Students at Alabama State University are petitioning to change the name of a prominent building on their campus. Over 1200 people have signed an online petition to rename Bibb Graves Hall. The building is currently a women’s residence hall. Students think it should be renamed because of Bibb Graves ties to the KKK.They aren’t sure what they would like to…
Alabama State University has reached a major milestone in its history. Its celebrating its Sesquicentennial birthday after turning 150 years old Monday. School officials say it makes Alabama State the oldest ‘state sponsored’ historically black liberal arts university in the nation. A big 150th birthday bash was held in the Club Lounge at the ASU football stadium. The special day was…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Alabama State University kicks off its 150th anniversary celebration with an event at it’s historical birthplace in the city of Marion in Perry County. Interim president Dr. Leon Wilson told members of the Marion Alumni Chapter that the university will work to have a greater presence in the city. Alabama State grew out of the…
Alabama State University leaders held a press conference Wednesday after the Attorney General’s office announced the investigation into the school was closed Tuesday. Interim President Leon Wilson says he feels vindicated by the decision. “I think the public needs to know that we were not only wronged but we were hurt,” he explained. Wilson says the investigation hurt the university…
Following the recent airing of our i-Team investigation; Where is the ASU audit?, the Alabama Attorney General’s office has announced the investigation into alleged wrongdoing at alabama state university has been closed. Former Governor Robert Bentley called for the investigation following the 2013 release of a preliminary audit report… Which outlined alleged wrongdoing by three of the university’s former board…
Like many controversial issues involving Alabama politics, fiction can’t beat the facts fueling the issue itself. The alleged affair between former governor Robert Bentley and his aid Rebekah Mason is a prime example. The scandal and eventually resulted in the Bentley’s resignation. Long before the alleged affair, there was another cloud hanging over the Bentley Administration: the financial audit of…
Trustees at Alabama State University have voted terminate President Gwendolyn Boyd in an 8 to 6 vote. The vote came following a hearing Friday evening that lasted several hours. During the hearing, Boyd was given the opportunity to lay out her case as why she should remain at the university. Boyd was suspended last month following a ‘lack of confidence’…
Alabama State University officials say the campus is closed for the day because of planned electrical work on the campus power grid by Alabama Power Company. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News Tags: alabama state university, campus closed
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Former Alabama State University point guard Jamel Waters has signed with Phoenix Galati from Romania. Waters, a 2016 ASU graduate and First Team All SWAC Honoree signed his deal becoming the latest Hornet to take his basketball skills to the next level. Waters finished fourth in the SWAC in scoring last season averaging 15.9 points per…
Alabama State University received good news today from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The University has been removed from warning status by the accrediting body. President Gwendolyn E. Boyd made the announcement today on ASU’s WVAS-FM radio and later met with reporters to brief them on the decision. “We never lost our accreditation,” said…
