Alabama Ends Black-, Women-Focused Student Magazines

The University of Alabama has ended two student magazines, citing “legal obligations.” Carmen K Sisson/iStock/Getty Images

The University of Alabama has ended publication of two student-run magazines, one focused on women and the other on Black students, in order to comply with legal obligations, officials say.

Local and student media reported that Steven Hood, the university’s vice president for student life, said that because the magazines target specific groups, they’re what the Department of Justice considers “unlawful proxies” for discrimination. Both publications received university funding.

The women’s magazine, [Alice] , just celebrated its 10th anniversary last month, while Nineteen Fifty-Six , named after the year the first Black student enrolled in the university, say