Faculty & Staff

The cover of the 2020-2021 academic planner

2020-2021 Academic Planner Available Only Online

The 2020-2021 academic planner will only be available online in PDF format.

A classroom that has been modified due to COVID-19

UA Operations Ready for Return of Students, Employees

UA’s Division of Finance and Operations has spent countless hours preparing to provide the safest environment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Matt Fajack talking during the COVID Conversations video

COVID Conversations with Matt Fajack

Matt Fajack joins COVID Conversations to discuss UA operations and protocols related to faculty and staff.

Aerial view of Colonial Drive from Google Earth.

Colonial Drive Undergoes Enhancements for Traffic, Bikes

The UA community will see a new traffic pattern along Sorority Row and beyond when returning to campus this fall. 

Students in masks sit in cap and gown at commencement ceremony.

UA Holds 2020 Spring and Summer Commencement

UA held joint spring and summer commencement exercises last weekend at Coleman Coliseum, where more than 2,500 graduates received degrees throughout nine socially distanced ceremonies.

Dr. Richard Friend talking during the COVID Conversations video

COVID Conversations with Dr. Richard Friend

Dr. Richard Friend joins COVID Conversations to discuss health and safety guidelines for students, faculty and staff as the fall semester approaches. 

Several cars that belong to Fleet Services

Fleet Services to Reduce Stock, Introduce New Labor Rate

UA’s Fleet Services will soon reduce the number of vehicles in its fleet and introduce a new labor rate.

Chen Shu (1660–1736), Beautiful Auspicious Scene of Chinese New Year, 1735, hanging scroll: ink and color on silk, National Palace Museum, Taipei (source: Digital Taiwan Archives).

Art Professors Win UA’s First Kress Grant for Digital Art History

University of Alabama art history faculty members Dr. Tanja Jones and Dr. Doris Sung were awarded the Capstone’s first Digital Art History Grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

Two students looking at a laptop computer.

UA Develops New Graduate Admissions System

The UA Graduate School developed a new system for managing admissions to graduate programs for all prospective students applying for Fall 2021 or later.

Epiphany Wells sitting on a rock wall.

UA Employee Overcomes Obstacles, Earns Bachelor’s Degree

Epiphany Wells always had the goal of earning a college degree, but life’s circumstances derailed her plans for nearly a decade. She graduates this summer.