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A Journey Through Time: Tuscaloosa Students Showcase 200 Years of History

Students from Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary show off their knowledge of Tuscaloosa history at their exhibit in the Tuscaloosa Through Time event.

From the June 2019 Desktop News | Students from around the county recently transformed Bryant Conference Center into a time-traveling trip through Tuscaloosa, showing off their skills in a project that encapsulates the city’s 200-year history. The event, called Tuscaloosa Through Time, brought together students of all ages and schools to create displays, videos, skits, and other interactive presentations that showcase different decades in Tuscaloosa history. Each school was assigned a different era to explore, presenting to over 10,000 of […]

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Former Ramsey Award Winners: “What My Travels Taught Me”

From the February 2019 Desktop News | The John Fraser Ramsey Award was established to honor former UA history professor Dr. John Ramsey, who served at the University for 42 years and impacted generations of students, faculty, and staff. The award provides the recipient a stipend to travel to Europe on a “Great Ideas” tour, inspired by Ramsey’s signature class, “Great Ideas of Western Civilization.” The Great Ideas tour allows students to set their own itinerary to explore Europe. The tour is […]

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