With more than 20 prehistoric earthen mounds a backdrop, the Moundville Native American Festival, held Oct. 4-7 at The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park, celebrates the heritage and culture of Native Americans from the Southeast.
The second in a series of public lectures on evolution will continue at The University of Alabama with psychologist William Hopkins. Hopkins will speak on “Evolution of Hemispheric Specialization and Language: Recent Findings from Chimpanzees” Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in 127 Biology Building Auditorium on the UA campus.
The University of Alabama Student Government Association is hosting Capstone Political Awareness Day Monday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Plaza on campus.
The University of Alabama Blackburn Institute will host a National Issues Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 3 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Forum.
The 2006 University of Alabama Distinguished Lecture in Sport Management series offers the University and West Alabama communities a range of speakers covering NASCAR to sports ethics.
University of Alabama students, faculty and staff are invited to a presentation by former mobster Michael Franzese on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The lecture, sponsored by the UA Gambling Action Team, will be at 7:30 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum.
The UA Women’s Resource Center and women’s studies department are sponsoring the second Brown Bag Series of the semester at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4 in 107 Manly Hall.
The University of Alabama department of history is presenting “China in Transition,” a lecture and film series starting Oct. 2.
Poet David St. John will give a reading Tuesday, Sept. 26, in the Bama Theatre at 7:30 p.m. as part of The University of Alabama Bankhead Visiting Writers Series.
The University of Alabama School of Law Public Interest Institute will host guest speaker Mary Bauer, director of the Immigrant Justice Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, on Tuesday, Sept. 26.