Campus & Community

Autherine Lucy Foster in a red suit walks down the hall during the Malone Hood Plaza dedication in 2010

Black History Month: Pioneers for Access and Equality

As students, they paved the way for future generations. As alumni, they’ve made a lasting impact not just on UA, but also on the world.

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA and City of Tuscaloosa partner together to create a system that can automatically detect blighted areas; UA’s athletic training program moves into a new space; and the Realizing the Dream series will offer events throughout the year to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Enhanced Spring Testing Program Promotes Health and Safety

Increased sentinel testing, additional test sites and other modifications enhance UA’s efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

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UA Students Win Gilman International Scholarships

The scholarships will enable students to study abroad during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Dean’s List Students Named for UA Fall 2020 Term

More than 13,000 students were named to the dean’s and president’s lists for fall 2020.

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA to provide campus-funded COVID leave for employees in 2021; Five faculty members are part of research aimed at strengthening the community’s role in COVID-19 vaccination campaign; Support from Birmingham corporation to assist underrepresented students in the UA Culverhouse College of Business.

A UA student stands behind a mask sign on campus.

UA Distributing Masks to Students for the Spring Semester

Free masks are available while supplies last at select campus locations.

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UA Student Among Most Promising Multicultural Students

Hanna Fridriksson was one of only 50 college students from across the country chosen for this premier program.

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How to Survive a Christmas Unlike Any Other

The ideal Christmas of times past with extended family and friends gathered together will not be the reality of Christmas 2020. One UA professor gives some tips on how to cope with the changes.

A crowd's view of the commencement stage where President Bell poses with a graduate who just received their degree.

Fall 2020 Commencement Highlights

More than 2,000 degrees were awarded to undergraduate and graduate students during Fall 2020 commencement.