| The Mallet Assembly has been the home of unconventional thinkers and idiosyncratic personalities since its foundation in 1961 by Dr. John Blackburn. Seeking to racially integrate the then-segregated University of Alabama, Blackburn founded the Mallet Assembly as an "independent" living community. Use of the word "independent" was a clever enough ploy to confuse racist administrators sufficiently to allow the thin end of the wedge of integration to be inserted into the system. Forty-six years later, as it boldly and defiantly continues to treat women and minority groups as actual human beings instead of chattel, the Mallet Assembly remains an unusual and forward-thinking embodiment of the social ideals of progressives in the early twentieth century.
Mallet is recommended to all academically-minded, intelligent, independent young people. If you choose to live at Mallet, you will meet a wide variety of original and driven thinkers, and you will have an unusual amount of control over your collegiate life. But, as fans of Stan Lee know, with great power there must also come great responsibility. The freedom and autonomy offered at the Mallet Assembly is not recommended to the irresponsible. But if you are inquisitive, driven, and you think you can cope with adult responsibility, you are encouraged to apply for membership.
The Mallet Assembly is located in Palmer Hall, which is north of the Ferguson Center and across the road from Paty Hall. If you are interested in learning more about the society available to you as a prospective Malleteer, feel free to send an email to mallet@ua.edu or call anytime at (205) 348-5046 or you can even write to us as was done in ye olden times:
Mallet Assembly
PO Box 11092
Tuscaloosa, AL 35486
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