For his work in The Confession, #1 best-selling author John Grisham is being awarded the 2011 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, a new literary award co-sponsored by The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal, the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association.
The University of Alabama is one of 10 schools selected for participation in the College Board’s Advanced Placement Pilot Study to develop and test a new computer science course and exam. The course will focus on increasing interest in computer science and improving collegiate preparation for science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors.
It’s hard to impress a 90-year-old lawyer who, even after retiring as Tuscaloosa’s municipal judge in 1984, still comes into the office. Yet, Gordon Rosen was so impressed by the nurses who helped his brother that he donated $100,000 to Capstone College of Nursing at The University of Alabama to create an endowed scholarship.
The University of Alabama will hold three commencement ceremonies Aug. 5 and 6 to award degrees to more than 4,000 graduates. The ceremonies will include students who were scheduled to participate in both May and August commencement exercises.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A total of 7,006 students enrolled during the 2011 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all As). The UA Dean’s and President’s List recognizes full-time undergraduate students.
Dr. Andrew Billings has been appointed the Ronald Reagan Endowed Chair in Broadcasting in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama.
Pieces from David Williams’ collection of “Gone With the Wind” memorabilia are on display in the Pearce Foyer, Gorgas Library, until Aug. 5 at The University of Alabama. Williams will give a free public lecture about his collection at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 23, in Gorgas Library, room 205. Sponsors are University Libraries and the Alabama Center for the Book.
University of Alabama alumni, students, faculty and staff are teaming up for Dressing Up! Tuscaloosa, an event June 9-13 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Central High School to give out thousands of donated Alfred Dunner women’s garments to those affected by the April 27 tornado.
Dr. J. Michael Hardin has been named the eighth dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at The University of Alabama, succeeding Dr. J. Barry Mason, who has held the position since 1989.
Beth Holley and Wayne Rau have been named recipients of the 2011 Library Leadership Faculty and Staff Awards.