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- Posted 08.13.26
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Most college students wait until after graduation to launch their careers. But not Cailin Burroughs. The Tuscaloosa native began her new job as a full-time staff accountant at JamisonMoneyFarmer PC, May 1, before earning her degree from the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú on Aug. 14.
- Posted 08.05.26
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After years of advocating for children in Alabama’s foster care system, Shameeka Upshaw now helps students with disabilities and their teachers be successful.
- Posted 07.01.26
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When the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú launched its master’s degree in dyslexia therapy in fall 2024, Rachel Walters saw an opportunity to gain the specialized training she wished had been available when her brother struggled with dyslexia as a child.
- Posted 05.06.26
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For years, Armand Barnard found his voice on stage and on screen. But beyond the spotlight, his ambitions run deeper: to understand people, not just perform for them. At ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú, the international student is taking another meaningful step toward his goal of becoming a psychologist.
- Posted 03.16.26
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The ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú is working to move paraprofessionals into certified teaching roles more quickly to help address teacher shortages across the state through its competency-based education program.
- Posted 12.16.25
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T.J. Runyon has always been fascinated by human behavior. His journey has taken him from studying fossils alongside James Lamb at the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s Black Belt Museum to now earning an undergraduate degree in psychology during Fall 2025 commencement exercises.
- Posted 11.27.24
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When Lashontrei Henton’s son, Caleb, was diagnosed with autism, she began keeping a notebook close by to capture her thoughts, questions, and observations. That notebook soon became an invaluable tool for identifying Caleb’s needs, eventually inspiring her to create My Variety Child: A Caleb Book Series
- Posted 11.18.24
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Growing up in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, Treajure Caffee was the quiet student who preferred to observe rather than engage. Recently, the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú clinical psychology major was selected by the National Institute of Justice Research (NIJ) to attend its 2024 conference held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania —an opportunity that many online students rarely receive.
- Posted 10.11.24
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The ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s online Master of Education in Learning, Design & Technology program has been ranked fifth in the nation by TechGuide among 25 institutions recognized for their outstanding educational offerings. Notably, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú is the only institution from Alabama to make the 2024 list.