Tag: college
UAB’s Nore Hodge Receives a Top Honor for Black Male Student
By Shannon Thomason
UAB News
Nore Hodge did not plan to get involved in student activities when he started as a freshman at the University of Alabama...
Autherine Lucy Foster, first Black student at University of Alabama, dies...
Associated Press
Autherine Lucy Foster, the first Black student to enroll at the University of Alabama, died Wednesday. She was 92.
University officials announced her death...
At Miles College, Rev. Al Sharpton speaks on voting rights, CRT...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights leader and founder/president of the National Action Network , spoke Monday at Miles College...
Lawson State Part of $10M Job Training Initiative Offered by state’s...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Alabama Community College System Innovation Center, a $10 million investment aimed at rapidly training workers for the state’s highest-demand...
Sam Shade Introduced as Miles College’s Head Football Coach
By Solomon Crenshaw
For The Birmingham Times
A room full of Miles College boosters, board members, faculty, alumni along with media assembled in the school’s Welcome...
Alabama A&M football lands four-star SEC transfer
By Tolly Carr
hbcugameday.com
Moses Douglass, a four-star recruit out of high school, has committed to Alabama A&M via the transfer portal. Douglass, a defensive back,...
Birmingham Promise Scholarship Applications Now Open For Class of 2022
dcwins.com
Applications for Birmingham Promise scholarships open today for seniors in Birmingham City Schools who will start college next fall.
Birmingham Promise provides up to four...
Miles College Cancels $3.9M in Loans for Students Enrolled in Spring...
The Birmingham Times
Miles College announced Tuesday that it would cancel $3.9 million in federal student loans for all full-time students enrolled in the Spring...
Miles College hosts Albany St. on Sat. for the SIAC championship
By Donald Hunt
When Miles College hosts Albany State on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Fairfield, it will be for all the marbles. The Golden...
After 196 Years, College Grants Tenure to a Black Professor
By Janet McConnaughey
Associated Press
Louisiana’s oldest college is celebrating its first lifetime appointment to a Black faculty member, and discussing why this racial milestone took...