BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 1 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Egyptian Theology School President Addresses 2026 Beeson Graduates * Samford University's Beeson Divinity School celebrated its spring service of commencement and consecration May 1, honoring 20 members of the Class of 2026. Shady Anis, principal of St. Athanasius Provincial Seminary and president of Alexandria School of Theology in Egypt, delivered the commencement sermon, a message from Hebrews 10:1 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Statement on Announcement of Special Session of Alabama Legislature * Birmingham, AL -U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released the following statement regarding Governor Kay Ivey's announcement of a special session of the Alabama Legislature to dilute the voting power of African American voters: "Alabama Republicans are wasting no time eliminating representation for African Americans in o more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 1 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Awards Honorary Doctorate to Lumber Titan Jimmy Rane: 'Learning Should Never Stop' * From left, Samford provost David Cimbora, honorary degree recipient Jimmy Rane and university President Beck A. Taylor James W. "Jimmy" Rane, who transformed a floundering timber company into the world's largest treated lumber business, received an honorary Doctor of Commerce from Samford University's Brock Sc more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 2 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford's Howard College of Arts and Sciences and School of the Arts Celebrate Spring 2026 Graduates * Samford University's Howard College of Arts and Sciences and School of the Arts celebrated their spring graduates with a joint commencement ceremony May 2 in the Pete Hanna Center. Howard College awarded 220 degrees and the School of the Arts awarded 149. The ceremony continued a tradition of academic  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 1 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Setting the Standard: Samford School of Education Leads the Nation in Comprehensive Sensory-Inclusive Training * In today's classrooms and communities, individual needs extend far beyond what can be seen. For Samford University's Orlean Beeson School of Education, preparing students to meet those unseen needs has become a defining priority. In January 2026, the School of Education launched an innovati more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, May 2 -- Wichita State University issued the following news release on May 1, 2026: * * * Wichita State's CubeSat ready for NASA launch into low Earth orbit On May 3, a solar detector prototype developed by Wichita State University will be launched by NASA into low Earth orbit, toward a potential future mission close to the sun. Integrated via Germany's launch integrator Exolaunch, the CubeSat platform was built by NanoAvionics of Lithuania. It will carry and test the WSU-d more PR