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UNA Emerges as Leader in Number of Graduates

Jun. 25, 2025

The University of North Alabama has achieved yet another milestone – this time in the number of students graduating from the institution. According to data compiled by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, UNA has experienced one of the most dramatic increases in the number of graduates among all universities in the state. UNA’s total number of graduates soared from 1,269 in 2015 to 2,227 in 2024, which indicates a 75 percent increase during that 10-year period.

UNA Undergraduate Named U.S. Student Fulbright Recipient; Wiegmann is UNA’s 15th Fulbright Since 2017

Jun. 24, 2025

James Wiegmann, a Foreign Languages major at the University of North Alabama, has been named a U.S. Student Fulbright recipient from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Wiegmann is UNA’s 15th recipient since 2017.

UNA Named Among Carnegie’s Opportunity Colleges and Universities

Jun. 13, 2025

The University of North Alabama has been named to the highest tier of the Opportunity Colleges and Universities: Higher Access, Higher Earnings by the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education (ACE). The tier recognizes UNA’s commitment to accessibility, return on investment, and upward mobility.

UNA Student Awarded Alabama Space Grant Consortium Fellowship

Jun. 10, 2025

Christian Price, a doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology, has been awarded a Fellowship through the Alabama Space Grant Consortium as part of a program funded by NASA. The aim of the Graduate Research Fellowship is to encourage talented individuals to pursue research and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fields that support NASA’s mission directorates.

Kilby Students Pack Art Pouches Bound for Africa

May. 28, 2025

Art supplies will be headed to Uganda, Africa, thanks to the students at Kilby Laboratory School on the University of North Alabama campus. Around 100 pouches were filled thanks to the efforts of the Kilby students and donations from parents.

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UNA Emerges as Leader in Number of Graduates

The University of North Alabama has achieved yet another milestone – this time in the number of students graduating from the institution. According to data compiled by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, UNA has experienced one of the most dramatic increases in the number of graduates among all universities in the state. UNA’s total number of graduates soared from 1,269 in 2015 to 2,227 in 2024, which indicates a 75 percent increase during that 10-year period.

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UNA Undergraduate Named U.S. Student Fulbright Recipient; Wiegmann is UNA’s 15th Fulbright Since 2017

James Wiegmann, a Foreign Languages major at the University of North Alabama, has been named a U.S. Student Fulbright recipient from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Wiegmann is UNA’s 15th recipient since 2017.

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• North Alabama in the News

• University of North Alabama sees 75% rise in graduates over the past decade
  Jun. 26, 2025 - FOX 54
• Dirt from UNA projects to save landfill $300K a year
  Jun. 25, 2025 - TimesDaily
• UNA among Carnegie’s Opportunity Colleges and Universities
  Jun. 21, 2025 - 256 Today
• $952K project targets Pine Street sidewalks
  Jun. 10, 2025 - TimesDaily
• SOAR preps incoming UNA students
  Jun. 03, 2025 - TimesDaily
• Kilby students send art supplies to Africa
  Jun. 02, 2025 - TimesDaily
• Early College costs make earning credit easy
  May. 31, 2025 - TimesDaily
• Economist discusses local impact of tariff changes
  May. 29, 2025 - WAAY 31
• Behind the Curtain at University of North Alabama
  May. 28, 2025 - Bassmaster
• From first college grad to MBA, this mom is changing her family’s story
  May. 27, 2025 - Bham Now

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