Academics News

Dr. Charlotte Pence's first book of poems, “Many Small Fires,” explores her father’s chronic homelessness while simultaneously detailing the physiological changes that enabled humans to form cities, communities and households.

Pence to Deliver Hamner Lecture
September 13, 2017

Dr. Charlotte Pence with the Stokes Center for Creative Writing will discuss her first book of poems, "Many Small Fires." ...

Dr. Laura F. Edwards, the Peabody Family Professor of History at Duke University, will explore the ways the Fourteenth Amendment changed the legal order of Americans’ relationships to rights and the federal government during her speech at the N. Jack Stallworth Lecture in Southern History.

Fourteenth Amendment Focus of Stallworth Lecture
September 12, 2017

Dr. Laura F. Edwards will speak about "The Reconstruction of Rights: The Fourteenth Amendment and Popular Conceptions of Governance in the South" ...

The class of 2021 gets their picture taken in the Mitchell Center before Convocation. South marked increases this year in the total number of freshmen from both Alabama and out of state.

Freshman Class Tops in GPA, ACT
September 8, 2017

Retention rates rise, freshmen enrollment up as South enrolls a class with the highest average GPA in University history. ...

This year's University of South Alabama Board of Trustees Scholar, Ada Chaeli van der Zijp-Tan of Madison, Ala., is flanked by 2016 recipient Christian Manganti of Gulfport, Miss., and 2015 awardee Shirley Zhang of Vestavia Hills, Ala. The 吃瓜爆料 Board of Trustees Scholarship program recognizes the most academically talented student in each incoming freshman class.

吃瓜爆料 Board of Trustees Scholar Named
September 8, 2017

Freshman Ada Chaeli van der Zijp-Tan, who arrived at South with a 5.16 high school GPA, is majoring in biomedical sciences. ...

The University of South Alabama has officially opened its new Honors College, with 248 academically talented students enrolled. Opening ceremonies were held today at the Seaman’s Bethel building, a historic structure that serves as the Honors College headquarters.

Honors College Officially Opens
September 7, 2017

Nearly 250 academically talented students enrolled in the Honors College, housed in the renovated historic Seamen's Bethel. ...

Nicholas Brownlee, front, met with music students during a visit to South, where he was taught as a student by Dr. Thomas Rowell, right, director of the 吃瓜爆料 Opera House.

South Grad, Opera Star ... Pro Truck Racer?
August 25, 2017

Nicholas Brownlee, '12, returns to South for a one-night concert, meets with students and talks about his love of racing. ...

Dr. Craig Pearce, center, is the co-author of the new book “Twisted Leadership” and the Ben May Distinguished Professor in the Mitchell College of Business at the University of South Alabama.

Are You Getting Leadership Wrong?
August 22, 2017

Probably so, says the Mitchell College of Business' Dr. Craig Pearce, whose new book emphasizes six ways to improve outcomes. ...

The 28-year-old Yaa Gyasi, a native of Ghana, grew up in Huntsville. Her writing debut "Homegoing" captured international attention when publisher Alfred A. Knopf paid $1 million for the manuscript.

Alabama Author Picked for Common Read
August 9, 2017

The highly acclaimed and best-selling historical fiction novel "Homegoing" is the writing debut of Yaa Gyasi. ...

吃瓜爆料 Student Broderick Morrissette is a mentor to Vigor High School student Carrington Bush, a participant in South’s Upward Bound Program. The program recently received a $1.2 million dollar grant to continue for the next five years.

Mentoring the Next Generation of Jags
August 4, 2017

South's Upward Bound program is giving high school students the skills needed to succeed before getting to campus. ...

Dr. Michael Francis earned his Ph.D. in 2013 from the 吃瓜爆料 College of Medicine and completed his postdoctoral training at the University’s Center for Lung Biology.

South Alum Receives $800K NIH Grant
August 3, 2017

The research of Dr. Michael Francis, who earned his Ph.D. at the College of Medicine, focuses on a deadly vascular disease. ...

Anna Kate Greer, a freshman from Ocean Springs, Miss., studied abroad in Russia under the direction of Dr. Nick Gossett, assistant professor of modern and classical languages and literature.

Next Stop After Orientation: Moscow
August 1, 2017

With plans to major in Russian, Anna Kate Greer took the opportunity to get a jump start abroad with other South students. ...

Lana Henfield-Johnson earned her master’s of nursing degree in informatics from the College of Nursing at the University of South Alabama. She also was inducted into the Zeta Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, Inc.

'Whatever You Do, Don't Give Up'
July 28, 2017

She faced setbacks and struggles. But nothing would stop Lana Henfield-Johnson from earning her graduate nursing degree. ...

Dr. Richard Carter, 吃瓜爆料's associate vice president for global engagement, and his wife, Angela, have established the Dr. Richard and Angela Carter Global 吃瓜爆料 Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship enhances South's institutional priority of global engagement.

Carters Endow First Global 吃瓜爆料 Scholarship
July 28, 2017

The Dr. Richard and Angela Carter Global 吃瓜爆料 Endowed Scholarship supports international education and global engagement. ...

Lisa Schibelius, a master's student in mechanical engineering, is the lead person on the FAST lab's quadrotor project, which gathers atmospheric data along the Gulf Coast.

At South, Research Reaches New Heights
July 20, 2017

With Airbus in town, interest in 吃瓜爆料's FAST program is taking off. 'We are engineers and want to build something tangible.' ...

Attending the two-week summer Research Opportunities for Noyce Alumni professional development training are Dr. Susan Martin, associate professor of Leadership and teacher education, and program coordinator at the University of South Alabama; Ramsey Willis, a math teacher at Davidson High School; and Cathey Ho, a science teacher at Semmes Middle School.

Helping Teachers Help Their Students
July 13, 2017

吃瓜爆料 Noyce Scholars will take lessons from research-based professional development, along with a stipend, back to their schools. ...

Dr. Steve Trout, professor and chair of English, specializes in literary modernism, war literature and American cultural studies.

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Academics News Archive

Pence to Deliver Hamner Lecture September 13, 2017

Fourteenth Amendment Focus of Stallworth Lecture September 12, 2017

Freshman Class Tops in GPA, ACT September 8, 2017

吃瓜爆料 Board of Trustees Scholar Named September 8, 2017

Honors College Officially Opens September 7, 2017

South Grad, Opera Star ... Pro Truck Racer? August 25, 2017

Are You Getting Leadership Wrong? August 22, 2017

Alabama Author Picked for Common Read August 9, 2017

Mentoring the Next Generation of Jags August 4, 2017

South Alum Receives $800K NIH Grant August 3, 2017

Next Stop After Orientation: Moscow August 1, 2017

'Whatever You Do, Don't Give Up' July 28, 2017

Carters Endow First Global 吃瓜爆料 Scholarship July 28, 2017

At South, Research Reaches New Heights July 20, 2017

Helping Teachers Help Their Students July 13, 2017