Announcements

The Blackburn Institute’s 2024 Annual Symposium will take place on Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24, 2024 at the Bryant Conference Center. Please see the schedule below for event times, dates, and audiences. Please read each event carefully to ensure that you are included in the invited audience(s). Friday Advisory Board/Fellows Meet and Greet 11…

The theme of the Blackburn Institute’s 2024 Annual Symposium, “30 years of Fellowship: Building the Bonds of Ethical Leadership,” ​will highlight ​the ​work ​of ​Dr. ​John ​L. ​Blackburn ​against ​the ​backdrop ​of ​desegregation ​at ​The ​University ​of ​Alabama, ​the ​creation ​of ​the ​Blackburn ​Institute, ​and ​our ​efforts ​to ​change ​the ​state ​in ​the ​present ​and…

The Blackburn Institute’s 2023 Annual Symposium will take place on Friday, August 25 and Saturday, August 26, 2023 at the Bryant Conference Center. Please see the schedule below for event times, dates, and audiences. Please read each event carefully to ensure that you are included in the invited audience(s). Friday Check-In/Advisory Board Meet and Greet 11…

The theme of the Blackburn Institute’s 2023 Annual Symposium, “Civic Engagement in the Age of AI,” will highlight ethical implications of artificial intelligence, while promoting efforts to improve communities and influence society for the common good. Attendees will hear from speakers and panelists working to affect positive change throughout the state of Alabama and beyond,…