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News Articles: University of Alabama

Alabama head coach Nick Saban reacts after a second-half touchdown during the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game against eventual national champion Michigan on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif.

Nick Saban retires as Alabama's football coach after a record 7 national titles

Saban is famed for his sideline scowl and fiery demeanor — and for winning. He won more national titles than any other major college coach, the last coming in 2020.

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  • The Associated Press
Alabama forward Darius Miles looks to pass March 5 in the second half an NCAA college basketball game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La.

A University of Alabama basketball player has been charged with murder

Crimson Tide forward Darius Miles and another man have been charged in the fatal shooting of Jamea Harris, 23, near campus. Fourth-ranked Alabama says Miles is no longer on the team.

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  • The Associated Press
Autherine Lucy Foster reacts during the dedication ceremony for Autherine Lucy Foster Hall in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Feb. 25, 2022.

First Black University of Alabama student dies days after a building is named for her

Autherine Lucy Foster's death comes less than a week after university officials dedicated the campus building where she briefly attended classes in her honor.

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  • The Associated Press
Autherine Lucy Foster (center), the first black student to attend the University of Alabama, waves as the university awarded her an honorary doctorate during a commencement ceremony, on May 3, 2019, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

University of Alabama will remove Klan leader's name from a campus building after all

The university's trustees voted to strip the name of a one-time governor who led the Ku Klux Klan from a campus building and rename it solely for the school's first Black student.

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  • The Associated Press
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First Black University of Alabama student to share a building name with a Klan leader

A University of Alabama building will share the names of a Klan leader and its first Black student

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  • The Associated Press
People line up outside to order food from a taco restaurant in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Social media images of crowds outside bars drew scrutiny last weekend in the city, which is home to the University of Alabama.

University Of Alabama Reports More Than 560 New COVID-19 Cases In 1st Week

More than 530 of those cases are at its flagship campus in Tuscaloosa, prompting Mayor Walt Maddox to order bars to close for two weeks.

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  • Rachel Treisman
At UGA's Baldwin Hall, a new memorial recognizes and honors the legacy of individuals enslaved in Athens prior to the Civil War.

While Some Southern Schools Examine Connections With Slavery, Tensions Rise At UGA

Town and gown tensions are high at the University of Georgia as the end of the school year nears. Amid national conversations about the historical role...

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SEC Issues Ticket Warning Ahead Of Saturday's Championship Clash Between UGA And Alabama

This weekend the University of Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide face off in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in another championship game. This...

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Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, right, speaks during a press conference next to Alabama head coach Nick Saban ahead of the NCAA college football national championship in Atlanta.

Georgia, Alabama Face Off In National Championship

Atlanta’s the college football center of the world on Monday night, as the University of Georgia Dawgs try to stem the University of Alabama’s Tide, in...

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