Culture & Community

A Look at Spring Performances on Campus

A Look at Spring Performances on Campus

UA’s College of Arts and Sciences is preparing for a busy spring season of performances by the School of Music and department of theatre and dance.

SGA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Week Begins Jan. 27

SGA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Week Begins Jan. 27

UA’s Student Government Association aims to provoke thought and conversation among the campus community through several events during its annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Week.

Yusef Salaam Talk, Day of Service Highlight MLK Events on Campus

Yusef Salaam Talk, Day of Service Highlight MLK Events on Campus

Holidays usually bring sales, a day off work and television programming around said event. However at UA, the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday is considered “A Day On — Not a Day Off!” 

Two people sit at a table while looking at a laptop.

Registration Open for Free Job Skills, Financial Training Sessions

Free job skills and financial literacy training sessions will soon be available to West Alabama adults, including veterans, and teens through The University of Alabama’s business college.

Dr. Paul Houghtaling points during the introduction of an opera.

UA Honors Opera Director with Blackmon-Moody Award

Dr. Paul Houghtaling, coordinator of voice and director of opera at The University of Alabama, received the 2019 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award.

President's mansion with wreaths and ribbons

Holiday Decorations Around Campus

A lot of work goes into making our campus lovely for the holidays.

Two female paramedics escort a patient on a stretcher out of a home

Social Work Receives $3.2M Grant to Address State’s Opioid Overdoses

The University of Alabama School of Social Work and the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s efforts to stem opioid use and rates of overdose deaths in Alabama have a new focus: first responders.

Caleb OConner in his studio

Island Life Propels, Nurtures O’Connor’s Free Spirit

Caleb O’Connor grew up in Maui and took full advantage of his surroundings as he developed a love for art at a young age.

UA President Stuart R. Bell speaking at a commencement ceremony.

UA to Hold 2019 Fall Commencement Exercises Dec. 14

The University of Alabama will hold its fall commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 14, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

Craig Wedderspoon in the foundry

Wedderspoon Thrives When the Heat Turns Up

For Craig Wedderspoon, professor of sculpture at UA, the foundry is a second home where he not only molds countless masterpieces, but influences future generations of artists by helping them hone their craft.