The UAB College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce that six faculty members will present topics for the Haddin Arts & Sciences Forum for the 2025- 2026 academic year. The Haddin Forum is a series of interdisciplinary forums named in honor of the late Theodore Haddin, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of English. In each presentation, CAS faculty members share their ongoing research and scholarship with an audience of faculty, staff, and student colleagues from across the College. The goal of the forums is to offer scholarship that is interdisciplinary and translatable to a broad audience, celebrating and elevating the intellectual vibrancy present within the College.
The following is the schedule of forums for the 2025 – 2026 academic year. The forums will take place on Fridays between 1:25 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. in Heritage Hall. Spring locations will be announced at a later date.
Fall 2025 Haddin Forums
October 24, Heritage Hall Rm. 526
“History of Lab Grown Diamonds and Applications”
Yogesh K. Vohra, Ph.D.
Department of Physics
November 14, Heritage Hall Rm. 526
“Earth’s Fingerprint on Life and the Origins of Biodiversity”
Greer Dolby, Ph.D.
Department of Biology
December 5, Heritage Hall Rm. 125
“The Social Interpretation of the French Revolution”
Stephen J. Miller, Ph.D.
Department of History
Spring 2026 Haddin Forums
January 23, Location TBD
“Explaining the Importance of Prediction and Accommodation”
Kevin McCain, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy
February 13, Location TBD
“Giants Plunged Through the Years: Marcel Proust and Science Fiction”
Maury Bruhn, Ph.D.
Department of World Languages and Literatures
March 20, Location TBD
“From Antarctica to Alabama - Dramatic Impacts of Global Climate Change”
James B. McClintock, Ph.D.
Department of Biology
