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Seamless Performance

Spotlight on the Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre’s spring show The lights dim; the audience waits for the first glimpse of the first dancer onstage. In this way, the hours of practice, the tiniest detail of choreography, every stitch in a costume and note in a song come together: the ARDT is performing again. The Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre features the best talents of every level at UA. Undergraduate students perform pieces choreographed by faculty in the dance department. MFA graduate […]

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New A&S Website Blends User Input, Best Practices

Welcome to the College of Arts and Sciences’ new website. This site is the culmination of a yearlong process of research, usability testing, user surveys, writing, editing, design, and development undertaken by staff of the Office of Educational Technology (eTech). You’ll notice as you click through these pages that the site has a completely different look and feel from its predecessor, with livelier, more colorful graphics and the College’s new logo on every page. The changes are more than superficial, […]

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Smithsonian Exhibit on Bracero Guest Worker Program Hosted by American Studies

The Smithsonian Institute has selected the Department of American Studies to be a host for its exhibit “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program 1942-1964.” The exhibit, which tells the story of Hispanic “bracero” workers, who were part of the largest guest worker program in U.S. history, will be at UA February 16-April 28 in the J. Wray and Joan Billingsley Pearce Foyer in Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library on the UA campus. The program was named for the Spanish term bracero, “strong-arm,” and […]

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Sellbom Receives Early-Career Award

Professor receives prestigious honor for his contributions to forensic psychology Psychopaths fascinate the American entertainment industry. Films like Silence of the Lambs, A Clockwork Orange, The Dark Knight, No Country for Old Men, and, of course, American Psycho allowed audiences to peer into the inner workings of the psychopathic mind (or at least Hollywood’s interpretation of said mind) from a safe distance. These striking portrayals of individuals able to commit violent crimes without the smallest semblance of remorse mesmerized audiences. […]

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Scholar Trudier Harris Honors Family with Endowment

Dr. Trudier Harris is one of the foremost African American literary and cultural theorists of today, and before her current post as a professor in the College’s Department of English, she had a 30-year career with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her scholarly career has taken her all over the world, and she has been honored by numerous organizations for accomplishments. But her love of learning started on an 80-acre cotton farm in Greene County, AL. The […]

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Lankford Publishes Widely-Praised Book on Suicide Terrorism, Weighs in on Recent Shootings

A recently published book on suicide terrorism by Dr. Adam Lankford, assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, has brought national attention to Lankford’s research in the area.   The Myth of Martyrdom: What Really Drives Suicide Bombers, Rampage Shooters, and Other Self-Destructive Killers, has been hailed a “book to watch for” by The New Yorker and praised by Nature, Scientific American Mind, Foreign Policy, and a number of individual experts in the field. According to Lankford, conventional wisdom suggests […]

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Former UA Student Becomes Youngest Photographer to Shoot Time Cover

Miller Mobley, a former photography student in the College, recently shot a cover for Time magazine, becoming the youngest photographer to have his work grace the front of the news magazine . His images accompany the article, “The DNA Dilemma: A Test That Could Change Your Life.” Mobley, 26, has been shooting commercially in New York since 2011. Mobley originally traveled to shoot portraits in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City for what was to be an […]

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Norvin Richards Award in Philosophy and the Law Established 



By means of a gift annuity, the late Thelma Richards established an endowment of $52,000 in honor of her son, Norvin Richards, professor and former chair of the Department of Philosophy. The gift is named the Norvin Richards Philosophy Endowed Support Fund. The endowment earnings from this fund will be used to establish the Norvin Richards Award in Philosophy and the Law. Eligibility for the award is restricted to majors in philosophy who intend to pursue a career in law. At […]

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Music and Dance Performances, Art Showcase to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of UA’s Holtkamp Organ

A two-story-high Holtkamp organ, with brass pipes extending to the ceiling, is the centerpiece of the Concert Hall in the Frank M. Moody Music Building on The University of Alabama campus. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the majestic instrument, an 86-rank, 65-stop Holtkamp organ that can fill the concert hall with sound with just a few keystrokes. The School of Music will present a special interdisciplinary showcase of music, dance, and art in honor of the anniversary. Dr. […]

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Phillip C. Watkins Honors Wife, Elizabeth, with Scholarship 



Phillip C. Watkins, of Birmingham, has established The Elizabeth Dean Watkins-Blount Undergraduate Initiative Endowed Scholarship in the College of Arts and Sciences. He is creating the scholarship in memory of his late wife, Elizabeth Dean Watkins. Phillip Watkins received his bachelor of science degree from the College in 1963 and his doctor of medicine from The University of Alabama Medical School in 1966. He is a cardiologist in private practice in Birmingham.  He is also a member of the President’s […]

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