Stories Tagged ‘Gender and Race Studies’ 
Literary Darwinism Topic of ALLELE Lecture at UA
Dr. Joseph Carroll, a leading scholar on the connection between social science and literary study, will visit The University of Alabama to give the lecture “The Historical Position of Literary Darwinism” April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium.
UA’s Creative Campus to Host Artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph will be in-residence at The University of Alabama March 11-12, Creative Campus announced.
UA’s ALLELE Lecturers to Discuss How Human Coercion Has Shaped Evolution
Two leading scholars on the human origins problem will visit The University of Alabama to give a lecture Feb. 28. at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium on the UA campus.
Smithsonian Exhibit on U.S.’s Largest Guest Worker Program Opens at UA
The University of Alabama was selected as one of the only two sites in the Southeast to host a Smithsonian traveling exhibition that tells the story of the largest guest worker program in U.S. history.
Noted Geneticist, UA Alumnus to Discuss Pathobiology in ALLELE Lecture
Dr. Richard Myers, president and director of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and an alumnus of The University of Alabama, will present an Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution Lecture Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building Auditorium on the UA campus.
UA’s ALLELE Lecturer to Discuss Ancient Man, Evolution
Dr. John Hawks, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will visit The University of Alabama campus to give the lecture, “Neandertime: How Ancient Genomes are Transforming Our Past and Present,” Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building.
UA ALLELE Lecture to Examine Emergence of Life in Global Warming Periods
A vertebrate paleobiologist specializing in fossils from the age of dinosaurs, will visit The University of Alabama campus to give the lecture, “Emergence of Marine Mammals and Reptiles during past Global Warming and Sea Level Rise,” Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building.
Reporter to Discuss Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Book at UA
Douglas Blackmon, former bureau chief at the Wall Street Journal, will visit The University of Alabama Feb. 23 to speak about his Pulitzer Prize winning book, "Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II."
Archaeologist to Explore Ties between Water, Societies in UA ALLELE Lecture
Dr. Brian Fagan, one of the world’s leading archaeological and historical writers, will visit The University of Alabama campus to give the lecture, “Elixir: Water and Humans over 10,000 years,” Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building.
UA ALLELE Lecture Series Explores Teaching Evolution in American Classrooms
Teaching evolution in American classrooms will be examined in the Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, known as ALLELE, lecture series Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building on The University of Alabama campus.
UA’s Bama Grad Expo Seeks Top Prospective Students for Campus Visit
The University of Alabama will host Bama Grad Expo 2012, which brings top prospective graduate students to campus, Jan. 12-14, 2012.
UA ALLELE Lecture Explores Darwin’s Legacy of Evolutionary Psychology
Dr. Brad Sagarin, a psychology professor at Northern Illinois University, will present his lecture, "Evolutionary Psychology: Exploring Darwin's Psychological Legacy," on Oct.13 at 7:30 p.m. in 127 Biology Building on The University of Alabama campus.
International Scholars Highlight ‘Recovering Black Women’s Voices’ Symposium at UA
An international gathering of scholars highlights The University of Alabama's third annual Recovering Black Women's Voices and Lives Symposium beginning at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in the Ferguson Center's Heritage Room.
Malone-Hood Plaza, Autherine Lucy Clock Tower at UA’s Foster Auditorium to be Dedicated Nov. 3
The University of Alabama will pay tribute to Autherine Lucy Foster, James Hood and the late Vivian Malone Jones, the three African-American students whose enrollment represented UA's first steps toward desegregation, at the dedication of the Malone-Hood Plaza and Autherine Lucy Clock Tower at historic Foster Auditorium on Nov. 3.
Historian Discusses Mexican Nationalism in Lecture at UA
Dr. William H. Beezley, professor of history at the University of Arizona, will deliver the lecture “Indians, Intellectuals, Anthropologists and Calendar Girls: Jose Vasconcelos and Mexican Revolutionary Nationalism” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, in 140 Bidgood Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
Actress Presents Coming-of-Age Tale in ‘Palestine’ at UA
“Palestine,” a one-woman performance by Najla Said, will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20, at the Heritage Room in The University of Alabama's Ferguson Center.
UA McNair Scholar to Present Research on Oral Histories of Chicano Activists
Lisa Elizondo, a University of Alabama junior and McNair Scholar who spent her summer collecting oral histories of Chicano-rights activists, will present "Off the Border: Mexican-Americans in Washington State" at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, in 125 ten Hoor on the UA campus.
‘Langston Hughes Project’ at UA Lends Words, Images, Music, Joy to Great Writer’s Life
“Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods of Jazz—The Langston Hughes Project,” a multimedia presentation featuring Dr. Ron McCurdy, will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in The University of Alabama's Concert Hall at Moody Music Building.
UA Students Take Part in African-American History Performance Event at Ensley School
Students from The University of Alabama University Union will present “Making History Every Day,” a performance event, at Charles A. Brown Elementary School in Ensley on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at noon.