Moundville shows how Native Americans lived in Alabama
AL.com – Nov. 19
Let’s imagine Alabama as it was before European settlers moved in. In prehistoric times, you might have made your home in a natural shelter like Russell Cave. You might rely on hunting and gathering. And if you lived a thousand years ago, your home might be in a village where the chief’s house towered above yours atop a mound. As she learns Alabama history, fourth-grade student Ali Callahan imagines herself in the state’s past. She’s homeschooled, and so it’s not hard for her to envision a non-traditional education. The recent Native American Festival at Moundville Archeological Park included artisans, demonstrations and vendors a plenty, which offered Ali and hundreds of other school children a chance to learn outside of a classroom setting.
LEND A HAND: Fashion for Life lets Alabama students showcase designs
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 19
University of Alabama apparel design students have an opportunity to express themselves as designers during the eighth annual Fashion for Life. Fashion for Life, set for Sunday, began as a way for senior apparel design students in the College of Human Environmental Sciences’ department of clothing, textiles and interior design to showcase a final collection. “The whole thing is about them and who they are as a designer,” said show coordinator Brian Taylor, an instructor in the department. “They have to style everything – come up with a hair and makeup concept, accessories and shoes, and they even pick their own music.” But it’s more than that. The course helps young designers build time-management skills. Students start researching inspiration and trends, sketching and buying fabrics and trims over the summer. They then begin working on their different looks on the first day of class, creating a garment every couple of weeks.
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 20 (Photo gallery)
UA officials pleased with family-friendly party area
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 19
The University of Alabama’s alcohol-free tailgate area has seen attendance grow with each game this season since it debuted in September. “It has gone very well; it has been a great season,” said Nick Frenz, associate director of event management with UA’s transportation services. While the university expected to see a dip in attendance for the tailgate this weekend as Alabama played Chattanooga on Saturday night, Frenz expects it to increase for the instate showdown against Auburn University on Nov. 26. “We know for the Auburn game, it will go up,” he said.
An inclusive Iron Bowl: Special Olympics teams battle it out
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 21
Kemondre Taylor had three touchdown catches and one touchdown run Sunday to lead the University of Alabama Special Olympics College Unified football team to a 38-13 over rival Auburn. The win marked Alabama’s third in four years since beginning the annual “Iron Bowl” game. Alabama beat Ole Miss last month. “It’s always fun to play Auburn,” Taylor said. “They’re a good team, and it’s great to have this rivalry.”
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 20
Viewpoint: Language can help us heal
USA Today College – Nov. 18
I have always loved language. Whether it be poetry, prose, song lyrics or newspaper articles, I have always been transfixed by the written word; every metaphor, image, clever turn of phrase or beautifully-structured sentence makes me feel like maybe magic does really exist — maybe we could learn to understand each other in a world where truth and meaning is so often obscured, where we live blinded by our own circumstances. . . . This story written by Marissa Cornelius originally appeared in The Crimson White, the student newspaper of the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa.
Online law degrees flourish under tight supervision
Financial Times – Nov. 21
It is little wonder, then, that online, distance or hybrid law programmes are now being mooted as a more accessible option for would-be lawyers unable to afford the in-person campus courses. . . . Other law schools offer fully online master’s programmes for non-lawyers, but ABA accreditation standards mean no more than a third of a JD course can be delivered online, and only 15 per cent of the coursework. “US legal education is at the intersection of a historic downturn in traditional applicants and the upsurge of high-quality distance education optionalities,” says Ken Randall, who served as dean at the University of Alabama School of Law for 20 years.
Why the ‘experts’ got it wrong on Trump
World News Daily – Nov. 20
The polls predicted a Hillary Clinton victory. The pundits were certain she would win. Even a once-confident Donald Trump campaign staff was nervous about its chances as commentators confidently anticipated a second Clinton administration after the polls began to close. Yet it was Donald Trump who defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential campaign, shocking the so-called experts. . . . One of the few people who did get it right was George Hawley, an assistant professor of political silence at the University of Alabama. Alone in his department, he accurately forecast Donald Trump would win the election and even correctly predicted how 48 states would vote. Hawley, author of “Right Wing Critics of American Conservatism,” said most journalists and pundits will likely learn nothing from their humiliation.
COLLEGE NEWS: November 20
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 20
The University of Alabama’s Education Policy Center recently received the Committee on Public Policy in Higher Education’s Excellence in Public Policy Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education. The committee presented the award at its annual meeting Nov. 10 in Columbus, Ohio. The EPC received the award for its research on Pell Grants. The national impact of the EPC’s work was cited by the committee’s past president, Dr. Linda Serra Hagedorn, during her presentation. The EPC is considered the leading center on federal issues related to higher education and education in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Since 2007, the EPC has published 21 studies of the federal Pell Grants, return on investment and transfer students. During that span, the EPC has had 28 affiliated fellows from 15 different institutions.
“Saturated” collection features work from renowned artists
Crimson White – Nov. 21
Works from Pablo Picasso, Chuck Close and Art Spiegelman are now on display at The University of Alabama. “Saturated,” an exhibition of material from Sarah Moody Gallery’s Permanent Selection, will run through Dec. 16. The exhibit includes photography, paintings, drawings and sculpture and ceramics. Sarah Moody Gallery’s total collection numbers 1,500 pieces, including mostly works of contemporary and modern art. Sarah Moody Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is located in Garland Hall in the center of The University of Alabama’s campus, and is free to students and the public.
Unemployment ticks up statewide and in Calhoun County, but more are working
Anniston Star – Nov. 19
Alabama’s unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in October, an increase over September’s rate but still lower than in the same month one year ago. Calhoun County’s rate of unemployment mirrored the trend seen statewide. Though slightly more people didn’t have jobs, nearly 1,000 more residents were working in October compared to the same time last year, according to figures announced Friday by the Alabama Department of Labor. . . . Ahmad Ijaz, executive director of the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce, says the increase in jobseekers is likely attributable to growth in the U.S. economy. “The economy is actually growing much faster in the second half of the year than in the first,” Ijaz said Friday. “People see faster economic growth, they tend to start looking for a job.” In Alabama, Ijaz pointed to the findings of the establishment survey, which tracks how many workers employers have on payrolls.
Rise holds Thanksgiving Party
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) — Nov. 20
The children at UA’s Rise Center celebrated Thanksgiving in style with their annual November feast today. The five-year-old classroom performed a short play about the first Thanksgiving. After the play, the parents and teachers enjoyed a Thanksgiving style meal.
St. Judes’ patients spend day at UA
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Nov. 20, 2016
Two patients from St. Jude’s Hospital got a surprise today thanks to the Crimson Tide. It was a big day for cancer survivors Jackson and Slade. St. Judes and Window World teamed up to bring them and their families to Tuscaloosa. They got to spend the day at The University of Alabama. They toured the campus, Bryant-Denny Stadium and checked out the Walk of Champions.