As the Faculty Senate for The University of Alabama, we speak with one voice in support of Alabama students who were harmed by explicitly bigoted, anonymous text messages targeting Black students on campus last week. There is no place for hatred or harassment targeting Alabama students, and we unequivocally condemn such acts. We are educators…
Dan Blakley, Associate Vice President of the Office for Economic and Business Engagement (OEBE), and Ying Qin, Assistant Director / Commercialization & Business Engagement presented “Translational Research Support at UA” with highlights listed below. Complete presentation slides are available here. Translational Research at UA NSF ART award –Capacity Building, Training & Education, Project Development WaterTech…
The UA Faculty Senate was an early and strong proponent of the need for a sexual assault forensics examination center to be established in Tuscaloosa to serve the West Alabama community. The SAFE Center was established in 2018 through joint cooperation between UA, DCH Regional Medical Center and the City of Tuscaloosa. The Center is…
The University of Alabama’s Faculty Senate expresses condolences and stands in support of the UA community members who were affected, directly or indirectly, by the February 6th and 20th earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The well-being of our UA family, faculty, staff, students, alumni, visiting researchers, research partners and their families is uppermost in our…
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The University of Alabama Faculty Senate unequivocally condemns the antisemitic messages scrawled on campus sidewalks on the morning of January 26, 2023. We respect and stand in solidarity with our Jewish students, staff, and faculty and renew our pledge to cultivate a campus community that rejects hate and fosters equity and inclusivity. We support the University’s…
Statement in Condemnation of Attacks on Iranian Students “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” –Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham, Alabama jail, 1963. On September 16th, women-led protests…
The University of Alabama’s Faculty Senate condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has given rise to a terrible humanitarian crisis. Two million Ukrainians have sought refuge in Europe, primarily in Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia, and Romania. Nearly 2 million Ukrainians are displaced within Ukraine itself, and others can only shelter in place as the war rages around…
The Resolution in Defense of Academic Freedom was passed by the Faculty Senate at the December 14, 2021 meeting. Faculty Senate of The University of Alabama Resolution in Defense of Academic Freedom WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama recently released a “Resolution Recognizing Commitment to Freedom of Speech and Expression;”…
The November 18, 2021 meeting of the Faculty Senate will be held in-person in North Lawn Hall, Room 1018 at 3:30 pm.
