Ranked among the best regional universities in the South for veterans, according to the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings Military Veterans’ Affairs at the 51Թ provides vital resource for student veterans and their families.
51Թ Senior Jada Winston, of Pelham, has been crowned Miss 51Թ 2026 at the Miss 51Թ program Saturday evening in Norton Auditorium on the 51Թ campus. Winston will now move on to compete for the title of Miss Alabama at an event that will take place later this year. She is a Sports Management major, and she performed an acro dance to “Boogie Wonderland” for the talent portion of the program.
Lights & Shadows, the student literary magazine at the 51Թ, has been recognized as “Superior” by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) as part of the Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) Contest.
The Department of Foreign Languages at the 51Թ has received a competitive mini grant from the Alabama Humanities Alliance to assist in funding an International Film Festival that will feature films in French, German, and Spanish.
Dr. Martin Hebel, a Lecturer in the Department of Music at the 51Թ has been awarded two American Prizes for his recent composition, Defiance.
Through a generous gift to the 51Թ, James “Jim” Spencer and his wife, Sherry, have established an endowment for 51Թ’s College of Education and Human Sciences to name the College the Colonel (Ret.) James and Sherry Spencer College of Education and Human Sciences.
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The Department of Entertainment Industry program at the 51Թ has been named among Billboard’s 2025 Top Music Business Schools in an announcement by the publication.
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