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  • We Are South USA is a community of leaders and learners who support and challenge one another through academic experiences, research and service that advance the Gulf Coast region and the world. South encourages creativity and discovery by linking experiential learning to real-world applications. Read more
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  • Dr. Kern Jackson, USA's African American Studies chair, is part of a documentary film examining the origins and evolution of blues music in Alabama's Black Belt region.
    Alabama's Black Belt Blues
    October 20, 2020
    USA assistant professor Dr. Kern Jackson is featured in an Alabama Public Television documentary on Alabama's blues music history. ...
  • Dr. Charlotte Pence, Director of Stokes Center for Creative Writing wins Fellowship from the Alabama Arts Council.
    USA's Pence Receives Fellowship
    June 18, 2020
    Alabama Arts Council awards fellowship to Dr. Charlotte Pence as her latest book of poems is scheduled for release. ...
  • Lori Baggett, who graduated from the University of South Alabama in 1998 and played on the women's basketball team, has been named managing partner of Carlton Fields' Tampa, Fla., office.
    A Legal Mind, a Basketball IQ
    March 27, 2020
    As managing partner at Carlton Fields, Lori Baggett is showing the leadership she once brought to the classroom and the court. ...
  • The third installment of the Annual Songwriter Keynote will feature a performance by Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers. Photo: Andy Tennille
    Drive-By Truckers' Hood to Perform
    February 21, 2020
    The March 2 event will include a performance by Patterson Hood, a presentation on roots music and a roundtable discussion. ...
  • Author Patti Callahan, winner of the prestigious Harper Lee Award, will conduct a writing workshop and discuss her bestselling novel “Becoming Mrs. Lewis” Feb. 13 at the University of South Alabama.
    Author Patti Callahan to Hold Workshop
    February 11, 2020
    The Stokes Center for Creative Writing will host Callahan, who will conduct a writing workshop and discuss her historical novel. ...
  • Author Edwidge Danticat will discuss her writing on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 5 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. She will also lead a creative writing class during her visit.
    USA to Host Author Edwidge Danticat
    January 21, 2020
    The Haitian-born Danticat will visit Jan. 30. Her latest book, 'Everything Inside,' includes stories of her personal journey. ...
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    South Helps Host Jewish Film Festival
    January 14, 2020
    The Mobile Jewish Film Festival will run from Jan. 16 through Feb. 2. Several of the films will be shown on USA's campus. ...
  • Ruby Bryan, a University of South Alabama student, joined Dr. Kathy Cooke, Honors College dean, and Dr. Kern Jackson, director of the African American Studies Program, for an interview on the Eastern Shore as part of an oral histories program. The interviews will be shared with the public in local library programs early next year.
    Collecting History Through Conversation
    December 9, 2019
    An Honors College initiative is sending students and faculty into the Mobile-Tensaw Delta to record stories of its people. ...
  • Deborah Gurt, archivist for the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, holds one of the Eurdora Welty prints in the Iredale Collection donated to the University of South Alabama. The photo is one of a series taken by Welty as part of her job with the Works Project Administration during the Great Depression.
    South Acquires Southern Writers Collection
    September 3, 2019
    The 166-piece collection is being donated by Dr. John and Beverly Iredale to the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library. ...
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    Faculty Receive National Credential in Teaching Excellence
    May 23, 2019
    The faculty demonstrated their commitment to student success by completing a yearlong Course in Effective Teaching Practices. ...

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