Academics News
- Posted 12.16.25
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T.J. Runyon has always been fascinated by human behavior. His journey has taken him from studying fossils alongside James Lamb at the University of West Alabama’s Black Belt Museum to now earning an undergraduate degree in psychology during Fall 2025 commencement exercises.
- Posted 12.15.25
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For 22 years, fraternal twins Claire and Grace Hall have shared everything—from bedrooms to best-friend status. So when the Trussville, Alabama, natives transferred to the University of West Alabama, neither questioned whether they would continue life side by side.
- Posted 12.10.25
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Growing up in New Delhi, India, Anmol Arora never imagined that a year-long graphic design course in high school would one day lead him to the United States—and eventually a career in instructional design.
- Posted 12.08.25
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After graduating from high school, Sameria Minor was sure of one thing—she was headed to the University of West Alabama.
- Posted 12.05.25
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Whether it's on the playing field or in the classroom, Elijah Guyton approaches every challenge with the same mindset: make a plan, then make it happen.
- Posted 11.17.25
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To help meet the state’s growing demand for respiratory therapists, Malayasia Carlisle and Amiracle Jones stepped forward—becoming two of the first students to enroll in the University of West Alabama’s new respiratory therapy program, launched in January 2025.
- Posted 11.10.25
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Leighanna May has come full circle since graduating from UWA's College of Nursing in 2019. Now an assistant professor, she teaches alongside the same faculty who once guided her.
- Posted 11.03.25
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Now in her first year teaching at the college level, Dr. Ali Lacina is excited to inspire future educators with the same passion that drove her for 25 years as a K-8 teacher.
- Posted 10.29.25
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Four aspiring theater directors at the University of West Alabama are stepping into the spotlight this November as part of Double Takes, a student-directed showcase of one-act plays performed entirely by UWA students.