Tag University of Alabama


Culverhouse gift to create faculty endowment in new UA School of Leadership and Policy

Longtime benefactor Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. has gifted the first endowment to support The University of Alabama School of Leadership and Policy through the Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. Endowed Professorship in Leadership and Policy. Culverhouse’s $500,000 gift will help the School attract and retain nationally recognized scholars and experts in public policy and leadership. The…


Transformational gift helps push UA Capital Campaign past $1.8 billion goal

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A $35 million gift commitment from University of Alabama alumnus J. Frank Barefield Jr. to name UA’s College of Arts and Sciences has helped The Rising Tide 2.0 Capital Campaign reach yet another fundraising milestone. The J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences was announced on campus Friday, June 6,…