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MASTHEAD is a mission-driven alumni group focused on promoting a more inclusive environment for student journalists of color at the University of Alabama.
https://www.alabamamasthead.com/
We need your continued support to show the students they are not alone and that alumni are dedicated to working with them. Please consider making a donation so that we can continue this vital work.
April 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
MASTHEAD directly supports expanding opportunities for student journalists of color on campus, and we pursue initiatives to help all students learn how to cover diverse communities effectively.
April 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We think it’s important to speak up too, and to let students know that we support their efforts to report the truth and create spaces for open dialogue on campus. But we need your support.
April 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A group of more than 150 colleges, including peer institutions to UA such as the University of Washington and the University of Michigan, signed a joint letter last week calling the Trump Administration’s actions “unprecedented government overreach and political interference.”
April 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
And more than 1,100 international students have had their legal status terminated nationally, including UA doctoral student Alireza Doroudi, who was detained by ICE in March.
April 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The U.S. Department of Education has threatened to pull federal funding from schools that consider race in any aspect of academic or campus life. The federal administration has attempted to place academic departments centering on religion and ethnic studies under government oversight.
April 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
President Donald Trump has enacted policies that are at odds with MASTHEAD’s mission and the University of Alabama’s long-stated public goal of building a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.
April 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM