Recent News
- Posted 11.02.26
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community mourns the death of former president Dr. Richard D. Holland, the University’s tenth president and first alumnus to serve in the role.
News
- Posted 12.17.25
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At fall commencement exercises held in December, four students tied for the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's top graduating student award. Grace Hall of Trussville, Alabama; Briana Hanks of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Coby Holmes of Collinsville, Mississippi; and Leah Stewart of Greensboro, Alabama, each were recognized for superior academic achievement.
- Posted 12.16.25
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T.J. Runyon has always been fascinated by human behavior. His journey has taken him from studying fossils alongside James Lamb at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Black Belt Museum to now earning an undergraduate degree in psychology during Fall 2025 commencement exercises.
- Posted 12.15.25
- 4 minute read time
For 22 years, fraternal twins Claire and Grace Hall have shared everything—from bedrooms to best-friend status. So when the Trussville, Alabama, natives transferred to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, neither questioned whether they would continue life side by side.
- Posted 12.10.25
- 6 minute read time
Growing up in New Delhi, India, Anmol Arora never imagined that a year-long graphic design course in high school would one day lead him to the United States—and eventually a career in instructional design.
- Posted 12.08.25
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After graduating from high school, Sameria Minor was sure of one thing—she was headed to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
- Posted 12.05.25
- 4 minute read time
Whether it's on the playing field or in the classroom, Elijah Guyton approaches every challenge with the same mindset: make a plan, then make it happen.
- Posted 11.25.25
- 12 minute read time
California natives Steve and Gayle Campora had never heard of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø or Livingston until their daughter Kayla landed a graduate assistant spot with ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's women's basketball team a decade ago. Today, their generosity and involvement are woven into the fabric of the University.
- Posted 11.17.25
- 8 minute read time
To help meet the state’s growing demand for respiratory therapists, Malayasia Carlisle and Amiracle Jones stepped forward—becoming two of the first students to enroll in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s new respiratory therapy program, launched in January 2025.
- Posted 11.10.25
- 4 minute read time
Leighanna May has come full circle since graduating from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's College of Nursing in 2019. Now an assistant professor, she teaches alongside the same faculty who once guided her.