Category: Announcements


Frightful Fun for the UA Community

Haunting at the Museum From the UA News Center | The Alabama Museum of Natural History and Gorgas House Museum are teaming up to provide Halloween fun for all ages through Haunting at the Museum Oct. 24-28. The Alabama Museum of Natural History will offer spooky scavenger hunts through Smith Hall during normal hours of operation throughout the week. The museum will host an after-hours event Oct. 26 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. that will include children’s stories, crafts, mad scientist […]

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Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Post-Doctoral Research Associates

Celestia Morgan in front of her her Redline exhibit

The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to welcome photographer Celestia Morgan and poet Kwoya Maples to join our esteemed faculty as post-doctoral research associates. The post-doctoral research associate positions were created to attract members of underrepresented communities to the College, offering mentorship from other faculty, a wide range of resources, and a smooth transition to future tenure-track positions. Morgan and Maples will join the department of art and art history and the department of English, respectively. Here, they […]

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Digital Honors: Alexus Cumbie

Alexus Cumbie

Alexus Cumbie is one of this year’s winners of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, a Premier Award that recognizes excellence of character and service to humanity. The award honors one man and one woman of the graduating class and one non-student who has been helpful to and associated with the University. A senior from Birmingham, Alabama, Alexis is majoring in political science and business management. What has been your favorite experience? My favorite experiences at UA are attending Onyx during […]

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