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Following i-Team Investigation: AG Investigation into ASU Closed

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…

i-Team: Where is the ASU Audit?

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…

ASU Board Fires President Gwendolyn Boyd

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’…

ASU Closed for the Day

Planned Power Outage

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

Fmr Hornet Jamel Waters signs pro hoops contract

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…

ASU Announces Warning Status Lifted by SACSCOC

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…

Hornets’ Black & Gold Game Day Plans

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) — Saturday is “Black & Gold” Game Day at Alabama State University, which is chocked-full of fun events that surround the University’s athletic program. Fans and interested members of the general public are encouraged to come and participate on the ASU campus as the Hornet Football Team, under the leadership of head coach Brian Jenkins, holds a…

Steve Harvey to Speak at ASU’s Spring Commencement

Alabama State University is excited to announce that Steve Harvey, nationally acclaimed star of television, radio and film, will give the keynote address at its upcoming 293rd Spring Commencement Exercises, which will be held at the ASU Dunn-Oliver Acadome on Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m. “We are very excited to have a speaker of Mr. Harvey’s prominence to give…

Students Excited About Harvey Partnership

Steve Harvey announced Saturday a partnership with Alabama State University. Harvey says he chose to work with ASU because he wants to give back to a state that has given him so much. “I owe alabama a lot,” Harvey says. “Alabama, for me, is a little simple reason. Comedy club up in Birmingham was the first comedy club to ever headline…