Congress After student protest at U of A, Alabama Senators support new legislation After a pro-Palestine protest at the University of Alabama, Alabama's senators cosponsored a bill restricting student debt forgiveness for protestors. Chance PhillipsMay 7, 2024
Education Commission on Higher Education approves $2.12 billion budget This approval marks a substantial increase of $135.81 million, or 6.84 percent, from the previous fiscal year. StaffDecember 12, 2023
Education Sewell, Aderholt urge state to issue loan to Birmingham-Southern State Treasurer Young Boozer denied the college’s loan application in October, citing the college as a “terrible credit risk.” Jacob HolmesNovember 7, 2023
Education Legislature passes loan system amid moves to save Birmingham-Southern The college would shut down without a bailout. Samuel StettheimerMay 26, 2023
Education ACHE recommends $207 million budget increase The Alabama Commission on Higher Education approved a $2.36 billion budget recommendation Friday. Jacob HolmesDecember 12, 2022
Opinion Opinion | How to reverse declining confidence in higher education It is axiomatic that the first step to solving a problem is to admit one exists. Chancellor Jack HawkinsOctober 20, 2022
Education Rep. Sewell to host first virtual grants workshop for scholarships, higher education Sewell will bring together officials from local colleges and universities—and the U.S. Department of Education. StaffSeptember 20, 2022
Education Troy University to freeze tuition, continue Clear Cost pricing plan Troy University will freeze tuition for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year. StaffApril 1, 2022
Education Birmingham Promise scholarship applications now open for class of 2022 The scholarships can be used at any public two-year or four-year college or university in Alabama. StaffJanuary 4, 2022
Education PARCA study shows Alabama’s college-going rate’s continued downward trend Four-year college attendance held steady while two-year attendance dropped 4 percent. Jacob HolmesNovember 10, 2021