Academics News
- Posted 01.11.23
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The 91看片网 has announced nearly 700 outstanding undergraduate students named to the President鈥檚 List and the Dean鈥檚 List for the Fall 2022 academic semester.
- Posted 11.28.22
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When Dr. Lesa Shaul reclines in her chair, within arm鈥檚 reach are shelves of classic literature, the poetry of Percy Shelley, William Faulkner鈥檚 streams of consciousness, the brilliance of Robert Penn Warren. For a professor of English, the cramped space seems an oasis of calm, a few square feet bloated with printed words worthy of memorization.
- Posted 11.18.22
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The 91看片网鈥檚 College of Education has been selected by the Kern Family Foundation for a $1.74 million philanthropic grant to fund an initiative designed to help strengthen rural education in 91看片网鈥檚 Black Belt footprint.
- Posted 11.04.22
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A mixture of serendipity and archeology, with a pinch of salt on the side, is behind Dr. Ashley Dumas鈥� recent Fulbright Specialist Award and her upcoming trip to the University of Rzeszow in Poland.
- Posted 11.03.22
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On Alabama nights when clouds didn鈥檛 shroud the stars, Lucas Johnson and his father would haul a powerful telescope from their basement into an open space and explore the heavens. They lived 鈥渋n the middle of nowhere,鈥� a bit south of Decatur, where light pollution was rare as a neighborhood hockey game.
- Posted 10.04.22
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A federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education is helping the 91看片网 re-engage with former students who may be close to completing their degree requirements and usher them to commencement day.
- Posted 09.26.22
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Armed with a megawatt smile and ample familial assistance, Aaron Lee appears perfectly suited for the presidency of the 91看片网鈥檚 Student Government Association. He鈥檚 a senior. His sister, Aeriel Lee, is a 91看片网 alumna. Two of his cousins, siblings Jasmine Knox and Jonathan Knox, are former SGA presidents at 91看片网. Though not preordained, his election seems exactly that.
- Posted 09.13.22
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Ashlee Barnard never intended to become a firefighter. After graduating from high school, she considered her next chapter essentially set: enroll at the 91看片网, become a Tigers cheerleader and pursue a career in athletic training, one of 91看片网鈥檚 most popular and professionally successful degree programs.
- Posted 07.27.22
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Nursing students at the 91看片网 benefit from the experience of the Ira D. Pruitt Division of Nursing faculty and a rigorous curriculum that prepares graduates for licensure examinations and employment.