Published on May 5, 2021 by Sean Flynt 聽
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The Local
The spring 2021 issue of Samford’s award-winning, student-produced magazine The Local has launched! Print issues are available on campus and around Homewood, Vestavia Hills and Birmingham. .
The Local earned First Place in Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC) competition in March, and many of the magazine's staff earned SEJC awards for their individual contributions. Professor Clay Carey was separately honored for his advising of the publication.
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.