Dr. Arjun Appadurai, a noted social scientist, scholar of globalization and currently the John Dewey Distinguished Professor in the Social Sciences at The New School in New York City, will give The University of Alabama department of religious studies’ 2007-2008 Aaron Aronov Lecture.
Cynthia Cooper, who received her master’s degree in accountancy from The University of Alabama and has achieved worldwide acclaim for her role in uncovering the corporate fraud at WorldCom, will return to Tuscaloosa to talk about her new book, “EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower.”
The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team will play against No. 6 Dallas Lady Mavericks in the first round of the Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament Thursday, Feb. 28 at 11:30 a.m. in Champaign, Ill.
The Crossroads Community Center will host the musical group The Vulgar Bulgars as part of their Community Conversation series Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. in 232 Ferguson Center.
The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center invites students to participate in Intercultural Student Council Advisory Meetings designed to create a forum for diverse student voices and foster awareness and appreciation for the cultural differences represented at UA.
More than 125 high school students from across the region recently competed in The University of Alabama’s annual High School Physics Contest.
The University of Alabama’s Community Music School will join with Farley’s Ballroom for “Dance to the Music,” featuring dance workshops and a live dance band, starting at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29 at the Moody Music Building.
Wiley Mullins, a former brand manager-turned-entrepreneur, will be the keynote speaker at the second annual University of Alabama Entrepreneurship Awards Banquet.
Dr. Jonathan Kvanvig, professor of philosophy at Baylor University, will present the lecture “The State of Philosophy of Religion,” as part of the 2007-2008 “Philosophy Today” public lecture series, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in 38 Lloyd Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
On Friday, Feb. 29, The Alabama Wind Ensemble and The University of Alabama Singers will offer the newly commissioned composition “Enterprise” to the people of the southeast Alabama town on the first anniversary of the tornado that destroyed Enterprise High School and killed eight students.