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Philosopher to Discuss Race, Criminal Justice in UA Lecture

October 27, 2016

Dr. Elizabeth Anderson, a philosophy scholar at the University of Michigan, will speak about race and criminal justice during the second lecture of The University of Alabama’s Philosophy Today Series. The lecture, titled “Outlaws,” will be presented Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in room 205 of Smith Hall on the UA campus. It is free and open to the public. During her lecture, Anderson will discuss hyper-incarceration, racial profiling by the police, and the Black Lives Matter movement through […]

Student Sculpture Exhibited at UA Gallery’s BFA Show

October 20, 2016

Tuscaloosa, Ala. —Bachelor of Fine Arts students Kat Bornhoft and Graham Harrison will showcase their sculptures at The University of Alabama Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa Nov. 1–30. A free, public reception will be held Friday, Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. Bornhoft, who presented a 3D printed piece as a part of the gallery’s EnterConnect show in 2014 and the 2016 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition, will be featuring mixed-media sculptures that explore the relationship […]

Community Forum to Discuss U.S. Mass Incarceration

October 14, 2016

This year’s criminal justice community forum “Mass Incarceration in Modern America: Where Do We Go From Here?” will include a panel of experts with the prison system to discuss mass incarceration on Oct. 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 1000 at North Lawn Hall. In response to President Barack Obama’s announcement that the government will end private prisons and the fact that the U.S. has the highest number of prisoners in the world, the criminal justice department is […]

A&S Lecture Roundup

October 5, 2016

The College of Arts & Sciences has so many incredible guest speakers and presentations. But you’re covered. Here’s a list of (regularly updated) lectures happening. Looking for the cost information? Unless otherwise noted, they are all free and open to the public! November 10 Who: Dr. Joseph Graves, biologist & geneticist When: 7:30 p.m. Where: North Lawn Hall Auditorium Dr. Joseph Graves, Jr., an evolutionary biologist and geneticist, will be unpacking the social construction of race for the second Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution (ALLELE) […]

“Service to Man” Viewing at the Bama Theatre

September 8, 2016

You’ve heard about the film. And now it’s coming to Tuscaloosa for a free public viewing. University of Alabama theatre professor Seth Panitch’s first feature-length film, Service to Man, which was awarded the grand jury prize for best film at the 20th American Black Film Festival in June, is picking up speed. Following its initial success, Service to Man has been featured as an official selection at more than seven film festivals across the country, and most recently it has […]

UA Art and Art History Faculty Biennial Exhibition

May 4, 2016

The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art presents the University of Alabama Department of Art and Art History 2016 Faculty Biennial Exhibition, opening Tuesday, April 19 until Friday, May 27. The public is invited to attend the opening reception April 19 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Every two years, UA studio art faculty exhibit their ongoing research in art in a group show for the community. Gallery director and Associate Professor William Dooley produced the exhibition and comments, “With our […]

Anthropologist to Present Humanities Lecture on the Muslim Headscarf at UA

April 5, 2016

Dr. Mayanthi Fernando, an anthropologist and ethnographer from the University of California at Santa Cruz, will present “Storytelling Against the Grain: Muslim Lives, French Myths, and the Power of Ethnography” Thursday, April 21 at 7 p.m. in room 205 of Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus. The lecture is part of UA’s Hidden Humanities lecture series. The event is free and open to the public. The Hidden Humanities lecture series was founded in 2014 to bring nationally prominent […]

Walk this May!

December 2, 2015

Planning to graduate this spring? Here’s what you need to do now to make it happen. The most important thing to know about graduation is this: You have to apply for it. Completing the online degree application is easy — just log in to myBama, select the Graduation APP icon from the Student Services panel, and submit your application. We advise students to apply for graduation the semester before they want to graduate — or early in the semester of graduation, at […]

Paleontologist to Discuss Skeletons’ Use in Reconstructing Past Ecosystems at UA

October 15, 2015

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Linda Ivany, a leader in paleontology who studies climate, ecology and evolution, will present “The Pace of Life – The (often) Missing Element in Studies of Evolution Using Fossils,” at The University of Alabama on Thursday, Oct. 15 as part of the Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, lecture series at UA. The lecture will be held at 7:30 p.m. in room 125 of ten Hoor Hall on the UA campus and is free and […]

Feminist Scholar to Present Humanities Lecture

October 12, 2015

From the October 2015 Desktop News | Dr. Catharine Stimpson, a pioneer in the study of women and gender and a founder of feminist criticism, will present “Waging War, Making Peace, Doing the Humanities: Why ‘Macbeth’ Matters” Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in room 205 of Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus. The lecture is part of UA’s Hidden Humanities lecture series. The event is free and open to the public. Hidden Humanities was founded in 2014 […]