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The UA Presidential Search Advisory Committee has released the presidential profile and position criteria for the next president of The University of Alabama. The committee invited all members of the UA community to share input on preferred presidential characteristics, qualifications, and credentials, and over 500 faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members, and supporters participated in…

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees unanimously elected Angus R. Cooper III to represent the First Congressional District on the Board at its meeting on February 7, 2025. Cooper, a lifelong resident of Mobile, serves as president of The Cooper Group of Companies, an Alabama-based maritime firm with a global footprint. Trustee Angus…

The UA Presidential Search Advisory Committee will hold listening sessions for campus community members and supporters to share feedback and comments on characteristics, qualifications and credentials they believe are essential for the next president of The University of Alabama. The committee will host listening sessions focused on faculty, staff, students, alumni and the local community.…

The University of Alabama System today launched a comprehensive national search for the 30th president of The University of Alabama and has appointed a presidential search advisory committee to guide the process. The committee will be responsible for soliciting input from stakeholders, developing the presidential profile and position criteria, and recruiting and assessing candidates. “The…

Dr. Jeff Gray, a Distinguished University Professor in the department of computer science and director of the Randall Research Scholars Program in the Honors College at The University of Alabama, has been awarded The University of Alabama System’s McMahon-Pleiad Prize. The McMahon-Pleiad Prize recognizes a member of the UA System faculty or staff who has…

Dr. Stuart R. Bell, the 29th president of The University of Alabama, has announced his plans to step down from the presidency mid-summer, completing a decade of excellence in leadership. The announcement comes as the University celebrates unparalleled achievements in enrollment, academic quality, research activity and funding, fundraising, athletics, campus development and more during his…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama System is pleased to welcome 16 students to the 2025 class of Capitol Scholars. Now in its second year, the Capitol Scholars Program provides outstanding UA System students who are interested in careers in or around the federal government with an immersive, high-impact summer internship experience in Washington, D.C. “The…

At its annual meeting on Sept. 5, 2024, the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees adopted a resolution and updated Board Rule 304 to affirm the UA System’s longstanding commitment to institutional neutrality and freedom of speech and expression. As an institution, the UA System will remain neutral on political and social issues unless…

Board also elects Trustee Barbara Humphrey to new term representing the Seventh Congressional District and Trustee Scott Phelps to new term as President Pro Tempore. The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees unanimously elected Myla E. Calhoun to represent the Sixth Congressional District during its meeting on September 5, 2024. The UA System Board…

After thorough study and due diligence, the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved an agreement with Ascension for UAB Health System Authority to assume ownership of Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System in central Alabama to sustain patients’ access to the highest quality care in Birmingham and surrounding communities.  Under the agreement, UAB Health System Authority will assume ownership…