UA Education Policy Center to Host Higher Education Funding Forum

The University of Alabama College of Education will host the president of the Southern Regional Education Board during a forum in which post-recession higher education improvements will be discussed.

UA School of Social Work Welcomes Visiting Scholar from Brazil

Brazilian social work professor Marcelo Tavares is currently serving as a visiting scholar in The University Marcelo of Alabama School of Social Work.

UA School of Social Work Hosts Chinese Colleagues

The University of Alabama School of Social Work is hosting Chinese colleagues in a partnership to develop teaching resources for master’s level social work programs in China.

UA Social Work Guest Lecturer to Discuss Suicide, Race

Dr. Sean Joe, a nationally-recognized authority on suicidal behavior among African Americans, will present a lecture, “American Suicide: Examining the Social Lives of Suicidal Black Males,” Nov. 11 at The University of Alabama School of Social Work.

UA, Crestmont Elementary Partner for Interactive Learning Night

Moms and dads: Have you ever wondered how your children are learning science and social studies? If your child is a student at Crestmont Elementary School in Northport, you’ll have a hands-on opportunity Thursday, Oct. 24.

UA Social Work Instructor to Speak at Alabama Perinatal Conference

Joanne Terrell, an instructor in The University of Alabama School of Social Work, has been invited to speak at the 18th Annual Alabama Perinatal Conference.

UA Researchers’ Study Indicates Foreclosure Rates Racialized in Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa’s mortgage foreclosure trends since the 2008 recession follow the race-wealth divide and disproportionately affect black residents, according to a study by two professors at The University of Alabama.

UA’s Online Social Work Program Credited with UPCEA Award

The University of Alabama School of Social Work is the recipient of the 2013 Program of Excellence Award for the South region, given by the University Professional and Continuing Education Association.

UA Leads Study on Emotional Effects of Natural Disasters on Children

Dr. John Lochman, professor and Saxon Chair of Clinical Psychology at The University of Alabama, is leading a nationwide team that will spend the next five years studying the effects of degree of exposure to the April 27, 2011 tornado in Tuscaloosa on 360 children and their families.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. to Deliver Lecture at UA

Leonard Pitts Jr., Miami Herald columnist and 2004 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary, will deliver a lecture, “If This is America . . .” at The University of Alabama.