Tag: University of Alabama
In Their Lane: Classic Tailgating Tradition Draws Family From Across U.S.
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Jerald Lane is a 1998 University of Alabama alumnus. He hasn’t attended a Crimson Tide football game since...
Randall Woodfin’s winning mayoral campaign benefited from strategy and a desire...
By Nick Patterson
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham voters Tuesday chose Randall Woodfin, a younger, less experienced candidate, to be mayor over longtime, experienced incumbent William Bell....
Chris Rogers: Won Title Under Nick Saban, now CEO of company...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Chris Rogers played for Nick Saban on Alabama’s 2009 national championship team. He was the only cornerback on the squad...
University of Alabama historic marker honors civil rights hero
By Jamon Smith
Alabama NewsCenter
A giant in civil rights history was recognized Friday with the unveiling of the Autherine Lucy Foster Historic Marker at a...
New University of Alabama diversity chief sets goals
The Associated Press
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — G. Christine Taylor, the University of Alabama’s vice president and associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion, is...
FBI, Civil Rights Institute to host conference in Birmingham on hate...
BCRI.org
Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will be the keynote speaker for the opening session of the 2017 annual Conference on Civil Rights and Law...
Autocar chooses Birmingham for truck assembly plant
Times Staff Report
Hagerstown, Ind.-based Autocar will invest $120 million to expand and open a manufacturing plant in Jefferson County to build its heavy-duty cab-over-engine...
Black junior to lead student gov’t at University of Alabama
By Jay Reeves
Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A black University of Alabama student supported by a secretive campus group long controlled by whites has...
University of Alabama announces plan to combat racial discrimination in fraternities...
Special to The Times
The University of Alabama last week announced plans to prevent and respond to racial discrimination and increase diversity within the school’s...