The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences advertising and public relations, journalism, and telecommunication and film degree programs have been re-accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
The Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded a second $50,000 grant to The University of Alabama for the Osher Reentry Scholarship Program, which assists students who have experienced a five-year or more interruption in their education and want to resume their undergraduate studies to complete their degree.
The Tuscaloosa Parent Leadership Academy, a partnership between The University of Alabama and Tuscaloosa City and County Schools, will have a graduation dinner and ceremony Tuesday, May 5, at 5:30 p.m. in the Bryant Conference Center Rast Room.
The University of Alabama is actively monitoring the progression of the H1N1 virus (swine flu), and has encouraged students, faculty and staff to proactively adopt flu prevention behavior.
For the third year in a row, three students from The University of Alabama were named Goldwater Scholars, receiving one of the country’s most elite academic scholarships.
The University of Alabama chapter of Order of Omega recently announced the winners of several honors at their annual banquet held at the NorthRiver Yacht Club in Tuscaloosa. Order of Omega is a national honorary for fraternity and sorority members.
The March 2009 Alabama housing report is now available at The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate Web site.
The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 30th in the nation and the UA School of Library and Information Studies is ranked 22nd, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2010 edition of its annual “Best Graduate Schools” publication.
Slowdowns in consumer and business spending, tightened lending conditions, and a weak housing sector are negatively impacting both output and employment across Alabama. That is the latest update from the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama.
The March 2009 New Construction Report, which includes building permits and housing starts, is posted at The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate Web site.