Walt Maddox doesn’t shy away from data, especially during a global pandemic.  In a virtual town hall on Wednesday, the Tuscaloosa mayor was quick to note that April is a critical month. According...

For incoming UA graduate students worried about paying high fees and spending countless hours studying for entrance exams, the University has a message: Don't sweat it. On Monday, March 30, UA News...

Despite campus closures, the University of Alabama Student Government Association (SGA) is still operating – just in a virtual setting. Formal SGA functions will resume on Tuesday night, with...

Following a recommendation by the Faculty Senate and approved by President Bell today, students now have the option to choose between a letter grade or pass/fail designation for Spring 2020 courses. The...

Update, March 26 at 8 p.m. – Due to the rapidly developing situation, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has issued an executive order extending the public safety curfew for Tuscaloosa residents to 24 hours...

For students at the University of Alabama, president Stuart Bell has a message: stay home. The decision was announced in a semester completion plan emailed to the UA community on Wednesday, following...

In response to an unprecedented outbreak, the city’s top business and healthcare leaders announced COVID-19 updates and resources to help buffer economic losses.  While Alabama feels the effects...

In response to an early morning address by Gov. Kay Ivey, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox announced new guidelines that will affect most local restaurants, bars and breweries until April 6. “We are in...

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has proclaimed a state of emergency following the Friday evening confirmation of a COVID-19 case in Tuscaloosa.  Tuscaloosa is the most recent of six counties to confirm...

Update: 5:35 p.m. – This story has been updated to reflect the contents of a UA News release, which stated that spring break will be extended to March 30 rather than March 24 which was the earliest...

An email sent at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4 announced that the University would be cancelling all UA-sponsored international travel set to occur this month. Below is the full statement. Students,...

With Super Tuesday just around the corner, the Black Student Union (BSU) and the law school are two of several organizations to host events honoring this year's Black History Month theme: African Americans...

Who is hosting the events? The Student Government Association's (SGA) Environmental Council is hosting Green Week throughout the week of Feb. 10. Green Week kicked off with a keynote speaker on Monday...

Jay Nielson was on his way back from a Sigma Chi formal when he heard the pop. He was on the second of four buses en route to Tuscaloosa, catching some rest after a celebratory weekend in New Orleans....

The UA Faculty Senate met for the first time this semester, kicking off the new year with an update on sexual assault resources and diversity initiatives, as well as changes to general education, senate...

Tara Williams, associate dean of the Honors College at Oregon State University, has been named dean of the UA Honors College, effective March 1. "Dr. Williams will be a tremendous asset to The University...

The University of Alabama has launched a national search for a new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs to replace Kevin Whitaker, who plans to retire in 2020. Whitaker announced...

The Academic Affairs cabinet of the Student Government Association (SGA) has partnered with numerous on-campus University departments to highlight the importance of academic integrity among the student...

While emergency rooms may see their fair share of firework faux pas this week, researchers say Alabamians have other safety concerns to consider: car crashes. For the past five years, the state of Alabama...

It was a Monday night, and Sakina Dhondia had a test the next day, but she and her friends didn’t come to the third floor of the Ferguson Center to study. Instead, they sat around a table outside...