UA Law School to Host Symposium on Brown v. Board of Education
The Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law at The University of Alabama is planning a symposium that will explore Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark school desegregation case.
Culture & Community
Grants Awarded for Innovative Women’s History Month Projects
March is Women’s History Month, and one new way that the Women and Gender Resource Center has celebrated it is by offering $100 mini-grants to faculty, staff and students who came up with innovative ideas to celebrate the month.
UA Program Gives New Books to Black Belt School Libraries
The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies is awarding $20,822 in new, free books to elementary, middle and high school libraries during March via the SLIS Book Bonanza for the Black Belt & Beyond Program.
The ‘Roots’ of Scriptures
Dr. Richard Newton, assistant professor of religious studies, finds the impact on human life that both “Roots” and the Bible have engendered to be fascinating — so much so that he’s writing a book, “Identifying Roots: Alex Haley and the Anthropology of Scripture.”
Photomontage Takes Center Stage at Moody Gallery
One exhibition closes and another opens as the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art hosts the work of internationally acclaimed artists this month.
Social Activist Asa Gordon to Present Realizing the Dream Lecture
Asa Gordon, founder and executive director of the Douglass Institute of Government, will present, “Realizing the Dream by Honoring the Voting Rights Legacy of the United States Colored Troops,” Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m., at the Embassy Suites, 2410 University Boulevard, Tuscaloosa.
NIH to Fund UA Study of Student Aggression, Teacher Biases
The National Institutes of Health has awarded The University of Alabama a $2.4 million grant to create interventions to lower aggression in middle-school students and lessen disproportionalities in school discipline.
Screening of Oscar-Winning Film Highlights Women’s History Month
“Period. End of Sentence,” which recently won the Oscar for best short documentary, will be shown as part of The University of Alabama’s celebration of Women’s History Month.
Education Researcher Launches College Teaching Resources Website
Dr. Claire H. Major, professor of higher education administration at UA, hopes the launch of a recent service project will help fill a void in teaching practice by providing quick and easy web access to emerging, evidence-based teaching and learning methods.
Aerospace Engineering Student Receives Top Technology Award
A College of Engineering student is among the top 20 science, technology, engineering and math students in their 20s across the country and internationally.