News and Stories

News and Stories

  • 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.

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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