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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. 

Melissa Walker holding a check representing the Ruby's Rainbow Warriors for Walt Scholarship

UA CrossingPoints Student Wins National Scholarship

Melissa Walker, a member of UA’s CrossingPoints Certificate in Occupational Studies Program, was recently awarded the Ruby’s Rainbow Warriors for Walt Scholarship.

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UA Students Win Gilman International Awards

Ten UA students were awarded scholarships through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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.

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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.”

UA’s Sorority Recruitment Goes Virtual

The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association’s fall recruitment week will look much different this year without any public activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the recruitment rounds, which begin Saturday, Aug. 8, will be held virtually, with potential new members interacting with current sorority members via Zoom. Those who continue through the first