Academics News Archive
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2025 Mahan Lecture to Discuss Suburban Drug Crisis
Dr. Matthew Lassiter will speak from his book, "The Suburban Crisis: White America and the War on Drugs." ...
February 21, 2025 -
Chipping in for a Semiconductor Workforce
With a $1 million National Science Foundation grant, South is establishing a comprehensive semiconductor workforce development program. ...
February 6, 2025 -
South Named Among Best in U.S. News Online Programs Ranking
U.S. News & World Report ranks South's online bachelor's and online master's in nursing programs among the best nationally. ...
January 29, 2024 -
South Partnership Helps Military-Affiliated Students Land Careers
USA is partnering with 50strong, an organization connects service members, veterans and spouses with national employers. ...
January 29, 2025 -
Wu Named Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professor
Dr. Ray Wu has been named one of the 50 Best Undergraduate Business Professors in 2024 by business school publication Poets & Quants. ...
December 17, 2024 -
Celebrating 100,000 Graduates
The University of South Alabama reaches a milestone at Fall Commencement; Mayor Sandy Stimpson addresses South's newest alumni. ...
December 13, 2024 -
USA Hosts Alabama Numeracy Act Workshop
More than 60 higher education leaders from 35 Alabama institutions unite to advance K-5 mathematics education. ...
December 11, 2024 -
Drawing Attention
South animation artists are successfully competing in film competitions against other academic and professional submissions. ...
November 25, 2024 -
USA by the Bay Speaker Series Features Dr. Richard Carter
The next USA by the Bay Speaker Series event will be held Nov. 21, at the USA Baldwin County Campus in Fairhope. ...
November 6, 2024 -
South Celebrating First-Generation Students
South's Office of Community Engagement is hosting a series of events to celebrate National First-Generation Day. ...
November 5, 2024 -
South Lands Award That Helps Students Through Financial Challenges
South receives PATH grant to assist students who face financial challenges that could disrupt their academic journeys. ...
November 4, 2024 -
Alabama Businesswoman Appointed to the USA Board of Trustees
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey appoints Meredith Mitchell Hamilton to an at-large seat on South's Board of Trustees, effective immediately. ...
November 4, 2024 -
Five South Professors Recognized for Research
Drs. Todd McDonald, Alison Robertson, Troy Stevens, Bret Webb and Shenghua Wu are honored at 3rd annual Research & Technology Showcase. ...
October 30, 2024 -
Hair's Half-Million
Dr. Joe Hair, director of the Ph.D. program at the Mitchell College of Business, reaches a milestone when his marketing research articles are cited for the 500,000th time. ...
October 25, 2024 -
Class Act
A South education graduate draws on her theater experience to engage third-graders at Saraland Elementary School. #MyFirstJob ...
October 16, 2024 -
South Professor Receives National Grant to Support Hearing Research
Dr. Nicholas Stanley receives a National Institutes of Health grant to conduct research involving patients with communication difficulties. ...
October 15, 2024 -
South Lands Major Grant to Study Equity in STEM Education
Dr. Kathy Thompson secures a $2.7 million NSF grant to promote access and success for diverse learners in STEM education. ...
October 14, 2024 -
Glass Pumpkin Patch Festival Set For Oct. 25
USA's glass art program will hold its 5th annual Glass Pumpkin Patch Festival on Oct. 25 at Marx Library. ...
October 8, 2024 -
USA Stallworth Lecture on Bankhead Family Dynasty
The speaker for the Jack Stallworth Lecture will be Dr. Kari Frederickson, professor of history at the University of Alabama. ...
October 8, 2024 -
USA Students Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship
Maura Hawkins and Milena Mata were recently awarded the nationally competitive Phi Kappa Phi scholarships to study abroad. ...
October 3, 2024 -
Supply Chain Resilience
Watch for price increases, but free markets can handle a dock workers' strike, says Mitchell College of Business Assistant Professor Dr. Peter Simonson. ...
October 2, 2024 -
Drafting Her Start
A civil engineering graduate crosses Mobile Bay to begin her career at one of Alabama's largest firms. #MyFirstJob ...
September 30, 2024 -
South Launches Executive Global Leadership Study Abroad Program
The new study abroad program is open to any undergraduate student who is interested in exploring leadership at a global level. ...
September 23, 2024 -
Medicine and Music
Noah Sugg, this year's Board of Trustees Scholar, arrived at South with a perfect 36 on the ACT, a 4.56 GPA and National Merit finalist status – along with a double bass, mellophone and French horn. ...
September 20, 2024 -
South Goes Big for Local Teachers
South and the College Football Playoff's annual partnership celebrates educators and helps in the classroom. ...
September 18, 2024