• Dr. Williams in class speaking in front of board.
  • A group of students in South shirts including one using a walker.
  • A Crowd of USA students cheering.
  • Engineering professors working in lab
  • Three male students sitting at table laughing.
  • Four USA students smiling and walking outside.
  • Student in lab with professor looking on

Division of Diversity and Community Engagement

Mobile Freshman Wins Support

Madison English, a freshman at the University of South Alabama, has been selected to receive a full scholarship called the 100 Black Men USA Scholars of Perseverance and Social Justice. English said a high school teacher inspired her to get involved. “He told us that the world depends on our generation and we need to make our votes count,” she said.

Madison English, a freshman at the University of South Alabama, plans to follow several women from her family into the field of nursing.

Her grandmother, JoAnn Dunning, was a nurse who worked for many years in Mobile. She had some advice for her granddaughter.

“She told me to make sure to join a study group,” English said. “It’s not going to be easy. Stay on top of everything you do.”

Read Full Article