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  • Alabama Forensics Council wins ten national championships

    Alabama Forensics Council wins ten national championships

    The AFC has won ten championships in recent tournaments, including sweepstakes champion at the National Online Forensics Championship tournament.  

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  • C&IS Alumni Recognized for Professional and Service Achievements 

    C&IS Alumni Recognized for Professional and Service Achievements 

    On April 5, C&IS held its Honors Day ceremony and presented awards to nine college alumni.

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  • WVUA 23 student named finalist for Student Employee of the Year

    WVUA 23 student named finalist for Student Employee of the Year

    The University of Alabama has named WVUA 23 student reporter Avery Boyce a finalist for the 2023-2024 Student Employee of the Year award.

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  • SLIS donates $15,000 in books to Alabama public school libraries 

    SLIS donates $15,000 in books to Alabama public school libraries 

    The University of Alabama’s School of Library & Information Studies donated over $15,000 worth of children’s and young adult books to five public schools in Alabama. 

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  • Pat Duggins: A Radio Icon 

    Pat Duggins: A Radio Icon 

    Pat Duggins, Alabama Public Radio news director, has had many career moments in his time as a journalist that make for exceptional stories. This is his.

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  • Through thick and thin: What support means for Madison Brainerd

    Through thick and thin: What support means for Madison Brainerd

    From childhood, Madison Brainerd and her parents would make short videos where she pretended to be a news anchor on television. This is her first-gen story.

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  • Meet Johana Chavez, the photographer behind C&IS’s Bama Blitz campaign 

    Meet Johana Chavez, the photographer behind C&IS’s Bama Blitz campaign 

    Johana Chavez is the photographer behind the 2024 Bama Blitz campaign. This is her first-gen story.

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  • From first-generation to professor, Brooks uses life experience to help UA students

    From first-generation to professor, Brooks uses life experience to help UA students

    Dr. Adam Brooks is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies. This is his first-gen story.

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  • C&IS alum wins AAF’s Most Promising Rising Star award

    C&IS alum wins AAF’s Most Promising Rising Star award

    Kennedy Studdard, a C&IS alum, has received the American Advertising Federation’s Most Promising Rising Star Award.

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