The 2025 Frank A. Nix Memorial Lecture will take place at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 22, 2025 in The University of Alabama Student Center Theater. The full UA campus community is invited. Students can RSVP via MySource. Keynote Speaker Our keynote speaker for this year’s symposium is Robert Putnam, political scientist and prolific author,…
Recognizing financial support to the Blackburn Institute through individual and corporate donations from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. Legacy Donations of $1,001+ Visionary Donations of $501-$1,000 Leadership Donations of $101-$500 Heritage Donations of up to $100
Blackburn members can register to attend through Thursday, August 14. See list of registered attendees below the schedule. Schedule Please read each event carefully to ensure that you are included in the invited audience(s). Friday, August 22 Saturday, August 23 Attendees The following have registered to attend as of July 29. Blackburn Advisory Board and…
Recognizing financial support to the Blackburn Institute through individual and corporate donations from July 1, 1996 to June 30, 2025.
In Fall 2023, Blackburn students visited St. Clair and Shelby counties on a 3-day Burt Jones Rural Communities Experience. Next year, the experience will return to its typical 4-day format. Please use the itinerary below as an example of the range of activities that students engage in during this trip.
In Spring 2023, Blackburn students visited Montgomery on a 2-day Protective Life Government Experience. Please use the itinerary below as an example of the range of activities that students engage in during this trip.
In Fall 2023, returning Blackburn students visited Huntsville on an overnight Urban Travel Experience. Please use the itinerary below as an example of the range of activities that students engage in during this trip.
The Senator Howell Heflin Fellows Endowed Support Fund provides $2,500 to support activities of Blackburn alumni (Fellows) that actively address the needs of Alabama communities. Priority will be given to activities that impact literacy, both youth and adult, and voter education initiatives consistent with the vision, mission, and values of the Blackburn Institute. engagement activities,…
Through the Daniel Community Scholars Program, the Daniel Foundation of Alabama funds Blackburn student projects to address the needs of Alabama communities. Returning students may work on their own or in groups to develop and present proposals to a panel of Advisory Board members, Fellows, and university staff members in the fall semester. Selected projects…
