Higher Education — Page 35

HUNTSVILLE – The Alabama Collective is bringing a hands-on app development training session to Drake State Community & Technical College this week. Appy Hour is a program for Historically Black […]

DECATUR — The Calhoun Community College Registered Nursing and Licensed Practical Nursing graduates once again outpace state and national passage rates. Alabama Board of Nursing NCLEX scores reveal that Calhoun’s […]

Alabama A&M alum gets Eagle-eye view of Super Bowl

PHILADELPHIA — Alabama A&M University has a slogan: “Start here. Go anywhere.” Little did Marlon Sanders Jr. know a few years ago that would mean the Super Bowl. Sanders is […]

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville has been selected to be part of the inaugural cohort of Heterodox Academy’s Campus Community program. Launched in 2018, Heterodox Academy is […]

Huntsville listed as top 5 most prosperous metro

According to a recent report, Huntsville has landed on another notable list of places to live throughout the country. Huntsville was named among the top 5 of the country’s most […]

BIRMINGHAM — Alabama’s 2021 public high school graduates entered higher education at a slightly higher rate than the Class of 2020, according to new data from the Alabama Commission on […]

Inflation may cause slight drag on state economy

TUSCALOOSA — Persistent inflation will help drag the state’s economy but the slowdown is expected to be slight, according to the annual economic forecast from the Center for Business and […]

Vartanian named Athens State interim provost, VP

ATHENS — Dr. Lee Vartanian has been named interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Athens State University, filling a vacancy created by Dr. Catherine Wehlburg’s transition to […]

Nursing foundation, UAH dean endow scholarship

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. Karen Frith, dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, knew she wanted to find a way to support nursing students. “Throughout […]

State development group, Northwest-Shoals CC aiding veterans

MUSCLE SHOALS — Northwest-Shoals Community College will host a resource workshop next month for active-duty military, veterans, and their families. The Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils is […]

Boeing is growing in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE – Boeing celebrated the expansion of its Huntsville Electronic Center of Excellence Monday, with a long list of distinguished guests in attendance. The aerospace giant also presented a $150,000 […]

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville has received a $2.8 million grant to help teach English to children in three local school districts. Dr. Andrea Word-Allbritton, a clinical […]

Army STEM apprenticeships open at UAH

HUNTSVILLE – The Army Educational Outreach Program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has announced the opening of 2023 applications for STEM apprenticeships and fellowships. This program directly benefits […]

Athens State appoints Wehlburg interim president

ATHENS – Dr. Catherine Wehlburg has been named interim president of Athens State University, the Board of Trustees announced. Wehlburg was provost and vice president for academic affairs and was […]

HUNTSVILLE – Bryant Bank has made a $100,000 gift to the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s College of Business, the university announced. This gift marks the second installment of a […]

CollegeCounts awarding scholarships

MONTGOMERY — CollegeCounts, Alabama’s 529 college savings fund, will be awarding scholarships in the amount of $4,000 for four years to students who attend a four-year institution and $2,000 for […]

UAH grad student helps discover black hole

A physics graduate student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is the lead author of a paper in The Astrophysical Journal describing the discovery of an intermediate-size black hole buried in gas […]

HUNTSVILLE — Calhoun Community College is hosting its first free Military and Veterans College and Career Workshop next month. The workshop is set for Feb. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to […]

Alabama A&M to host ACCC basketball championships

HUNTSVILLE – March Madness, Alabama Community College style, is coming to Alabama A&M. The university’s newly opened Event Center has been selected to host the 2023 Alabama Community College Conference […]

Calhoun's dental program seeking accreditation

TANNER — The dental hygiene program at Calhoun Community College is seeking continuing accreditation through the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation. CODA is the agency recognized by the […]

UNA’s Flowers Hall arena now CB&S Bank Arena

FLORENCE – In a partnership between the University of North Alabama and CB&S Bank, the arena in Flowers Hall has been named CB&S Bank Arena for the next 10 years. […]

HUNTSVILLE – Ben O’Keefe, social change activist and political commentator, will be the keynote speaker for the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. The annual reflection and […]

MUSCLE SHOALS — Northwest-Shoals Community College has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help underserved students, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) announced. The $950,000 award will […]

Joint Fires Summit coming in January

HUNTSVILLE — The Defense Strategies Institute’s second annual Joint Fires Summit is slated for next month in Huntsville. The summit is Jan. 18-19 at the Stone Event Center at Campus […]