University of Alabama
 University of Alabama  (University)    | |
|---|---|
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| Formation | 1831 |
| Type | • Flagship • Public university • Sea-grant • Space-grant |
| Other name | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| "The capstone of the public school system in the state of Alabama" | |
The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest[1] and largest of the public universities in Alabama as well as the flagship of the University of Alabama System.
The university offers programs of study in 13 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and doctoral degrees. The only publicly supported law school in the state is at UA. Other academic programs unavailable elsewhere in Alabama include doctoral programs in anthropology, communication and information sciences, metallurgical engineering, music, Romance languages, and social work.
In a 1913 speech then-president George H. Denny extolled the university as the "capstone of the public school system in the state [of Alabama]", lending the university its current nickname, The Capstone. In addition, university alumni and faculty include 59 Goldwater Scholars, 15 Rhodes Scholars, 16 Truman Scholars, 36 Hollings Scholars, and 16 Boren Scholars.[2]
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Black | 27 February 1886 | 25 September 1971 | Politician | ||
| James Eastland | 28 November 1904 | 19 February 1986 | Politician | A strong opponent of African American civil rights and a leading supporter of Jim Crow laws | |
| William Harding | 5 May 1864 | 7 April 1930 | Central banker | ||
| Manuel H. Johnson | 10 February 1949 | US | Economist | Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve from 1986 to 1990. | |
| Timothy Leary | 22 October 1920 | 31 May 1996 | US | Psychologist | |
| Joseph J. Levin | 1943 | US | Lawyer | US lawyer who founded the Southern Poverty Law Center | |
| Ed Rogers | Propagandist Lobbyist | Lobbyist with hint of deep state ties. | |||
| Joe Scarborough | 9 April 1963 | US | Politician Lawyer TV presenter | Famous US TV host. Had an intern die violently in suspicious circumstances and made jokes about it. | |
| Jeff Sessions | 24 December 1946 | US | |||
| E. Clay Shaw | 19 April 1939 | 10 September 2013 | Politician | ||
| Richard Shelby | 6 May 1934 | Politician | |||
| Don Siegelman | 24 February 1946 | US | Politican | ||
| John Sparkman | 20 December 1899 | 16 November 1985 | US | Politician | |
| Robert Vance | 10 May 1931 | 16 December 1989 | US | Judge Iran-Contra/Premature death | |
| Michael Vickers | 27 April 1953 | Spook | |||
| Jimmy Wales | 7 August 1966 | Executive Financial trader | Founder of super-influential Wikipedia. Tony Blair aide's is (strategically?) married to him. | ||
| George Wallace | 25 August 1919 | 13 September 1998 | Politician |
