Co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Community Health Sciences, the Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival, now in its eighth year, will provide two evening showings of acclaimed movies. […]
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Mathematics Strives to Be a Leader in Diversity and Inclusion
From the Winter 2019 Collegian | Awa Traore had a few qualifications for institutions where she would pursue her PhD in mathematics: one that was close to her home in Birmingham, and one where she would be encouraged and pushed to be successful throughout her program. When she learned that two other black women were […]
Johnson Awarded Memorial Scholarship for Advocacy Work
From the March 2013 Desktop News | Kaylyn Johnson, a junior majoring in English and American Studies, was recently awarded the 2013 Elliot Jackson Jones Memorial Scholarship for her work as an advocate of diversity at The University of Alabama. She received the award from Capstone Alliance, UA’s affiliation group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered faculty, staff, […]
Psychology to Host “Through the Doors” Event Highlighting Diversity in Psychology
From the March 2013 Desktop News | The Department of Psychology will host a student poster presentation on March 15 as part of “Through the Doors,” the year-long commemoration of The University of Alabama’s 50th anniversary of desegregation. The event’s title, “Integration now, integration tomorrow, integration forever,” hearkens back to former Alabama Governor George Wallace’s infamous quote. The […]
