Alabama State University was once a place Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. walked the halls and talked with students and teachers. On Tuesday, the campus paid tribute to the civil rights icon with its annual MLK Convocation It was a packed house inside the Ralph D. Abernathy College of Education auditorium. There, ASU students and visitors were inspired by a…
Millions watched them lead the Rose Parade on New Year’s day, now the Marching Hornets have returned to Montgomery. The Hornets returned from the palm trees and sunny skies of Pasadena on Wednesday night. Dr. James Oliver says it was experience he will never forget. Many of the band members expressed the same thoughts. The Marching Hornets had an issue…
It was a battle of music, dance, and technique, as university and high school bands came to Alabama State University’s football stadium for the 2018 Battle of the Bands. Bands included Alabama’s Tuskegee University and Tennessee’s Bethune-Cookman University. High school bands from Tuskegee and Montgomery also participated. Hundreds of community members showed to enjoy the entertainment. ASU Band Director James…
Alabama State University is celebrating an official change of leadership. Thursday morning Dr. Quinton Ross was inaugurated as the university’s 15th president. Dr. Ross took his oath in front of close family and friends, students and even some long time colleagues. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Birmingham’s Mayor Randal Woodfin, and Montgomery County Chairman Elton Dean gave their…
Terrell Hilliard, an Alabama State University master of science candidate in biology, and a National Institute of Health scholar, took home a first-place prize for his research at the 2018 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in Washington, D.C. “It was an honor and pleasure for me to attend the ERN conference and present my work. Winning first-place meant the world to me…
There’s a new development in the lawsuit filed by 36 Nigerian Students against Alabama State University. Now, the Nigerian Government is getting involved. The lawsuit was filed against Alabama State University two years ago. In the lawsuit, the students allege that ASU misused or mishandled at least 800 thousand dollars meant for the students. Monday, the Nigerian Government officially filed…
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…
