UA School of Law, ABA Journal Name Finalists for Harper Lee Prize
The Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law and the ABA Journal have announced the finalists for the 2019 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.
Awards & Honors
Lochman Named 2019 Buford Peace Award Winner
Dr. John Lochman, retired director of the Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems at The University of Alabama, is the 2019 recipient of the Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award.
UA College of Engineering Honors 2019 Distinguished Fellows
The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2019 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.
12 UA Students, Graduates Chosen for Fulbright Awards
Ten University of Alabama students were chosen as Fulbright Student Award Winners for 2019–2020.
Autherine Lucy Foster to Receive Honorary UA Doctorate Friday
The University of Alabama will honor its first civil rights trailblazer Friday, bestowing an honorary doctoral degree upon Autherine Lucy Foster, the first African American to enroll and attend the University.
Lippe Wins HPNA New Investigator Award
Dr. Megan Pfitzinger Lippe, assistant professor and simulation specialist at UA’s Capstone College of Nursing, recently received the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association’s New Investigator Award.
3 UA Students Land Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected three University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2019-2020.
Coca-Cola Renews First Generation Program with $1 Million Grant
The Coca-Cola Foundation is continuing its support for the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars program at The University of Alabama with a new four-year grant award of $1 million.
UA Student Receives Critical Language Scholarship
Erin Behland, a University of Alabama graduating senior from Chicago, has received a Critical Language Scholarship to study Mandarin in China.
2 UA Students Earn Boren Scholarships for Foreign Study
Two University of Alabama students have received a Boren Scholarship for the study of languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.