On Aug. 29, the Blackburn Institute and the UA Panhellenic Association hosted special guest Lilly Ledbetter, a women’s equality activist. Ledbetter shared with students the story of her journey to getting...

In his memoir "Inside Castro's Bunker," former Brigadier General Rafael del Pino recalls his experience coming up in Cuba as a 17-year-old, freedom-loving idealist, working his way up to become Fidel...

This past August, the small town of Ferguson, Missouri came to national attention after the controversial shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old named Michael Brown.Tensions increased as protests broke out...

Mark Edmundson said he views football as a modern day setting of “The Iliad.” He said there are two types of players: those like Hector and those like Achilles. “Those who have access to their rage...

Noted artist and writer Howardena Pindell will discuss the evolution of her work as part of the University’s Paul R. Jones Lecture Series on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Room 222 of Lloyd Hall, according to...

Ethel Hall, vice president emerita of the Alabama State Board of Education and former doctorate student at the University of Alabama, spoke at the School of Social Work for the inaugural Women’s History...

The UA College of Education hosted Shane Lopez for the 2011 James P. Curtis lecture on Thursday at 6 p.m. The lecture was held in the Woodis-McDonald Auditorium in Graves Hall. Lopez is a creator of the...