UA In the News — Dec. 1

Recent Demise of For-Profit Colleges Opens Up Opportunities to Recruit Veterans
Insight into Diversity – Dec. 1
At many Ivy League and other elite colleges, the number of veterans admitted to the student body can be counted on one hand. Tim Hsia, co-founder of Service to School, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that helps veterans apply to college, cites three reasons for their low numbers: a lack of recruitment of veterans by these institutions, veterans’ mindset, and not enough encouragement by the U.S. Department of Defense to apply to more select colleges … One college that has done an effective job of recruiting and supporting veterans is the University of Alabama (UA), which enrolled 543 in its fall 2016 class of 32,564 students.  Playing a large role in that success in its Office of Veterans and Military Affairs, which offers a one-stop shop to meet veterans’ needs. Assistance and resources provided by the office include a career center, work-study programs, tutoring, campus tours, information on benefits provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and more.

PERSEVERANCE: Former Bama star set to graduate 37 years after promising Bear Bryant he’d earn his degree
Yellowhammer News – Dec. 1
When thousands of University of Alabama students graduate on Dec. 10, many of them will be making good on promises to their friends and family members — and perhaps themselves — that they would earn their degree. But one of those graduates will also be making good on a 37-year-old promise to the late, great Paul “Bear” Bryant. Marty Lyons was an All-America defensive lineman at Alabama in the late 1970s and a leader on Coach Bryant’s fourth national championship squad in 1978. He went on to become a first round pick of the New York Jets and played 11 seasons in the NFL before becoming a radio analyst for the team in 2002.

What Is the “Alt-Right”? 9 Things to Know About the Movement
Cosmopolitan – Nov. 30
The “alt-right” movement has surged into the spotlight this year, thanks to the candidacy of Donald Trump. Many of the adherents of the “alt-right” — white supremacists who, for the most part, want America or large swaths of it to be dominated by white people — have embraced President-elect Donald Trump, seeing him as sympathetic to their cause, if not an outright ally … The movement’s core, however, is “white nationalism — or, at least, white identity politics,” according to George Hawley, a political scientist at the University of Alabama, who is writing a book about the “alt-right.”

UA geography expert says rainfall was good for Alabama
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Nov. 30
The severity of  Tuesday night’s storms aside, an expert at The University of Alabama says that rainfall was good for Alabama. Dr. Sagy Cohen has been keeping an eye on the storms and rainfall over the past few days. He specializes in computer modeling of rivers, floods, climate and drought conditions. He says Central Alabama got a good dose of rain with some areas receiving as much as four to five inches, but he says we still need more rain to curb the effects of the drought.

Bridgeway Interactive hosts Annual Member Conference 2016
Floor Covering News – Dec. 1
Bridgeway Interactive hosted its 16th Annual Conference at the Silverado Resort and Spa in California’s Napa Valley wine country, Nov. 13-14. The conference featured keynote speaker, Joe Calamusa, managing director at University of Alabama’s sales program at the business school. Calamusa explored new leadership skills and techniques needed for managing the rising millennial generation. He highlighted what makes this group different from previous generations and why companies should prepare for them.

Inspiration porn: A look at the objectification of the disabled community
Crimson White – Dec. 1
A typical disability article would probably begin by describing an “inspiring” day-in-the-life of a person who was willing to share their story. For the most part, readers would not be able to distinguish a disabled subject of a story from an able-bodied one, until the grand reveal – the moment where the writer explains that the person has a disability. That fact alone is supposed to be enough to make the 
subject inspirational … Nirmala Erevelles, a professor in the University’s College of Education, researches disability studies in education and agrees with this sentiment. She said there is a permeating perception that the only thing that those with a disability need is a good attitude. “Non-disabled people look at [inspiration porn] and say, ‘Oh my life could be so bad and if that disabled person can make their life happy, then I can make mine much better,’ ” 
Erevelles said.

Five Tuscaloosa nonprofits awarded grant money
Crimson White – Dec. 1
The Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention awarded $465,000 in grant money to five different Tuscaloosa organizations, one of which was The University of Alabama’s Child Development Resources, an extension of the University’s College of Human Environmental Sciences. The money comes from The Children’s Trust Fund, a state-run pool of money established 1983 under the Alabama’s Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Act.

UA Counseling Center offers help to exam-stressed students
Crimson White – Dec. 1
With exam week quickly approaching, student stress related to tests is inevitably approaching as well. Stress, being the state humans are in when preparing to face something difficult, happens in many circumstances, especially in relation to school and tests. Executive director of the counseling center Lee Keyes said that the best, most effective prevention of stress related to tests is studying well ahead of time, days or even weeks, because cramming makes stress worse.

Here Are 2016’s Most Instagrammed Locations In The United States
Buzzfeed – Dec. 1
Here are the most Instagrammed places in the United States … The University of Alabama.
ABC 11 (Louisville, Ken.) – Dec. 1

US President-elect Donald Trump condemns racist ‘alt-right’
Equilibrio Informativo – Dec. 1
The NPI adds: “It was a time when more people joined our movement then ever before and when our ideas began invading the mainstream”. “I disavow, and I condemn”. Trump said if the group is energized, he wants to “look into it and find out why”. “Do you think it’s a coincidence that everybody like me loves Trump and supports him?” he said … The alt-right is composed mainly of white male millennials with a college education, according to according to George Hawley, a political scientist at the University of Alabama, who is writing a book about the alt-right movement. “I think he’s having a hard time with it”. He then reiterated his disavowal.

Library hosts traveling postcard exhibit
Tropolitan – Dec. 1
Troy University Librar­ies has produced an exhibit featuring historic postcards from the Wade Hall Collection showcasing towns and streets all over Alabama. The exhibit coincides with the theme of the Alabama Bicentennial Commission, “Discovering Our Places.” … NewSouth Inc. recently published a book containing postcards of Hall’s collection at the University of Alabama titled “Greetings from Alabama: A Pictorial History In Vintage Postcards.” Students can purchase the book at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore on campus.

Preview: Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue EMS resources presentation
Crimson White – Nov. 30
The Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue Service, along with the UA School of Social Work, will be holding a presentation on the topic of EMS frequency and local community assistance resources to overall lessen the frequency of nonemergency calls to 911.