Overview
- Administrators suspended Alice Magazine and Nineteen Fifty-Six, which focus on women’s issues and Black culture, saying the move ensures compliance with federal anti-discrimination guidance.
- Student editors argue the publications were open to all participants and say the action targets protected expression rather than unlawful discrimination.
- Students delivered petitions with more than 2,500 signatures to campus leaders in Tuscaloosa, seeking reinstatement and a meeting with President Peter Mohler.
- The Student Press Law Center questioned the legal basis and warned the step could amount to unlawful viewpoint discrimination, highlighting that other student outlets remain operating.
- An alumni nonprofit, Masthead, offered to help fund or print future issues, as the university floated a new general-interest magazine to replace the shuttered titles.