1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (608+ words) Raegan Harris thought she knew Alabama. Then she spent a summer exploring communities across the state and realized there was far more to discover. The recent University of Alabama graduate credits two statewide leadership programs with changing her perspective on…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (461+ words) Dr. Marilyn "Murph" Fore has been named acting president of Florence-Darlington Technical College. FLORENCE — The Florence-Darlington Technical College Area Commission announced the appointment of Marilyn “Murph” Fore as acting president of the college. Fore will take on the role more…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (848+ words) Florida’s Board of Governors voted 16-1 Wednesday to confirm Dr. Stuart Bell, former University of Alabama president, as the University of Florida’s 14th president, with board member Aubry Edge casting the lone dissent. A year ago, the same board rejected former University…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (240+ words) Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama Secretary of Workforce Greg Reed announced new appointments to the Alabama STEM Council, tapping leaders from medicine, aerospace, automotive manufacturing, finance, agriculture, and technology to guide the state’s STEM education and workforce pipeline. “Alabama’s students…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (407+ words) Dual-enrollment students were part of more than 21,000 graduates recognized by Alabama’s community colleges during the 2025-26 academic year. While many high school graduates are preparing to start college this fall, 227 Alabama students have already finished a significant portion of that journey....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (433+ words) Less than two months before welcoming its first students, the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences (ASHS) is celebrating a series of major milestones that signal the successful launch of Alabama’s newest residential specialty school. ASHS has reached its enrollment goals…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (497+ words) Less than two months before welcoming its first students, the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences has reached its enrollment goal for its inaugural class and completed several key milestones ahead of its Aug. 13 opening. School leaders announced this week that…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (440+ words) Former University of Alabama President Stuart Bell has been unanimously selected as the next president of the University of Florida. The University of Florida Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to choose Bell as the institution’s 14th president. The selection now awaits…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (788+ words) Alabama Girls State is being held at the University of Alabama this week. For more than eight decades, thanks to the American Legion Auxiliary, Alabama Girls State has quietly built one of the most powerful leadership pipelines in the state....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (629+ words) Retired U.S. Air Force Major General Parker H. Wright, a battle-tested two-star general, career intelligence officer, and former deputy commander of Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, has been named the inaugural dean of The University of Alabama’s brand-new School of…...