A Troy professor will continue his research in Africa for three more months despite a grant that was supposed to expire at the end of June. Thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, Dr. Richard Nokes has spent most of 2026 in Uganda with hopes of turning the country’s spoken history into a written one. “The printing press didn’t come to Uganda until the late 19th century, and widespread literacy is even more recent,” Nokes said. “Most of these stories have been passed down through

The Troy University cheerleading team held its second stunt clinic of the semester on Sept. 13, and plans to have a final clinic in early October. High school cheerleaders from across the area filled the Elm Street gym that weekend as they had the opportunity to work with collegiate athletes and coaches to learn new skills. “A lot of these girls are either learning basing or flying for the first time, or trying new skills,” said Nicolas Laracuente, head coach of the Troy c

Four of 2026's IMPACT Leaders get soon-to-be students excited. University Relations photo Any student interested in becoming an IMPACT leader must be a full-time student taking 12 or more credit hours, have a 2.5 or higher cumulative GPA and be set to graduate after December 2027. They must also attend one of three interest meetings on either September 28, September 30, or October 1. “Before I applied to be an IMPACT leader, I could have never guessed how much that summer w