UA Senior Apparel Design majors show off their work
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Nov. 3
Senior apparel design majors at The University of Alabama are getting the chance to show off their work soon. Today, it was photo and video shoots ahead of the annual Fashion for Life fashion show. Each year, the students and their instructor choose a cause to donate their proceeds to. This year it’s going to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The Fashion for Life show will be November 20 at UA’s Ferguson Center. Admission is just $5.
Researcher Identifies 3 Types of Horrible Bosses
Claims Journal – Nov. 3
Dr. Peter Harms enjoys the dark side of human behavior. The Culverhouse assistant professor of management likes it so much that his recent research delves into understanding the behaviors portrayed by leaders shown in movies like “Horrible Bosses” and “Horrible Bosses 2.” In his research, Harms exams three types of leaders in the workplace—the narcissist, the Machiavellian and the psychopath—much like the characters of Jennifer Aniston, Collin Farrell and Kevin Spacy in the two “Horrible Bosses” movies.
Feet to Faith: Alabama Students Help With Louisiana Flood Recovery
Alabama Public Radio – Nov. 3
The Louisiana floods didn’t completely destroy Katherine’s Ray home. But it came close. Students from the University of Alabama and Troy University are using hammers to tear down what’s left. “I would say by the time we arrived on the scene, things had leveled off quite a bit.”
10 Law Schools Where Starting Salaries Exceed Debt
U.S. News – Nov. 1
Until recently, law school was commonly considered to a safe bet for smart college graduates, and parents often encouraged their children to study law. That changed during the Great Recession, a time when many law graduates struggled to find jobs. The effects of the recession have lingered in the legal sector, and jobs for law graduates remain scarce … Below is a list of the 10 law schools where the salary-debt ratio was highest among 2014 graduates. Unranked law schools, which do not submit enough data for U.S. News to calculate a rank, were not considered for this report: 1. The University of Texas at Austin 2. The University of Alabama.
Teaching Kids to Code – Is It a Bad Idea?
Good Call – Nov. 3
General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt recently declared that young employees joining the company would learn to code, even if they worked in non-IT areas, such as finance and operations … But teaching kids to code is another matter. Jeff Gray, Ph.D., a professor in the department of computer science at the University of Alabama, a Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year, and an education advisory council member for Code.org, tells GoodCall that there are many benefits to teaching kids to code.
Preview: Crimson Kitchen to host Greek Night
Crimson White – Nov. 3
Crimson Kitchen will host Greek Night Nov. 4 at Fresh Foods where participants will learn how to prepare authentic Greek cuisine from trained chefs. This is Crimson Kitchen’s second semester in existence. The group has hosted five classes including Learn Your Mother Sauces, A Taste of the Caribbean, Taste of Tuscany and Sushi 101, and will conclude with a class on Southern Favorites, according to Lashana Sorrell, the marketing manager at Bama Dining.
Tuscaloosa 5K to raise money for veterans charities
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 3
The inaugural Tuscaloosa Run for Veterans 5K will be held Saturday at Government Plaza downtown. The event, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama’s Veterans Affairs Committee, raises money to support local veterans’ charities, including Tuscaloosa Veterans Memorial Park, the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Homeless Shelter and the University of Alabama/Shelton State Community College Emergency Relief Fund, which provides assistance to student veterans in dire financial need. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and is $25, which includes a T-shirt. The 5K begins at 8 a.m. For more information, email Alex Bynum at akbynum@sa.ua.edu.
Cuban journalist speaks to UA Community
Crimson White – Nov. 3
Considered to be one of Cuba’s
premiere journalists on international
relations, Cristina Escobar has been involved in many key moments
involving the bettering of U.S.-Cuban relations. One such moment came when she was the anchor for President Obama’s visit to Cuba, where she reported on United States relations for CCTV America. Escobar spoke to students at The University of Alabama on Wednesday about the relations between the United States and Cuba and what it is like to be a part of the Cuban media. “I have been witnessing and
producing some of the new links between the United States and Cuba,” Escobar said. “It is amazing to see
how things have changed. We used to not to be able to send letters to
the U.S.”
Michigan professor discusses race and criminal justice at guest lecture
Crimson White – Nov. 4
Continuing the University’s Philosophy Today Series, University of Michigan Professor Elizabeth Anderson spoke on one of America’s most prominent topics, criminal justice and race, in her lecture titled “Outlaws” on Thursday. Inspired by Black lives Matter, Anderson addressed racial discrimination and profiling by police, America’s mass incarceration rate and what is says about Black citizens and what it is like to be an outlaw in today’s society.
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 4