The number of National Merit Scholars enrolled has set a new University record every year since 2018, nearly doubling from 614 in 2018 to 1,173 this fall. Emily Rabbideau, a senior from Birmingham with a double major in studio art and creative media and minor in Spanish, came to UA as a National Merit Scholar.…
The Honors College is excited to name Zoi Moon as the January 2025 Student of the Month. Moon, hailing from Prattville, Alabama, is an Interdisciplinary Studies major with Depth Study in Financial Innovation and Sustainable Business. Moon is also in the CREATE Path to the MBA. She shared the impact that these classes have for…
The 18th annual James P. Hayes Moral Forum Tournament began Nov. 12 and culminated on Dec. 5 with the championship round. The tournament judges named Honors students Jade Abrams, a junior political science and philosophy major from Navarre, Fla., and Julia Brown, a sophomore public health and history major from Cumming, Ga., champions of the…
The Honors College is proud to announce Fallon Austin as the December 2024 Student of the Month. Austin is from Northport, Alabama and is a senior majoring in communications and is in the Blount Scholars Program. Austin shared how the Blount Scholars Program caught her attention as a former high school writing consultant. “I felt…
Congratulations to University of Alabama Honors College student Kate Herndon for earning a Rhodes Scholarship! She is among 32 in the nation to receive the most prestigious academic award for American college graduates and the oldest award for international study. Click here to read more.
Honors College student Ruby Tilghman was crowned Miss University of Alabama 2025. Congratulations, Ruby Tilghman! To read more, click here.
Honors College student Hannah Adams was crowned 2024 UA Homecoming Queen. Congratulations, Hannah Adams! To read more, click here.
Jacob Ashcraft was named the Honors Student of the Month for November 2024. Ashcraft, who is a junior and political science major, is from Tuscaloosa. He is involved with the College Republicans and the Young Americans for Freedom and has volunteered with the UA Mock Trial, Street Reach Memphis Mission Trip, and Mission Arlington. He…
The Honors College named Isabella Concannon the Honors College Student of the Month for October 2024. Concannon, from Indianapolis, Indiana, is a senior majoring in Biochemistry and Classical Civilization. As an Honors student and Randall Research Scholar, Concannon has fully embraced her Honors College experience. “The desire for a close-knit and motivating community was one…
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…
