Supporting individual artists is key to Alabama’s creative growth, according to the ASCA. James Braziel and Jillian Marie Browning, faculty members at UAB, each received a $7,500 grant.

Kendall Wakefield of Winfield, Alabama, who is earning a degree in writing and media, will be the first woman in her family to earn a college degree when she graduates May 2.

Seventeen faculty members across various departments in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences wrote or edited 19 books last year.   Seventeen faculty members across various departments in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences wrote or edited 19 books last year.