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- Posted 07.01.26
- 6 minute read time
When the °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ launched its master’s 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 05.13.26
- 4 minute read time
Aileen Charles tends to choose the unconventional route. That mindset has taken the recent °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ 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
- 4 minute read time
Pursuing an associate degree in nursing at the °®ÎÛ´«Ã½, Tanesha Slocum balanced service in the Army Reserve’s 828th Battalion in Livingston with full-time college—all 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
- 4 minute read time
Parker Woodham views his four years at the °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ as a period of personal transformation, one marked by self-discovery and growth he’s most proud of.
- Posted 05.06.26
- 3 minute read time
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 °®ÎÛ´«Ã½, the international student is taking another meaningful step toward his goal of becoming a psychologist.
- Posted 05.04.26
- 4 minute read time
Owen Vander Wal of Fairhope, has discovered that being coachable on the field, translates directly to the workplace—a lesson he’ll put to the test this summer.
- Posted 04.30.26
- 4 minute read time
Aliyah Roney of Millry, Alabama was recently recognized with the °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ College of Education Grit Award, a testimony to her perseverance and commitment to learning.
- Posted 04.28.26
- 3 minute read time
Working as a mental health technician at a psychiatric hospital in Tuscaloosa led Syndi Stevenson to study psychology at the °®ÎÛ´«Ã½.
- Posted 03.20.26
- 2 minute read time