UA Law School Presents Daphne Attorney with Distinguished Alumnus Award
Daphne attorney Samuel N. Crosby received the Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award at the recent University of Alabama School of Law Farrah Law Society banquet.
Campus Impact
UA Recognized as a Top Producing Institution for Student Fulbright Awards
The University of Alabama has been recognized as a top producing institution for student Fulbright awards, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Eleven of 30 UA applicants received the award during 2015–2016, one of the highest success ratios in the nation.
Golden Flake A-Day Game Time Changed to 2 p.m.
The University of Alabama’s 2016 Golden Flake A-Day Spring Football Game will be moved to a 2 p.m. start time Saturday, April 16.
‘Tested’ Filmmaker To Discuss Social, Education Issues at UA
Activist and filmmaker Curtis Chin will screen his education and equality documentary Tested Monday, Feb. 29 at The University of Alabama.
UA’s Paul Jones Gallery of Art to Unveil ‘Black is Beautiful’ Exhibit
University of Alabama students have curated an art exhibition that responds to stereotypical portrayals of African-Americans.
UA Adapted Athletics Receives $3 Million Gift
The University of Alabama announced today a $3 million gift commitment from Michael and Kathy Mouron, of Mountain Brook, to help fund a $10 million facility for adapted student-athletes.
Annual Knap-in at UA’s Moundville Park Features Activities for All Ages
The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park hosts the 16th annual Moundville Knap-In March 11 and 12.
UA’s Sonic Frontiers Series Presents Five Days of Collaborative Art Performances
Each day from Monday, Feb. 29, to Friday, March 4, a different artist who specializes in a particular medium will create a new piece while musician and composer Dr. Andrew Raffo Dewar simultaneously creates new saxophone and electronic music. The work of each of the six Alabama-based artists will inspire the sound that Dewar creates, and in turn their work will be inspired by his music.
UA Journalism Student Wins Scripps Howard Award
A University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences student, Matthew Wilson, was named a winner of a Scripps Howard Foundation collegiate reporting competition.
Church, UA Art Department Team to Host “Empty Bowls”
More than 100 ceramic bowls will come out of the firing kilns of University of Alabama ceramics instructor Wade MacDonald’s class in the coming week. Colored and glazed, the bowls will be donated to University Presbyterian Church’s “Empty Bowls 2016” fundraiser for the hungry Feb. 26.