UA Offers Brazilian Black Movement Exhibit at Birmingham Institute

The history department at The University of Alabama and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute present the exhibition “O Mundo Negro: Posters from the Brazilian Black Movement,” from Tuesday, March 17, to Thursday, May 28, at the institute.

UA Student Body Elects Junior From Pelham as SGA President

Elliot Spillers, a junior from Pelham majoring in business management, was elected president of The University of Alabama Student Government Association for the 2015-2016 term.

UA Announces Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for 2015

The University of Alabama Graduate School recently announced the recipients of the 2015 Outstanding Graduate Student awards.

UA Students Pursue Alternative Break Projects in Nicaragua, North Carolina

Groups of University of Alabama students are headed to Nicaragua and North Carolina next week for volunteer work during Alternative Break.

UA Announces 2015 Premier Awards for Scholarship, Leadership

Recipients of the 2015 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama – were announced at a recent presentation dinner.

Diversity Expert to Speak at UA

Dr. Damon A. Williams, an expert on diversity who has spoken on more than 250 college campuses, will deliver a talk titled “ Higher Education Diversity and the 21st Century Global Economy: A Perfect Storm” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the Moody Music Building Concert Hall.

UA Equestrian Team Caps off Successful Season, Looks Toward Championship Competitions

The University of Alabama equestrian team recently wrapped up its 2014-2015 season with a show at Berry College, where it earned the reserve high point title out of 14 schools entered. The performance was one of numerous high point and reserve high point finishes throughout the season that contributed to their second place ranking in the region in total points for the year, a jump of two places over last year’s ranking.

UA’s Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Hosts Bone-Marrow Registration

The University of Alabama’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is sponsoring a Be the Match on Campus bone-marrow registration drive from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the fraternity house, 202 University Blvd. on campus. The event is the fraternity’s second Hadley Drive, which began as a search for a bone-marrow donor match for Hadley Mercer, the infant daughter of UA alumnus and fraternity member Brad Mercer. A match was found for Hadley, but the drive will continue in her honor to help register more potential donors in the hopes of saving more lives.

‘Star Wars’ Characters Coming to Event at UA’s SupeStore

Darth Vader and other characters from “Star Wars” will bring the Force to The University of Alabama for a sales event from 1 to 4 p.m.. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at UA’s SupeStore in the Ferguson Center.

UA Feminist Caucus, National Council of Negro Women to Host Celebration of Women and Diversity

The University of Alabama Feminist Caucus and the UA chapter of the National Council of Negro Women will host “Silhouette: From the Shadows to the Spotlight, “which will feature the stories and experiences of women of color and those who historically have been silenced, at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in 38 Lloyd Hall on campus. The event is free and open to the public.