Starting Jan. 4, the music library’s circulation desk housed within The University of Alabama’s Gorgas Library, will close and its services will be administered at the main circulation desk on the second floor of Gorgas.
Dr. Kevin Whitaker, a veteran University of Alabama administrator and faculty member, has been named executive vice president and provost.
Legendary gospel artist Kirk Franklin will headline the 2017 Realizing the Dream Concert at The University of Alabama’s Moody Music Concert Hall on Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. John Quiñones, a veteran ABC news figure and host of the highly rated hidden camera ethical dilemma news program “What Would You Do?,” will be the keynote speaker at the Jan. 13 awards banquet.
The University of Alabama recently held the final round of its annual Three Minute Thesis competition, and a graduate student in the department of educational studies in psychology, research, methodology and counseling took home first place honors.
UA football legend Marty Lyons received his diploma Saturday, making good on a 37-year-old promise to Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant.
“This is a great moment, not only for myself but my family. If I had graduated on time, I don’t think I would’ve enjoyed it as much. I don’t think it would’ve been as emotional as it is now because you’re sharing it with the kids.”
The University of Alabama awarded 2,270 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 10.
The University of Alabama’s advertising and public relations program, a department within the College of Communication and Information Sciences, has been named a top-five finalist for Outstanding Education Program in the 2017 PRWeek Awards.