Interdisciplinary Studies News Archives
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				 Army Veteran Completes Degree at South Decades Later Army Veteran Completes Degree at South Decades Later
 September 15, 2025Jerry Hatfield, age 74, is a retired Alabama state trooper and U.S. Army veteran who earned a bachelor's degree in interdisci ...
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				 South Hospitality South Hospitality
 September 15, 2025South Hospitality and Tourism Management major Zoe Wilcox is awarded one of just 18 US Foods Scholarships nationwide. ...
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				 South Students Honored with Hospitality and Tourism Scholarship South Students Honored with Hospitality and Tourism Scholarship
 September 15, 2025Three University of South Alabama students from the College of Education and Professional Studies were recognized for their achiev ...
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				 Former Disney Executive Will Speak to South Audience Former Disney Executive Will Speak to South Audience
 March 12, 2025The University of South Alabama, Flagship of the Gulf Coast, welcomes Lee Cockerell, former executive vice president of operations ...
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				 USA Launches New Hospitality and Tourism Concentrations USA Launches New Hospitality and Tourism Concentrations
 April 17, 2024The University of South Alabama Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management in the College of Education and Professional Stud ...
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				 Mitchell Supporting Two New Undergrad Programs Mitchell Supporting Two New Undergrad Programs
 March 8, 2023The University of South Alabama is developing two new undergraduate programs thanks to support from Abraham Mitchell. A Bachelor o ...
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				 South Alumnus Selected as Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow South Alumnus Selected as Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow
 August 22, 2022Terrance Smith, who earned a bachelor's in interdisciplinary studies and master's in instructional design and developmen ...
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				 Five for Five Five for Five
 May 2, 2022The Zimlich quintuplets were born at USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital. On Saturday, they reach another miles ...
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				 South Partnering With Amazon South Partnering With Amazon
 March 17, 2022A new partnership between the University of South Alabama and Amazon will make earning a college degree much easier for employees ...
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				 South Grad Competes in Paralympic Games South Grad Competes in Paralympic Games
 September 9, 2021Nate Riech, who competed in track for the Jaguars, has used a childhood injury to fuel a competitive spirit that has propelled him ...
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				 Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate: Starter to Start-up Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate: Starter to Start-up
 June 28, 2021From the home office of Owl Peak Labs, the life sciences company he co-founded in Charlottesville, Va., Tim Harvey leads a nationa ...
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				 Six Years Later, Kearria Freed Walks Six Years Later, Kearria Freed Walks
 May 11, 2021Kearria Freed was critically injured and using a wheelchair following a 2015 shooting. With determination, and the help of Pathway ...
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				 Healthcare CEO Learned Flexibility at South Healthcare CEO Learned Flexibility at South
 March 26, 2021Wilson Thomas studied management and political science for a degree in interdisciplinary studies. His career in hospital administr ...
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				 South Graduate Leads Mobile Innovation Team South Graduate Leads Mobile Innovation Team
 February 1, 2021Growing up in public housing, Terrance Smith now sits in the mayor's suite on the 10th floor of Government Plaza. There he is ...
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				 Christopher Pritchett attended the University of South Alabama as a traditional student from 1992 to 1996 as a theatre arts major; ... Christopher Pritchett attended the University of South Alabama as a traditional student from 1992 to 1996 as a theatre arts major; ...
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				 One Last Breath, Then Resolute Steps Forward One Last Breath, Then Resolute Steps Forward
 September 6, 2019With the will power to live and walk again after being shot at a Panama City Beach spring break party in 2015, Kearria Freed, 24, ...
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				 A Second Chance at Life Points South A Second Chance at Life Points South
 August 28, 2018Fred Kelley is an inspiration and a celebrity to many in his home city of Monroeville, Ala. He's a longtime radio station ann ...


