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Kemba Smith Pradia to Be Keynote Speaker for Ethel H. Hall Colloquium
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Kemba Smith Pradia, BSW is set to deliver the keynote address Feb. 16 as part of the 2022 Ethel H. Hall African American Heritage Month Celebration Colloquium from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This year’s event, as well as Pradia’s presentation, “Reimagining Criminal Justice: Changing the Narrative,” will be completely virtual due…
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Alumna Shayla Smith featured in Student Life’s “Office Hours”
UA’s Division of Student Life profiled alumna Shayla Smith, a field coordinator in the School of Social Work, in its most recent edition of “Office Hours,” which is part of the division’s online publication: “Student Life Our Stories.” As a field coordinator, Smith’s major responsibilities include placing students in field placements and facilitating their internships.…
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Two social work professors, student honored for excellence in community-based research
Each spring semester, the Council on Community-Based Partnerships (CCBP) at The University of Alabama recognizes outstanding achievements in engagement scholarship. Students, faculty, staff and their community partners are honored for excellence in community-based research. The winning projects range from health care to international education, from cultural understanding to science and technology, and from art and literature…
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UA Professor and Capitol School students pen book about UA’s mascot
A year ago, Kevin Corcoran became captivated by a newspaper article about a group of young students who wrote their own books about the University of Alabama’s mascot. Corcoran, a professor in the UA School of Social Work, read a profile in The Tuscaloosa News about how second- and third-grade students from the Capitol School…
