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From GED to EdD: Mendez Navigates Long Road

From GED to EdD: Mendez Navigates Long Road

Life came fast at Larry Mendez. He dropped out of high school in Tyler, Texas at age 16, the same age as his mother when she gave birth to him.

From Paratrooper to UA Graduate, Brackbill ‘Bleeds Crimson’

From Paratrooper to UA Graduate, Brackbill ‘Bleeds Crimson’

A retired 39-year-old jumpmaster faces another first. But this time, the military veteran is not jumping from an airplane. Instead, he’s crossing the stage at The University of Alabama’s Coleman Coliseum as a member of the 2017 graduating class.

UA Graduates Take a Look Back

UA Graduates Take a Look Back

    Robert Brackbill Carlisle, Pennsylvania/Gardendale, Alabama  Bachelor’s, Operations Management UA senior Robert Brackbill’s list of combat deployments in Afghanistan spans more than a decade, from the beginning of Operation

Minding Your Health: Depression Has Many Symptoms

Minding Your Health: Depression Has Many Symptoms

Most people think being sad or depressed are the only indicators for depression, but depression has many symptoms and signs. Some are obvious, but others can go unnoticed.

NBCC Tabs UA Grad Student for Minority Fellowship

NBCC Tabs UA Grad Student for Minority Fellowship

A University of Alabama graduate student will receive a professional and financial boost to continue helping underserved minority populations reach their goals in higher education.

Graduating? Keep Your Crimson Mail and Convert Your Box Account

Graduating? Keep Your Crimson Mail and Convert Your Box Account

The Office of Information Technology offers tech benefits to UA students after graduation.

UA to Hold Commencement Exercises May 5-7

UA to Hold Commencement Exercises May 5-7

The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement exercises May 5-7 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior

UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior

Michael R. Dunn, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2017 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.

UA Club Tennis Team Named USTA ‘Club of the Year’

UA Club Tennis Team Named USTA ‘Club of the Year’

Shelby Akin could count the members of The University of Alabama club tennis team on her hands when she arrived on campus as a freshman.