Jay Reeves, Associated PressStudentsAuburn Pays $29,000 to End Suit Over White NationalistBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Auburn University’s failed, one-day fight to prevent a white nationalist from speaking on campus will cost nearly $30,000 in legal fees under an agreement approved by a federal judge. School officials said they agreed to pay $29,000 in legal fees “to avoid more costly litigation costs” stemming from the university’s attempt to […]May 15, 2017StudentsBlack Junior to Lead Student Government at University of AlabamaBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Black University of Alabama student supported by a secretive campus group long controlled by Whites has been elected student government president, breaking a barrier that seemed unlikely to fall a few years ago. Junior marketing major Jared Hunter won the office in balloting Tuesday, carrying 54 percent of the vote in […]March 8, 2017StudentsSouth Carolina Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Alabama Sorority ScamBIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― A South Carolina lawyer pleaded guilty to bank fraud in a scam involving construction of a $14 million, 40,000-square-foot sorority house at the University of Alabama, prosecutors said Wednesday. Jennifer Elizabeth Meehan, 39, of Sandy Springs, South Carolina, pleaded guilty Tuesday during a federal court hearing in Huntsville to submitting false invoices […]July 13, 2016StudentsHazing Trial Delayed for 5 at University of AlabamaTUSCALOOSA, Ala. ― A judge delayed the trial Wednesday for five one-time University of Alabama fraternity members charged with hazing new members who allegedly were forced to stand in ice water until they had frostbite. District Judge Joel R. Chandler’s office announced the postponement hours before the trial was set to begin. He previously said […]January 13, 2016StudentsJudge Hears Voting Lawsuit Involving University of Alabama GreeksUniversity of Alabama sorority and fraternity members, many of whom registered to vote illegally, wrongly swayed a city election after being urged to the polls by illegal offers of booze, concert tickets and peer pressure, a lawyer for a failed candidate told a judge Tuesday.October 15, 2013StudentsAla. Leaders Tread Lightly on Forcing Segregation for U of Ala. GreeksFrom the governor to a U.S. attorney, state and other leaders say they want to move past failed efforts and find a way to permanently end racial segregation in the University of Alabama’s Greek system. But for now they’re treading lightly in forcing change on sorority row.September 22, 2013StudentsEx-Student Leaders: End Greek Segregation at University of AlabamaFormer student leaders at the University of Alabama went public Thursday in support of more diversity within the school’s racially segregated sorority and fraternity system, and a federal prosecutor said her office is watching for signs of change on campus.September 19, 2013StudentsSeveral Hundred March Against Greek Segregation at University of AlabamaSeveral hundred people marched Wednesday at the University of Alabama to oppose racial segregation among the school’s Greek-letter social organizations.September 18, 2013StudentsUniversity of Alabama President: Sorority Decisions Based on RaceThe University of Alabama is ordering changes in its sorority system amid charges of discrimination in the Greek-letter organizations, which the president acknowledged Tuesday are segregated by race.September 17, 2013StudentsUniversity Of Alabama Names First Permanent Woman PresidentTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s board of trustees voted Thursday to appoint the first permanent woman president in the school’s 181-year history. The board met in an executive session for about an hour before naming current Provost Judy L. Bonner, 65. She’s the older sister of U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, and served […]November 1, 2012Page 1 of 2Next Page