Faculty & Staff

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.

A woman holding a cell phone

New Hotline Provides COVID-19 Information to UA Community

Members of the campus community can call 348-CV19 to get answers to frequently asked questions related to COVID-19 and UA’s plan and protocols.

Dr. Myron Pope, University of Alabama Vice President of Student Life

New Vice President for Student Life Making Himself At Home Again

“It was a great opportunity to serve in a place that gave so much to me in so many ways.”

row of white sedans

Fleet Services Holds Online Vehicle Auction

UA’s Fleet Services will hold its first online vehicle auction beginning July 13, with a variety of vehicles up for grabs.

UA Libraries: Faculty Resources for Alternative Instruction

UA Libraries: Faculty Resources for Alternative Instruction

UA Libraries’ staff and resources can help UA faculty teaching hybrid courses, and save UA students money on textbooks.