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 meeting on Nov. 8, 2024, the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees unanimously elected O.B. Grayson Hall, Jr., to represent the Sixth Congressional District. Hall is a UA System graduate and the retired chairman and CEO of Regions Financial Corporation. “After growing up on his family’s potato farm in rural Alabama and…
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution designating W. Stancil Starnes a Trustee Emeritus at its meeting on Sept. 5, 2024. Starnes, who represented the Sixth Congressional District on the Board from 2017 to 2024, was presented with a framed copy of the resolution during the meeting. Multiple colleagues shared…
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…
The University of Alabama System exists to improve the lives of everyone we affect through the teaching, research and service delivered by our world-class institutions. Fundamental to our mission is our unyielding dedication to increasing access to higher education and preparing all our students for success. Recent changes to the legal landscape in higher education,…
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved a resolution honoring late Trustee Vanessa Leonard at its recent meeting on Friday, June 6. The resolution recognized Leonard’s extraordinary service to the Board of Trustees, the UA System and the State of Alabama, and a framed copy was presented to Leonard’s family members at the…
Trustee Jeff Gronberg was recently selected as a Distinguished Engineering Fellow by The University of Alabama College of Engineering. The honor recognizes individuals who have strengthened the reputation of the College of Engineering through their professional accomplishments, contributions to their local community and ongoing support of the College’s mission to be a global leader in…
The University of Alabama System welcomed 14 students to the inaugural class of Capitol Scholars, a new Washington, D.C.-based summer internship program. The students will participate in immersive internships during summer 2024 with Alabama congressional offices, congressional committees and advocacy groups. “Preparing students for successful and fulfilling futures is one of the UA System’s top…
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees bestowed the designation of Chancellor Emeritus to Finis E. St. John IV at its meeting on Friday, April 12, recognizing his extraordinary service to and indelible impact on the System. St. John has been as a pillar of the UA System’s leadership for over two decades, faithfully…