Obituaries
Autherine Lucy Foster, who endured death threats and racist taunts as the first Black student at the University of Alabama, has died at 92.
March 2, 2022
World & Nation
The University of Alabama gave back a philanthropist’s $26.5-million donation and took his name off the law school Friday, a week after he called on students to boycott the institution over the state’s new abortion ban.
June 7, 2019
Sports
The Pepperdine men’s basketball team will compete in the inaugural Pearl Harbor Classic on Dec. 21-23 at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, it was announced Tuesday.
May 27, 1998
In the powerhouse world of Alabama college football, the Blazers have long been the scrappy underdog.
Dec. 31, 2014
Archives
Pennsylvania State University President Joab L. Thomas said Friday that he will retire next year.
May 14, 1994
A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a judge’s ruling that there were “vestiges of segregation” in Alabama colleges and universities.
Oct. 7, 1987
James A. Hood dies at 70; fought segregation at University of Alabama
Jan. 19, 2013
This Tuesday, Americans can be assured that every vote will count equally.
Nov. 1, 1992
In 1963, Hood and Vivian Malone were physically blocked from enrolling at the school by Gov. George Wallace. Later in life, Hood and Wallace became friends.
New coronavirus cases are declining across most of the country, even in some states with vaccine-hesitant populations.
June 13, 2021