This summer, 25 high school journalism students will live on campus and learn from top educators and journalists during the 24th annual Multicultural Journalism Workshop scheduled for July 8-18 on The University of Alabama campus.
Molly Mercer Lynch, who was forced to withdraw from The University of Alabama during her last semester as a student in 1938, will return to campus Wednesday, Jan. 17 to receive her diploma.
The Women’s Resource Center and the department of women’s studies at The University of Alabama are hosting a Brown Bag Lecture Wednesday, Jan 24 at 12:30 p.m. in 107 Manly Hall.
Poets Jean Valentine and Martha Collins will give readings Thursday, Jan. 18 at the Bama Theatre on Greensboro Ave., at 7:30 p.m., as part of The University of Alabama Bankhead Visiting Writers Series.
Students, faculty and staff at The University of Alabama will take part in an international effort to take a stand opposing violence against women by joining the White Ribbon Campaign Jan. 22-26.
Doug Duncan, senior vice president and chief economist for the Mortgage Bankers Association, will deliver the luncheon address at the annual Alabama Commercial Real Estate Conference on Thursday, Jan. 25, at Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.
Dr. Robert Sternberg, a leading researcher on creativity and intelligence, will be the guest lecturer for The University of Alabama psychology department’s annual Harold Basowitz Memorial Lecture to be held Friday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. in 107 Shelby Hall.
A fusion of bluegrass, classical and modern music will be presented by nationally-known musicians Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile on Jan. 28 as part of The University of Alabama School of Music’s Celebrity Series. The performance will be held at 3 p.m. in the Moody Music Building on the UA campus.
Dr. Randy W. Roberts, a sports historian, will give a public lecture in 205 Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus, Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 4:30 p.m.
Dr. Robert E. Witt, president of The University of Alabama, is pleased to announce that Coach and Mrs. Nick Saban have contributed $100,000 to the University’s scholarship fund for students who are the first in their family to attend college.