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Chicago Tribune7y
Growing brain drain: University of Alabama’s gain in drawing Illinois students is a loss for Illinois - Chicago Tribune
Alabama’s success in drawing students from hundreds of miles away is one reflection of the pressure many colleges and universities face as the number of high school graduates declines and state ...
CNN3y
The University of Alabama is renaming a building after Autherine Lucy, removing the name of a Klansman - CNN
After a week of backlash, the University of Alabama System’s Board of Trustees voted Friday to name a building after the school’s first Black student instead of having her share the name with ...
The Washington Post3y
University of Alabama removes name of Klansman from a campus building - The Washington Post
Higher Education University of Alabama removes name of Klansman from a campus building. The College of Education now calls it Autherine Lucy Hall, honoring the university’s first Black student.
al.com12y
Old TVA photographs, drawings donated to University of North Alabama
This is a photo of a TVA Nitrate Plant in Muscle Shoals, Ala., that the Tennessee Valley Authority has donated as part of a large collection of old photographs and drawings, dating back to 1918 ...
USA Today3y
University of Alabama to remove Klansman Bibb Graves' name from campus
University of Alabama faced backlash for retaining the name of Bibb Graves, a former governor and KKK member, on a building with Autherine Lucy Hall. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...
NPR3y
First Black University of Alabama student dies days after a building is named for her - NPR
First Black Univ. of Alabama student dies days after building named for her Autherine Lucy Foster's death comes less than a week after university officials dedicated the campus building where she ...
Montgomery Advertiser3y
University of Alabama will take Klansman's name off building - Montgomery Advertiser
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees Friday voted to rename an education building for Autherine Lucy Foster, the first Black student at UA, and remove the name of former Gov. Bibb Graves, a ...
NPR3y
First Black University of Alabama student to share a building name with a Klan leader - NPR
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A University of Alabama building named for a former governor who led the Ku Klux Klan a century ago will also bear the name of the first Black person to attend the school ...
New York Post3y
University of Alabama to add name of school's first black student to building - New York Post
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees voted on Thursday to change the name of Graves Hall to Lucy-Graves Hall, in honor of Autherine Lucy Foster, who broke the color barrier and enrolled in t… ...
WHNT2y
Antisemitic chalk drawings found on campus at the University of Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama is investigating several instances of antisemitic speech that were found written in chalk around campus Thursday.The writing, as first reported by ...
al.com3y
University of Alabama building evacuated over ‘potentially hazardous material’
A building on the University of Alabama campus was evacuated this afternoon following the discovery of “potentially hazardous material.” The official University emergency management account ...
WKRG2y
Antisemitic chalk drawings found on campus at the University of Alabama - WKRG News 5
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — The University of Alabama is investigating several instances of antisemitic speech that were found written in chalk around campus Thursday. The writing, as first ...