UA to Hold its Summer Commencement Exercises
The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercises Aug. 1 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
Area Teens Complete Social Work Camp at UA
Thirty-five high-school juniors and seniors completed a six-week camp at The University of Alabama Friday and gained insight into social work careers and social work agency internship experience.
UA Researchers to Explore Imaginative Play, Links to Cognitive Development
A psychology professor at The University of Alabama hopes to determine the most reliable and valid measurements of imagination in young children and test whether imaginative play can improve cognitive function.
UA Education Encourages Comments during Accreditation Process
The University of Alabama’s College of Education invites third-party comments to be submitted to the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation under the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Standards, which will visit UA for an accreditation visit in Spring of 2016.
UA Class to Prepare High-School Students for Fall’s New Dual Credit Opportunity
The Alabama State Board of Education has announced a new 1:1 dual credit policy that allows one college class to equal one high-school graduation credit. High- school students can now obtain high school and college credit simultaneously.
Bice to Speak at UA Childhood Literacy Summit
The University of Alabama will hold “Lifting Literacy, Lifting Lives: A Statewide Summit to Discuss Literacy Issues in the Education of Early and Emergent Readers,” May 7.
UA to Hold Spring Commencement Exercises
The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement ceremonies May 1 and 2 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
UA Communication Professor to Receive Buford Peace Award
Dr. Mary Meares, associate professor of communication studies and graduate program director in the College of Communication and Information Studies at The University of Alabama, has been selected the winner of the 2015 Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award.
UA Summer Enrichment Deadline Extended Until May 15
The University of Alabama’s Gifted Education Program has extended the deadline for its 2015 Summer Enrichment Workshop to Friday, May 15.
UA Professor, Students to Lead Free Memory Screenings
The University of Alabama is hosting an open-enrollment period for a free memory screening to be conducted over the next few months.