From the 2021 Collegian | When Jeffrey Levitetz graduated from The University of Alabama, he left with a sense of determination, a dream, and a business he ran out of his car. Now, he returns to campus to share what he’s learned as a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist. Levitetz began his career while he was a New College student, where he sold surplus merchandise and other goods out of the trunk of his car to students and locals. This business, […]
From the 2021 Collegian | Dr. Jacqueline Trimble’s first impulse after learning to read was to write, so at the age of six, she wrote her first piece of work: a one-paragraph autobiography. Though she talks fondly of the memory now, her accomplishments assure she has much more to add. Trimble, who earned her masters and PhD at UA and serves as the chair of Alabama State University’s department of languages and literatures, was one of only 35 selected as […]
From the 2021 Collegian | Caroline Yuk has always known she wanted to make a difference in the world. COVID-19 brought many challenges to UA’s classrooms. For Yuk, a senior, it spurred a new challenge—figuring out how to learn all that she needed to when communication was muffled by cloth face covering and plexiglass—and an opportunity. “I’m always thinking about how things can be better,” Yuk said. “How can things improve? And what ways can they? I think I’ve always had this mindset of wondering why we […]
After a chain of tragic events pushed back his graduation for 25 years, Angel Narvaez-Lugo, president of the UA Office, Clerical, & Technical Staff Assembly, will walk across the commencement stage on July 31 to receive his bachelor’s degree in religious studies.
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UA political science student Brianna Byrd felt called to document her thoughts during the pandemic in hopes that they might make others feel less lonely.
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As a College, we will look for new avenues for discussion and learning; we will listen and explore areas that need improvement to help break down barriers and disadvantages in our College. We will do the hard work needed to fight racism and end injustices.
Jennie Thies, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, was recently awarded an NIH Diversity Research Supplement, a highly competitive fellowship that will support her research.
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As dean of The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Joseph P. Messina will be charged with developing a future-oriented vision for the College and providing leadership on planning, curricular, research and budgetary decisions.
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Recently, two pieces, a sofa built in the 1840s and a kneeling/prayer bench built in the 1880s, were reupholstered by the University’s Furnishings and Design Department, which provides interior design and upholstery services to the campus community.
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Researchers at The University of Alabama are bringing together their expertise in geography, modeling and criminal activity to better understand how enforcement activity influences drug trafficking in Central America.
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