UA’s First Faculty Research Day Set for April 8
Thirteen faculty members representing a cross section of campus will be presented with the President’s Faculty Research Award Wednesday, April 8, as part of UA’s first Faculty Research Day.
Thirteen faculty members representing a cross section of campus will be presented with the President’s Faculty Research Award Wednesday, April 8, as part of UA’s first Faculty Research Day.
The University of Alabama’s department of criminal justice will help fill positions in a burgeoning field following the announcement of a new cybercrime minor.
“A Call from Selma,” which was featured on the New York Times website, is part of a larger narrative project in a University of Alabama service-learning course.
Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo was named the recipient of the Alabama Library Association Humanitarian Award for his work with the Book Bonanza for the Black Belt and Beyond Program.
Dr. Damon A. Williams, an expert on diversity who has spoken on more than 250 college campuses, will deliver a talk titled “ Higher Education Diversity and the 21st Century Global Economy: A Perfect Storm” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the Moody Music Building Concert Hall.
Dr. John Friel from Cornell University is the new director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History at The University of Alabama.
University of Alabama theatre students will perform dramatic readings from the plays of Tennessee Williams, including performances from “Glass Menagerie” and “A Streetcar Named Desire,” on March 2 and 3 as part of a tribute to Williams and his friendship with Dr. Marian Gallaway, longtime professor of theatre at UA and director of UA’s department of theatre from 1947-1973.
The University of Alabama’s Board of Trustees has named Dr. Guy Caldwell, UA professor of biological sciences, a University Distinguished Research Professor.
Dr. Samuel Emmett Parker, professor emeritus of French at The University of Alabama, died Wednesday, Jan. 28 in Tuscaloosa.
The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center invites the UA campus and community to participate in events throughout February during African-American Heritage Month. This year’s campus events are held in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery and Voting Rights Act of 1965.