Student Success
Junior Selected as Finalist for Truman Scholarship
Cassie Riddick, a communication junior in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Riddick is the 19th Truman finalist to have come from the U of A over the last 11 years and hopes to become...
#MyPathToSeniorWalk: U of A Exceeds Expectations for Kathryn Richardson
“Careful, there’s precious cargo in there!” warned Kathryn Richardson, as her parents helped move her into Yocum Hall in August 2021. Richardson, who came to the U of A from Austin, Texas, was overheard saying this as cameras rolled nearby to capture footage for the...
Eight Students Named Semi-Finalists in Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program
Eight U of A undergraduate and graduate students have been chosen as semi-finalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program at the United States level. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers two primary awards: the English Teaching Assistantship, which...
Department of Communication Alumnae Earn Award at the BEA Festival of Media Arts
Department of Communication alumnae Rhonda Gulliver (middle) and Fedora Young (right), featured here with actress Geena Davis (left), took first place for their work on A Home for Change: An Interactive Experience in the Student Interactive Media & Emerging...
Anthropology Professor Awarded €100,000 to Study Ancient Plague in Central Asia
Taylor Hermes, an assistant professor of anthropology at the U of A, received a grant of €100,000 (about $105,000 U.S.) from the Max Planck Society in Germany to research the evolution and spread of the plague-causing bacterium Yersinia pestis in Central Asia during...