Back

    Robert Brackbill Carlisle, Pennsylvania/Gardendale, Alabama  Bachelor’s, Operations Management UA senior Robert Brackbill’s list of combat deployments in Afghanistan spans more than a decade, from the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2002 to Operation New Dawn in 2014. Brackbill spent nearly 14 months of his deployment time conducting airborne insertions while in Taji,

UA’s Frannie James Named Buford Peace Award Winner

UA’s Frannie James Named Buford Peace Award Winner

Frannie James, a global studies instructor in the Capstone International Center at The University of Alabama, is the 2017 recipient of the Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award.

NBCC Tabs UA Grad Student for Minority Fellowship

NBCC Tabs UA Grad Student for Minority Fellowship

A University of Alabama graduate student will receive a professional and financial boost to continue helping underserved minority populations reach their goals in higher education.

UA to Hold Commencement Exercises May 5-7

UA to Hold Commencement Exercises May 5-7

The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement exercises May 5-7 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

UA Club Tennis Team Named USTA ‘Club of the Year’

UA Club Tennis Team Named USTA ‘Club of the Year’

Shelby Akin could count the members of The University of Alabama club tennis team on her hands when she arrived on campus as a freshman.

VTU Researcher to Discuss Prevalence of Anxiety in People with ASD

A researcher who studies the prevalence of anxiety in people with autism spectrum disorder will share details of her work during a lecture Friday, April 28, at The University of Alabama.