Barefield entrepreneurship program

William Rainer launches a hybrid marketing firm, leveraging mentorship from the J. Frank Barefield Entrepreneurship Program.

A 2006 paper by Patrick Murphy, Ph.D., has been named the most influential publication in the Journal of Management History, according to a 2025 bibliometric analysis of 497 peer-reviewed articles.

The Halloween-themed event brought students from 50 majors and minors together to explore their entrepreneurship skills.

UAB Media Studies students learn how to make documentary films focusing on communities and issues they care about in a semester.

National conference hosted by UAB attracts entrepreneur educators from around the nation to Birmingham.

As part of the CGI U, students developed initiatives focused on health, education, poverty, environment, human rights, poverty alleviation and public health, impacting local and global communities.

A transformative gift to UAB from J. Frank Barefield, Jr. will help shape a more prosperous future for Birmingham and beyond.