ϳԹ Announces Record Enrollment for Fall 2025
Blending another record-breaking freshman class with extraordinary student retention success, ϳԹopened the 2025 fall semester with its largest-ever enrollment of 6,324 students.
ϳԹElects 2 New Trustees, Appoints Lifetime Member
Jay Love and Curt Stokes were elected to ϳԹ’s Board of Trustees, while Robert Holmes Jr. was appointed to a lifetime term.
Awards Recognize Lasting Contributions of Thielman, Belski, Poleshek
Faculty and staff excellence were honored with the annual Woolley, Buchanan and Nunnelly awards.
President Taylor touts 'courage' at Samford's 184th opening convocation
ϳԹ's fifth-year president encouraged students and faculty to face the year with courage, trust in God’s support and filter external voices that peddle fear.
University Grows Global Footprint with Costa Rica Study Center: Finca de Samford
Expanding Samford’s global footprint while creating an immersive work-and-serve opportunity, the university purchased a new international academic center in Costa Rica.
ϳԹ Reveals Alumni Award Honorees for 2025
A two-time Emmy winner, the founder of a nursing nonprofit, a leader in counseling ministry and a key philanthropist are ϳԹ's distinguished honorees for 2025.
New Greek Residence Halls Enrich On-Campus Experience as ϳԹHorizons Accommodates Sustained Growth
Adding 140 beds on the west side of campus, these are the latest achievement in the $300 million opening phase of ϳԹHorizons.
Pete Hanna (1936-2025): ϳԹphilanthropist ‘embodied the best our university has to offer’
Pete Hanna, the former ϳԹstudent-athlete and steel company CEO whose name adorns the university's football stadium and basketball arena, has died at age 88.
82-Year-Old Leans on God, Curtis Mayfield to Complete Master's Degree
The three-time great-grandmother and self-labeled go-getter received her Master of Studies in Law from Samford.
Former Birmingham-Southern Students Completing Degrees at Samford
Some 63 students displaced by the closure of Birmingham-Southern College last year are graduating this spring from ϳԹ, which made special accommodations for granting course credits and financial assistance to crosstown transfers.
Samford's Outstanding Student Leaders Honored with Service Awards
ϳԹ honored seven students as recipients of the 2025 leadership and service awards.
ϳԹStreamlines Path for Community College Transfers Through Expanded Partnerships
Current agreements include Jefferson State, Gadsden State, Wallace State and Lawson State community colleges.
ϳԹAdds Wallace State to Transfer Partnership
ϳԹ adds Wallace State as the third local community college opening pathways for transfer students.
ϳԹHonors 2024 Fall Graduates: 'It is Your Turn to Now Lead Us'
President Beck A. Taylor expresses gratitude to nearly 300 new alumni: “Please know that ϳԹ is a better university because you were here.”
ϳԹAmong National Leaders In Athletics Graduation Success Rate
With a 98 percent score in the NCAA's latest Graduation Success Rate report, ϳԹled all schools in the state of Alabama and the Southern Conference.
ϳԹPresident joins “Saturdays at Seven” podcast with Christian Scholar’s Review
Taylor touched upon his two decades of higher education leadership and the need to engage with lawmakers during an appearance on the “Saturdays at Seven” podcast.
ϳԹUnveils $85 Million Recreation, Wellness & Athletics Complex That 'Stands Among the Best' Facilities in the Nation
The massive four-story complex marks a milestone in Samford's ambitious plan to enrich campus life and elevate its national profile as a top residential university.
ϳԹ Celebrates 16th Consecutive Year of Enrollment Growth
Fueled by another record-breaking class of first-year students and a historic student retention rate, ϳԹ announced its largest-ever total enrollment with 6,101 students for fall semester 2024.