Watch President Mohler Announce the Future-Ready Flagship
We are becoming the future-ready flagship. And from now on, you will hear that transformation reflected in how we talk about our work — as the University not just of Alabama, but for Alabama, for leaders, and for the future.
Dr. Peter J. Mohler, President
COMMITMENT 1: DEVELOP
The University for Leaders: We recruit, retain and graduate students ready to lead in a changing economy with the skills, ethics and experience employers and communities need.
School of Leadership and Policy
The new school will provide interdisciplinary, practice-oriented education that prepares students to become effective leaders, policymakers and public servants.
Ethical Dilemmas of an AI World
An innovative semester-long experience prepared UA students to address new ethical questions raised by AI.
Early Internships and Impact Pave the Way for Success
Experiences inside and outside the classroom leave UA graduates prepared for success after graduation.
COMMITMENT 2: DISCOVER
The University for the Future: We drive discovery in areas that matter most to Alabama and the nation — from AI and defense to health care and water resources — and equip faculty to lead it nationally and globally.
Leading Global Efforts to Promote Reliable Health Information
A UA faculty member is helping to steer a commission focused on health communication to promote access to accurate health information.
UA AI Experience
UA is among the first higher education institutions in the country addressing the steady growth of artificial intelligence campuswide when the UA AI Experience launches this fall.
Wiregrass Hub for Water Research
The facility supports research, student recruitment and community partnerships, representing a commitment to strengthening innovation and economic development.
COMMITMENT 3: SERVE
The University for Alabama: We expand access to health care, education and economic opportunity across the state through workforce pipelines and partnerships that make a measurable difference.
Nursing Enrollment Expansion
Expansion is possible because of deep partnerships with public leaders across Alabama who share a vision for improving health outcomes.
Helping Alabama Businesses Go Global
From training and consulting to securing funding for exporting, The Alabama International Trade Center at UA helps Alabama companies expand their reach.
Alabama’s First School of Data Science
The University of Alabama will establish the School of Data Science, the first academic unit of its kind in the state of Alabama focused on artificial intelligence and one of the first dedicated data science schools in the southern United States.
COMMITMENT 4: STEWARD
The University for Leaders, for the Future, and for Alabama: We make disciplined decisions with university resources, align investments to our mission and compete at the highest level in everything we do, including athletics.
Capstone Convergence Enterprise Modernization
The new, modernized systems enable continuous improvement, better service and smarter decision-making.
Investment in Advising
This three-year initiative strengthens the student advising infrastructure by investing directly in advisers to give students more personalized support at every stage of college life.
Yea Alabama
Yea Alabama is The Official Fan Experience of Alabama Athletics and facilitates authentic name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities for Alabama student-athletes.
The University of Alabama is focused on three things: developing the leaders and workforce of the future, driving research and innovation that solve real problems, and strengthening communities across the state and beyond. Everything we do — how we invest, what we build, who we hire — serves that mission. And we are going to manage every dollar like it matters, because it does.
Dr. Peter J. Mohler, President