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New Monument Coming Soon To Tuscaloosa

By Dan Filler, Laura Appleman et al.

<p>I'm deep in analysis of votes in the Virginia legislature in the early 1830s right now, so this is going to be fast.  </p><p>There's a new statue -- of Nick Saban -- coming to the University of Alabama's walk of champions soon ... perhaps as soon as the A-day game.  One of the things that interests me about this <em><a href="http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20100129/NEWS/100129521/1011?Title=New-Saban-statue-could-debut-at-A-Day-game">Tuscaloosa News</a></em><span style="font-family: Georgia; "> story is how the company making the statue is talking about the image they're trying to project: "Coach Saban's love of student-athletes, his love of being a teacher, that is what we have been asked to emphasize. He won't be in a suit and tie - that's not his style. It will reflect more of his role as an encourager, a director, that's the general direction."  Is there some insight in this about faculty attire?  Are those who wear suits and ties not encouraging?  </span><a href="http://www.thefacultylounge.org/2008/03/should-male-fac.html">Maybe</a>; we've spoken about this before at the faculty lounge.</p><div><span size="4;" style="font-family: georgia, serif"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; word-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div>

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on February 05, 2010 (boomark / email).