Year: 2024


Dr. Jeff Gray Named Distinguished Teaching Professor

This month, The University of Alabama Board of Trustees recognized Dr. Jeff Gray as a Distinguished Teaching Professor. Dr. Gray is the Director of the Randall Research Scholars Program in the Honors College and a Professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering. Dr. Gray is one of three professors named…


Ruby Tilghman Named Student of the Month September 2024

The Honors College proudly named Ruby Tilghman Student of the Month for September 2024. Hailing from Panama City, Florida, Tilghman is a chemistry major and a Witt Fellow who is wholeheartedly invested in turning knowledge into action. When Tilghman was a freshman, a piece of wisdom given by Dr. Robert E. Witt resonated with her.…


Honors College Instructor Receives Tide Teaching Grant Award for Course

Honors College Instructor Wade Langer received a Tide Teaching Grant Award for his “Mythos to Logos” course. “This grant allows me to qualitatively research how using a video game to teach theology impacts a student’s ability to objectively examine religious traditions through comparative study,” said Langer. Once a week, the “Mythos to Logos” class will…


StudyBuddy Student Team Wins BIG Ideas Contest

This year’s BIG Ideas contest winners are StudyBuddy. The team consists of Andrès Calderòn, Arden Markin, Taylor Schnorbus, Malachi Crain, Adam Nguyen. Congratulations to team StudyBuddy. Read more about this year’s contest and other winners here.


Honors Common Book 2024-2025 Announced

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama Honors College has selected “Birding to Change the World” by Trish O’Kane for its Common Book Experience in 2024/2025. Harper Collins Publishers describe “Birding to Change the World” as an uplifting memoir and how a professor and activist shares what birds can teach us about life, social change, and…


Inaugural Honors Transdisciplinary Course Design Fellows Named

The University of Alabama Honors College and University Honors Program are pleased to announce that 11 fellows have been selected for the Honors Transdisciplinary Course Design Fellowship. Each fellow receives a $5,000 summer stipend to develop their course. “The Honors College Honors Transdisciplinary Pedagogy Summer Course Design Fellowship is designed to cultivate an environment of…