Academics News
- Posted 07.09.26
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The University of West Alabama is expanding its College of Nursing to become the聽College of Nursing and Health Professions, a strategic initiative designed to strengthen healthcare education, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and address the growing demand for healthcare professionals across Alabama and the Black Belt region.
- Posted 07.01.26
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When the University of West Alabama launched its master鈥檚 degree in dyslexia therapy in fall 2024, Rachel Walters saw an opportunity to gain the specialized training she wished had been available when her brother struggled with dyslexia as a child.
- Posted 06.18.26
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The University of West Alabama has presented two long-term faculty members emeritus honors upon their retirement. Dr. Tina N. Jones has been named Vice President Emerita, and Dr. Alan Brown has been named Professor Emeritus.
- Posted 06.09.26
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The University of West Alabama鈥檚 undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program has received an A+ from the National Council on Teacher Quality for its excellence in preparing future elementary teachers to teach reading effectively.
- 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.