MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama State commemorated its 150th anniversary with an event celebrating its founders. Nine former slaves established the Lincoln Normal School in Marion, Alabama, in 1867. The school later moved to Montgomery and changed its name to ASU. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that until recently, the history of the university’s founding was not widely known. Students in…
Alabama State University will soon be accepting new students, but much younger than you might think. Wednesday morning the university, announced a new head start program thanks to a partnership with the Montgomery Community Action Agency. The university already has the Zelia Stephens Early Childhood Center on campus for children from Pre-Kindergarten to Kindergarten, but is now recruiting nearly 100…
The Nat King Cole Society will hold a celebration and scholarship fundraiser on March 17….the day he would have turned 100. The house in which Cole was born is being preserved on the ASU campus, and work on exhibits telling his story are being prepared for the interior. The March 17th event will be held at the Renaissance Convention Center…
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…
Montgomery police say despite social media reports of shots being fired near the ASU stadium during last night’s Carver-Jeff Davis game, nobody was hit by gunfire. They say one girl was injured. The MPD Reports: “The Montgomery Police Department responded last night to the Carver-JD football game at ASU’s stadium to provide assistance to the ASU Police Department after…
Alabama State University President Quinton T. Ross, Jr., signed an agreement on Monday (March 5) that refinances more than $137 million of the University’s existing debt from variable rates as high as 5.4 percent to a fixed rate of 2.9 percent. Ross met with officials of the United States Department of Education in Washington, D.C., to finalize the agreement which allows ASU…
NASA representatives made a special visit in the capital city today, and not without stopping by Alabama State University. NASA officials are encouraging Alabama State University Students to shoot for the moon, and consider a career in the space program. NASA’s stop at the ASU campus is apart of Alabama aerospace week; a week long reminder of the important role that…
A big trip is ahead for the Mighty Marching Hornets at Alabama State University. The marching band has been invited to perform in the 2019 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. The Hornets were selected out of hundreds of applicants, and will be one of the few college marching bands to march in the parade in 2019. Bands are…
It’s been just over two weeks since new Alabama State University turned a new leaf in leadership, and ASU Alum Quinton Ross officially took office. Ross is now 15th president in the university’s 150 years, though the school has had a recent string of rocky leadership. He sat down with Alabama News Network for an Exclusive one-on-one interview to share…
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…
