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- Posted 05.02.25
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Graduating with an accounting degree wasn’t Lila-Camille Knizley’s original plan, but as she reflects on her journey, she realizes it’s exactly what she was meant to do.
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- Posted 01.03.22
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Combining hefty doses of college advising and tough love, Dr. Mary Hanks and two of her University of West Alabama colleagues in January will embark on a mission to help female students of color not only adjust to life on campus, but also succeed.
- Posted 12.10.21
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Alabama, says Dr. Brian Keener, is the most biologically diverse state east of the Mississippi River. Home to large-scale forests, Appalachian foothills, coastal plains and miles of waterways, it’s also a treasure trove for researchers searching for novel species of plants.
- Posted 12.09.21
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Since 1991, the International Ichnofabric Workshop — a scientific conference related to the field of ichnology — has been held semi-annually across the globe, from Taipei to the Czech Republic, from Spain to Turkey. Livingston, Alabama, now belongs on that list.
- Posted 12.07.21
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Had she preferred, Olivia Canada could have chosen an easier path to a master’s degree at the University of West Alabama. She could have taken her time, enjoyed the process, made a few memories. But that wasn’t her choice.
- Posted 12.03.21
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There’s an unexpected comfort in Julie Payne’s voice, a soothing quality amid a slight Southern rhythm that belies her age. If you weren’t aware that providence had so recently jumbled her life, you’d believe her first semester at the University of West Alabama has been nothing short of exquisite.
- Posted 11.30.21
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Famine didn’t mar the childhood of Dr. Mustafa Morsy, a professor of biology at the University of West Alabama. Food for his family in Alexandria, Egypt, was readily available. “I was always thankful as middle-class people growing up that my dad was able to feed us,” he said.
- Posted 11.18.21
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Kate Crawford , the new coordinator of Counseling Services at the University of West Alabama, has arrived in Livingston at a time when campus counselors may have never been more indispensable.
- Posted 11.16.21
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Rhonda Wooley’s plans, had the Covid-19 pandemic not delayed them, were to take the University of West Alabama’s theatre students on a tour of high schools and community colleges -- a traveling showcase of musical and theatrical talent.
- Posted 11.16.21
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The University of West Alabama announced it has expanded its partnership with Wiley Education Services, a division of Wiley, to enhance the University’s enrollment management efforts. The seven-year agreement was signed Friday on the UWA campus at a gathering of the University community and Wiley officials.