Academics News
- Posted 05.20.26
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After nearly 25 years of teaching mathematics at the University of West Alabama, Kim Giles received the 2026 William E. Gilbert Award for Outstanding Teaching.
- Posted 05.14.26
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The University of West Alabama has selected Dr. Amy H. Jones to serve as its next provost, the role that oversees all aspects of academics at the institution.
- Posted 05.13.26
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Aileen Charles tends to choose the unconventional route. That mindset has taken the recent University of West Alabama finance graduate from kicking footballs at Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa to collegiate soccer and, most recently, preparing to hike the 2,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) this summer.
- Posted 05.12.26
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Pursuing an associate degree in nursing at the University of West Alabama, Tanesha Slocum balanced service in the Army Reserve鈥檚 828th Battalion in Livingston with full-time college鈥攁ll while raising three children, welcoming a new baby and building a new marriage. On May 8, she added another title to her list: college graduate.
- Posted 05.11.26
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Parker Woodham views his four years at the University of West Alabama as a period of personal transformation, one marked by self-discovery and growth he鈥檚 most proud of.
- Posted 05.06.26
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For years, Armand Barnard found his voice on stage and on screen. But beyond the spotlight, his ambitions run deeper: to understand people, not just perform for them. At UWA, the international student is taking another meaningful step toward his goal of becoming a psychologist.
- Posted 05.04.26
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Owen Vander Wal of Fairhope, has discovered that being coachable on the field, translates directly to the workplace鈥攁 lesson he鈥檒l put to the test this summer.
- Posted 04.30.26
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Aliyah Roney of Millry, Alabama was recently recognized with the University of West Alabama College of Education Grit Award, a testimony to her perseverance and commitment to learning.
- Posted 04.28.26
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Working as a mental health technician at a psychiatric hospital in Tuscaloosa led Syndi Stevenson to study psychology at the University of West Alabama.