Alex Nelson
Innovate Alabama and Stanford's Hoover Institution partner to drive technology and innovation
The drive to innovate can bring together aligned interests no matter the distance. Although separated by more than 2,100 miles, the...
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Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Tuskegee, Cumberland Law partner on new law degree pathway
Birmingham, Ala. - Tuskegee University is partnering with Samford University's Cumberland School of Law to save students time and money....
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Auburn names student center for its first Black student body president, now Georgia Chief Justice
Auburn, Ala. – The Auburn Student Center has been named for Harold Melton, chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court and the first...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Troy University renames building for late Rep. John Lewis after denying him admission in the 1950s
Troy, Ala. – The Board of Trustees of Troy University voted Wednesday to rename Bibb Graves Hall — currently named for a former governor...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
Colleges across the country converting to 100% remote learning models amid growing COVID concerns
By Corryn Carter Michigan State University (MSU) and The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC) are among the latest...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
Video: Governor Ivey offers encouragement as educators, staff and students return to school
Montgomery, Ala. – Governor Ivey released a video offering encouragement as many Alabama students returned to the classroom this week. "I...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Mobile County Public Schools summer feeding program begins August 17
Mobile, Ala. – Mobile County Public Schools will offer a Summer Feeding program from Monday, August 17, through Monday, August 31. ...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Miles College Awarded $1.3 Million TRIO Grant for Student Support Services
Fairfield, Ala. – Miles College has been awarded a TRIO Grant in the amount of $1.3 mil over a five-year period from the U.S. Department...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Sewell announces more than $3.5 million in federal grants to colleges in her congressional district
Seven colleges throughout the district will receive federal funds for student support assistance in academic development Birmingham, Ala....
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Thousands of Alabama school-bound laptops held up in U.S. Customs due to human rights sanctions
Etowah County, Ala. – A potential customs dispute over laptops may throw a wrench in some school system’s ability to teach virtually this...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Public-private voucher program underway to ensure internet access for Alabama's K-12 remote learners
Montgomery, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey has allocated $100 million in CARES Act funding for a public-private partnership to increase access...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Bishop State, Mississippi State University partnership provides transfer pathway for tech students
Mobile, Ala. — Bishop State Community College and Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, signed a memorandum of...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 5 min
Auburn University at Montgomery explores race relations, Medicaid expansion and education equity
This story was originally posted by Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) Montgomery, Ala. - Peaceful protests in response to police...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Alabama HBCUs Face Unique Reopening Challenges in the Midst of COVID-19
Montgomery, Ala. – While African Americans only make up about 26 percent of Alabama’s population, they account for more than 42 percent...