The Alpha of Alabama’s Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa has inducted 103 students, 80 of whom are Honors College students. This is the highest academic honor an undergraduate can receive. The inducted students will unite with a distinguished group of scholars, which include 17 U.S. Presidents, 42 U.S. Supreme Court Justices and more than 150…
The Honors College is proud to name Isabele Airey as the Student of the Month for March 2025. Airey is a chemical engineering major in the STEM Path to the MBA program and a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers from Slidell, Louisiana. Airey is also a Student Alumni Ambassador, a summer athletic…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Tara Mock, an assistant professor in the Honors College at The University of Alabama, has been selected as an International Affairs Fellow for the 2025–26 academic year by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). The CFR International Affairs Fellowship is a highly competitive program that provides scholars and professionals with the…
Every year, The University of Alabama’s National Alumni Association selects 18 alumni under the age of 31, honoring The University of Alabama’s legendary young alumni who have made a vital impact on their industry, field or community. The 18 Under 31 Class of 2025 included 11 Honors College alumni. Honors College Dean Tiffany Sippial spoke…
The Honors College is proud to name Christian Stephens as the February 2025 Student of the Month. Stephens is a psychology and criminal justice major from Arlington, Tenn. and is in the Randall Research Scholars Program. He described how the Honors College has facilitated aspects of his educational, social and personal achievement. “My passion for…
Dr. Jeff Gray, a Distinguished University Professor in the department of computer science and director of the Randall Research Scholars Program in the Honors College at The University of Alabama, has been awarded The University of Alabama System’s McMahon-Pleiad Prize. The McMahon-Pleiad Prize recognizes a member of the UA System faculty or staff who has…
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…
