Watch President Mohler Announce the Future-Ready Flagship
We are becoming a 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.
UA Remains Top Producer of Fulbright Students
For the ninth time in the past 11 years, UA has earned the distinction of being named a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright Students.
Automotive Engineering Exchange Program
A global exchange partnership with Hochschule Esslingen in Germany and Mercedes-Benz US International that gives students international engineering study internships.
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.
Wiregrass Hub for Water Research
The facility supports research, student recruitment and community partnerships, representing a commitment to strengthening innovation and economic development.
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.
UA, State Partners Expand Brain Injury Care
The Alabama Mobility and Power Center is integrating Honeywell technology into its battery research lab, enabling researchers and industry partners to develop safer, more efficient batteries.
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.
Crimson Compass College Readiness Program
Crimson Compass programs Tide to Success and UA ACTivate help Alabama highschool students in their journey to successful careers.
MAGNET Tri-State Manufacturing Partnership
The initiative will create a premier research and development hub for research-enabled mobility innovation that drives economic and workforce development.
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.
The Rising Tide 2.0
Rising Tide 2.0 is the most successful capital campaign for higher education in the state of Alabama, and its impact will continue far into the future.
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