The Faith and Politics Institute held their annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage in Alabama on March 1, 2013. The pilgrimage brought U.S. Congressmen to Tuscaloosa to see historic Foster Auditorium, and to hear from Dr. Sharon Malone, sister of Vivian Malone Jones, and Mrs. Peggy Wallace Kennedy, daughter of former Alabama Governor George C. Wallace.
UA marks 50th anniversary of desegregation – UA teams’ APR scores continue to improve – UA researchers study ways to make buildings safer in tornadoes – UA Museum of Natural History offers camp – High school science teachers attend UA program – UA alumnus/author to speak on campus – Students attend Girls State at UA – SummerTide Theatre presents ‘Jubilee-Songs of and about Alabama’ – and more…
This video was shown during the “Through the Doors: Courage. Change. Progress.” commemoration of the 50th anniversary desegregation of The University of Alabama on June 11, 2013 in historic Foster Auditorium.
UA commemorates 50th anniversary of desegregation of the University – UA hosts Champions of Change conference – Gov. Bentley to attend 50th anniversary event – Stand in the Schoolhouse Door 50th anniversary features – UA holds Camp Cash for middle schoolers – UA prof studies Chesapeake Bay water quality – and more…
Andrew Beck Grace, a University of Alabama instructor in telecommunication and film and director of Documenting Justice, led the way for UA filmmakers at the 2013 Southeast Region Emmy Awards, bringing home three wins for his documentary, “The Durrs of Montgomery.”
UA hosts interfaith prayer breakfast commemorating the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the University – Additional 50th anniversary events planned – History of the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door remembered – Black graduates comment on impact of desegregation – More than 1,000 students attend Boys State and Girls State at UA – UA student crowned Miss Alabama – UA student leads Habitat for Humanity project – and more…
This week at The University of Alabama: UA commemorates 50th anniversary of the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door – Civil rights photos on display at Bryant Conference Center – Boys State and Girls State under way at UA – UA theatre professor takes play to New York, Havana – UA researchers study tornado damage – Managing money, creative writing, programs for gifted students highlight summer camps at UA
The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences has announced an endowed scholarship in honor of Virginia O’Neal Sollie, of Ozark.
University of Alabama students are taking part in summer internships designed to help companies increase energy efficiency and reduce environmental waste.
Five University of Alabama telecommunication and film majors have been selected winners of $3,000 scholarships from the Alabama Broadcasters Association Education Foundation.