UA Alumnus Aims to Lift Students into Higher Ed
Tyrell F. Jordan, a Birmingham attorney and alumnus of The University of Alabama, has created a $25,000 endowed scholarship to support students from underrepresented urban communities.
Announcements
UA Launches 2016 Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger Drive
The University of Alabama’s 2016 Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger drive launches Saturday, Oct. 1. The drive, which benefits the West Alabama Food Bank, has collected more than 2 million pounds of food over 20 years for those in need.
Former Psychology Faculty to Discuss Desegregation at UA
The University of Alabama psychology department will celebrate its influential role in desegregation Friday, Sept. 30 at its first desegregation symposium. The event will begin at 3 p.m. in room 208 of Gordon Palmer Hall on the UA campus.
UA Alumnus Leaves $5.3 Million Bequest
The University of Alabama recently received a bequest of $5.3 million from the estate of John Deramus, a 1956 graduate of The University of Alabama.
UA Program Continues Distributing New York Times on Campus
The University of Alabama’s Collegiate Readership Program, which provides copies of newspapers and digital news access for use in the classroom, has undergone changes for students and faculty for the 2016-2017 school year.
Open House for UA’s Frank Moody Music Building Wing is Sept. 23
The Frank Moody Music Building, which houses The University of Alabama School of Music and one of its premier ensembles, the Million Dollar Band, was renovated over the summer. The renovation added a 25,000-square-foot wing with two new band halls, locker-room space and practice rooms to support the growth of the music program.
Alabama Writers Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2016
Nine distinguished Alabama authors will be inducted into the 2016 Alabama Writers Hall of Fame at The University of Alabama’s Bryant Conference Center Sept. 29.
UA Professor Part of White House Summit on Computer Science Education
Dr. Jeff Gray, professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, was part of a summit to gauge the progress of President Barack Obama’s initiative to expand computer science education to primary and secondary schools.
UA’s Record Enrollment Bolstered by Talented Freshmen
The University of Alabama continues to attract the state’s and nation’s highest achieving students as it marks another year of record enrollment.
UA Leads Effort to Spark Minority Participation in Science, Technology
The University of Alabama will be the lead institution in the state in a national effort to increase the number of students from underrepresented minority groups in the science, technology, engineering and math fields.