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UAB talent brings new opera, “Longing – A Love Across the Ages,” to lifeThe “Opera in One Act,” composed by UAB Music Professor Craig Brandwein with libretto by David Sellers, features a cast of singers, and many instrumentalists, who are recent graduates of the UAB music program.
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Lessons for the Living, Learning from the Undead: Clements reflects on her lecture about Viking Age ZombiesThis past fall, Jill Clements, Ph.D., associate professor of English and co-director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies (AMRS) minor, delivered a public lecture titled “The Walking Dead: Revenants & Vampires in Medieval Iceland” at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton.
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From spikes to poetry, how one UAB volleyball player discovered her passion for writingNaomi Ortiz is not afraid of being open to life’s surprises. When she was no longer able to play volleyball, Ortiz found support and purpose in the Department of English.
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College of Arts and Sciences faculty members published 17 books in 2024College of Arts and Sciences faculty gathered at the Abroms-Engel Insitute for the Visual Arts on April 21 to celebrate 19 authors.
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Nine students receive 2025 College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s AwardsThroughout the Spring 2025 semester, departments across the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences submitted nominations for the Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate Students and Outstanding Graduate Students.
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Attend a UAB Arts Week event March 31-April 8Presented by the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, Arts Week events showcase students from the departments of Art and Art History, English, History, Music, and Theatre.
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Time spent at UAB put author Mollie Hawkins on the write pathMollie Hawkins’ life story came into focus when she learned how to tell life stories. Mollie Hawkins’ life story came into focus when she learned how to tell life stories.
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Madden-Lunsford celebrating release of new bookAfter nearly two decades of writing, reflecting, and editing, Kerry Madden-Lunsford is preparing to release her ninth book, Werewolf Hamlet, in February 2025. Since arriving at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2009, Kerry Madden-Lunsford, MFA, professor in the Department of English, has thoughtfully encouraged emerging creative writers to share their stories with the world.
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CAS Graduate Research Day spotlights research and the changing landscape of graduate educationOn November 20, 2024, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) hosted its first-ever Graduate Research Day at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alumni House.
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GenAI is changing how professors teach writing. This faculty member has built a place to talk about “the conundrums that plague me.”Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT pose all kinds of questions for the future of writing instruction. Meagan Malone, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of English, has launched a website and blog called Composing in the Age of GenAI to share ideas and resources and spark conversations with others in the field.
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Meet the 2024 – 2025 CAS ChampionsThe College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 CAS Champions. The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 CAS Champions.
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Meet the College of Arts and Sciences USGA SenatorsMeet the student senators representing the College of Arts and Sciences in the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA)! Meet the student senators representing the College of Arts and Sciences in the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA)!
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Twenty CAS faculty members receive promotionsThe College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 20 faculty members across ten departments have been awarded promotions (including one faculty member who also was awarded tenure). The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 20 faculty members across ten departments have been awarded promotions (including one faculty member who also was awarded tenure).
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12 honored for excellence in teachingThe 2024 honorees for the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching represent each school, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Honors College, and the Graduate School.
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Upcoming interdisciplinary forums to honor the life and legacy of Theodore HaddinThe University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences has selected five presentations for the 2024-2025 Theodore Haddin Interdisciplinary Forum Series (also known as “Haddin Forums”).
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UAB English professor recognized for creative writing skills with prestigious publicationsKerry Madden-Lunsford’s recent creative writing accolades include publishing a Junior Library Guild selection book and a New York Times’ “Metropolitan Diary” entry.
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Summer 2024 photo recapThroughout Summer 2024, faculty, staff, and students across the College of Arts and Sciences facilitated camps and on-campus experiences for middle school, high school, and college students. Throughout Summer 2024, faculty, staff, and students across the College of Arts and Sciences facilitated camps and on-campus experiences for middle school, high school, and college students.
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Pangborn selected as new chair of the Department of EnglishMatthew H. Pangborn, Ph.D., will serve as the next chair of the Department of English in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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College of Arts and Sciences faculty reflect on Humanities BuildingSome know it as the Humanities Building, others simply refer to it as “Building Three.” Regardless of what you call it, the building has served the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s campus well for the past five decades.
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Eight UAB students will study abroad as 2024 Gilman ScholarsStudying abroad as a Gilman Scholar helps students gain professional skills, build language proficiencies and develop knowledgeable perspectives of the world to help them succeed in their careers.