UNA’s Department of Foreign Languages receives Alabama Humanities Alliance Grant
Feb. 04, 2026
Michelle R. Eubanks , UNA, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392
FLORENCE, AL – The Department of Foreign Languages at the University of North Alabama has received a competitive mini grant from the Alabama Humanities Alliance to assist in funding an International Film Festival that will feature films in French, German, and Spanish.
“We are very grateful to the Alabama Humanities Alliance for their support of this project,” said Dr. Alejandra Alvarado-Brizuela, Associate Professor of Spanish. “This International Film Festival is a valuable opportunity for our foreign language students to explore the culture of the languages they study, but also for the UNA and the Shoals communities to participate in this cultural event and see the value in learning a second or third language and become global citizens.”
Since its founding more than 50 years ago, the Alabama Humanities Alliance (AHA) has provided nearly $13 million to support thousands of locally created projects in communities across Alabama. Our fellow AHA grant recipients include historical societies, libraries, museums, universities, arts and literary organizations, chambers of commerce, archives, historical sites, literacy and media groups, and other community-based nonprofits.
“We’re honored to support nonprofits that use the humanities to make Alabama a better place to live,” said Chuck Holmes, AHA’s executive director. “These grants help recipients bring the past to life, highlight our vibrant culture, connect us to each other, and help us better understand this dynamic and complex state we call home.”
The International Film Festival is scheduled to take place in March and is free and open to the public.
About The University of North Alabama
The University of North Alabama is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; the Spencer College of Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. UNA Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The University of North Alabama is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: una.edu and una.edu/unaworks/.