The University of Alabama’s history department is hosting a daylong conference Monday, March 27, that will highlight the transnational connections between the U.S. South and Latin America in the 19th century. The conference is titled “Dreams of Dominion: The U.S. South and Latin America.”
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Jonathan L. Walton, a social ethicist and scholar of religions, has been selected as the 2017 Realizing the Dream distinguished lecturer. He will give his Realizing the Dream lecture at 7 p.m. March 23 in the Embassy Suites Ballroom. It’s free and open to the public.
The University of Alabama Division of Student Life has announced the recipients of the 2017 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service.
The 2017 UA Premier Award recipients will be recognized at a dinner Thursday, March 23, as well as during Honors Week.
The week of March 20-26 the UA Student Government Association is collaborating with more than a dozen other campus partners to present Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Week. With over 37,000 students, The University of Alabama is home to a variety of different cultures and identities. These individual perspectives come together to shape the UA campus as a whole.
Army Lt. Col. John Kilpatrick’s ascension through the ranks of two branches of the United States military can yield a half-dozen inspiring testimonials of service, determination and achievement.
Nominations for the annual Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award can now be submitted online.
As the end of spring semester approaches, many students are applying for internships and jobs. The Office of Information Technology encourages students to be mindful of potential phishing scams, and to recognize the red flags of phishing when checking their Crimson email. “Hackers know exactly what to say to get the attention of students,” said
University of Alabama graduate student Candace Chamber’s will receive the 2017 Scholars for the Dream Travel Award from the National Council of Teachers of English.
The Scholars for the Dream Travel Award is a national award given to emerging scholars of color – graduate students – who are embarking on scholarship that is promising, said Dr. Michelle Robinson, an assistant professor of English at UA.
The University of Alabama women’s wheelchair basketball team won its fifth national championship today.
There won’t be a post-spring break re-acclimation for a small group of social work students at The University of Alabama.