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…
Demontrae Jefferson scored a career-high 28 points, Marvin Jones added 20 more to go with 10 rebounds and Texas Southern rolled to an 87-72 win over Alabama State in Tuesday night’s Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals. Top-seeded Texas Southern, which has claimed a league title in five straight seasons, will play No. 5 seed Grambling State on Friday. Tied at…
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’…
The Alabama State University Office of Career Services is again hosting its very successful Citywide Fall Career Fair this Thursday (Sept. 29), from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the concourse of the ASU Dunn-Oliver Acadome. Over 100 employer representatives will be on site to provide opportunities for full-time, co-op, internship and part-time employment. The annual job fair is free and open to the…
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Alabama attorney Donald Watkins and companies he controls with defrauding professional athletes and other investors out of millions of dollars, much of which he spent on his girlfriend and to cover personal expenses like alimony, past due taxes and credit card bills. The Commission’s complaint, filed in federal district court in Atlanta, alleges…
Alabama State University president Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd is making headlines. Boyd is listed as one of America’s most interesting college presidents. The recognition comes from the site BestSchools. org. The college and university presidents on the list are all colorful personalities who not only lead their institutions effectively but do so with a panache that excites their campus community. Many…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Alabama State University Director of Athletics Melvin Hines is slated to be one of the guest instructors at the Fourth Annual Emerging Athletic Director Academy. The Academy will be hosted on the campus of Clayton State University in Morrow, Ga., for the second consecutive year. The dates of the Academy are July 10-12. Emerging Administrators Academy…
The Alabama State University Mighty Marching Hornets band will be seen worldwide in a new movie scheduled for release in November. The University’s band gathered for a scene they’ve enacted countless times on the field of play. The Hornets were decked out in their trademark black and ‘old’ gold uniforms. The drum line kept rhythm. The color guard twirled flags….
Eleven undergraduate students from around the world are working on original research this summer at Alabama State University. The exciting and stimulating 10-week summer research training program runs through July 30. The program aims to introduce the students to a variety of careers and fields of study in the STEM disciplines. “We anticipate that this exciting research experience will lead…
