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Sonequa Martin-Green

August 4, 2020

Theatre, ’07 A native of Russellville, Alabama, Martin-Green graduated from The University of Alabama in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in theatre. Sonequa Martin-Green is best known for her role as Sasha Williams in the television hit “The Walking Dead.” In 2016, she was awarded a role as a lead actress in “Star Trek: The Discovery” as a lieutenant commander of the USS Discovery, making her the first African-American woman to lead the cast of a “Star Trek” ensemble. Martin-Green […]

UA Professor Receives Grant from State Council on the Arts

July 21, 2020

From the July 2020 Desktop News | Grace Bumbry and Shirley Verrett are amongst the most impactful African American female voices in opera, both rising to esteem in the mid to late twentieth century. The two sopranos famously joined forces in 1982 to perform a recital to honor Marian Anderson, the first African American to perform a principal role at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955. An esteemed vocal performer herself, Dr. Luvada A. Harrison seeks to honor the women with […]

A&S in the News: June 28 – July 4, 2020

July 6, 2020

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for online performances by the Department of Theatre and Dance.

A&S in the News: June 14-20, 2020

June 22, 2020

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for digital stargazing and a virtual black box series.

A&S in the News: June 7-13, 2020

June 15, 2020

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the removal of Confederate monuments and periodical cicadas.

Michael Emerson

May 28, 2020

Theatre, ’95 A film and television actor, Emerson is best known for his roles as Harold Finch on the CBS series Person of Interest and William Hinks on The Practice. He also played Benjamin Linus on the serial drama television series Lost, and has worked extensively in theatre and narration. Emerson has won two Primetime Emmy Awards and been nominated for three others. He met his wife, Carrie Preston, also his co-star on Person of Interest, while performing in a […]

Norbert Leo Butz

May 28, 2020

Theatre, ’93 This UA graduate is a two-time winner of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and one of only nine to win the award twice as lead actor. He made his Broadway debut in 1996 in Rent, and went on to star in Thou Shalt Not (for which he won a 2002 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical), Wicked and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (for which he received the 2005 Tony Award for Best […]

President’s Faculty Research Award Recipients Recognized

May 19, 2020

Faculty Research Day highlights and celebrates excellence in research, creativity and scholarship by honoring faculty from across campus. Six faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences are receiving this year’s President’s Faculty Research Award.

A&S in the News: March 22-28, 2020

March 30, 2020

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the transition to online learning and a shopping service for senior citizens.

UA Professor’s Film Headed to STARZ for Black History Month

February 6, 2020

From the February 2020 Desktop News | UA theatre professor Seth Panitch’s feature-length film, Service to Man, will be featured in STARZ’s programming for Black History Month in February. The film follows white and black medical students communicating and working together during a time of great duress in the country, including the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Panitch said the film is based loosely on his father’s experiences as one of the first white students at Meharry Medical […]