Helicopter Parents Increase Hovering Tendencies at Onset of Second College Semester
PRweb.com – Jan. 17
…Dr. Jennifer Jones, the director of academic retention at the University of Alabama, has implemented a social networking program to satisfy the needs of these populations, and, for the first three weeks of January, she spends her days talking to students with a 2.0 GPA or less and their parents. Dr. Jones reports that such undertakings are designed to get students back on a positive academic course and help parents channel their concerns in a way that will help their student's chances for success…

Watchdog Group Asks Tuscaloosa City Schools to Stop Showing Movie
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) -- Jan. 16
…University of Alabama law professor Bryan Fair says he sees where such a movie could be protected under free speech, and not considered a religious tool in school…

International relations award nominees sought
Tuscaloosa News – Jan. 17
The Tuscaloosa Sister Cities Commission is seeking nominations for the Dean Paul Garner International Friendship Award for contributions to the improvement in international relations/friendship. The award is named for Paul Garner, longtime Dean and Dean Emeritus of the School of Business at the University of Alabama who was a charter member of the Tuscaloosa Sister Cities program and remained a member until his death…