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UA Student Veterans Receive Honors Cords, ‘Challenge Coins’
As Aubrey Smith finished his lap across the stage of the auditorium of the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Thursday afternoon, he’d completed a figurative circle, too.
From GED to EdD: Mendez Navigates Long Road
Life came fast at Larry Mendez. He dropped out of high school in Tyler, Texas at age 16, the same age as his mother when she gave birth to him.
From Paratrooper to UA Graduate, Brackbill ‘Bleeds Crimson’
A retired 39-year-old jumpmaster faces another first. But this time, the military veteran is not jumping from an airplane. Instead, he’s crossing the stage at The University of Alabama’s Coleman Coliseum as a member of the 2017 graduating class.
UA Graduates Take a Look Back
Robert Brackbill Carlisle, Pennsylvania/Gardendale, Alabama Bachelor’s, Operations Management UA senior Robert Brackbill’s list of combat deployments in Afghanistan spans more than a decade, from the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2002 to Operation New Dawn in 2014. Brackbill spent nearly 14 months of his deployment time conducting airborne insertions while in Taji,
Minding Your Health: Depression Has Many Symptoms
Most people think being sad or depressed are the only indicators for depression, but depression has many symptoms and signs. Some are obvious, but others can go unnoticed.
NBCC Tabs UA Grad Student for Minority Fellowship
A University of Alabama graduate student will receive a professional and financial boost to continue helping underserved minority populations reach their goals in higher education.
Graduating? Keep Your Crimson Mail and Convert Your Box Account
The Office of Information Technology offers tech benefits to UA students after graduation.
UA to Hold Commencement Exercises May 5-7
The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement exercises May 5-7 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior
Michael R. Dunn, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2017 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.