Category: Education
Penny Foundation Brings Inaugural Debate, College Prep Events to Birmingham
Samford University and Howard University debaters will face off Friday during the inaugural Southern Scholars Debate Classic to argue the question of whether a majority-two-party system is the best way to govern the United States. A second academics-focused community event – a career-prep showcase for area high schoolers, their families and school staff – will follow on Sunday. Read more.
Miles, BSC Ink Agreement for the Hilltop Property
Miles College and Birmingham-Southern College have signed an agreement for the sale of BSC’s 192-acre campus on the city’s west side. Read more.
UAB Prez: Purchase of Ascension St. Vincent’s to Ensure Health-Care Access
The UAB Health System is set to take over Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System properties in Central Alabama in a $450 million deal officials said would ensure continuing quality health care for people in Birmingham and surrounding communities. Read more.
Miles College Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Birmingham-Southern College
Miles College has signed a letter of intent to begin negotiations to purchase Birmingham-Southern College, the private liberal arts school that closed May 31, The Birmingham Times has learned. Read more.
Birmingham Council Approves $1M for Mental Health Services in Schools
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved $1 million to create a mental health program for students at Birmingham City Schools. The money is part of a yearlong agreement with the Birmingham Board of Education, under which the board will increase the number of school-based licensed counselors and provide students with school-based consulting services. Read more.
BSC Baseball Players Savor Final Bus Ride as Panthers
Time flies but the Birmingham-Southern baseball team opted to take the bus.
A day after falling in its third game in the double elimination Division III College World Series, the Panthers hit the road rather than taking to the sky. They weren’t delaying the inevitable – returning to a college that closed Friday.
Instead, they were savoring every moment they had with one another.
“I don’t think I would have wanted it any other way,” said Jan Weisberg, BSC baseball coach the past 17 years. Read more.
As BSC Closes, Alumni and Supporters Stock Up on Memorabilia
Friday is the last day for Birmingham-Southern College, and it’s the last chance for alumni and friends of the school to collect a treasured memento. The Stockham Shop, in the Stockham Women’s Building on the BSC campus, will reopen from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday to sell BSC memorabilia, including a lot of yearbooks. The nearly 170-year-old campus is closing after years of financial problems. Read more.
Good Night, BSC: Alumni and Friends Reunite to Bid Farewell to Their Alma Mater
Hundreds of alumni, family and friends of Birmingham-Southern College filed into Bill Battle Coliseum Thursday night.
Across the academic quad, more who couldn’t get a seat in the stands where Panther basketball teams played gathered in the auditorium of Munger Hall.
All returned to the college that they have known so long to bid an official farewell in a closing ceremony. Read more.
One For The Road: Alums Can Support Their School One More Time With Purchase, Renewal of Specialty BSC Car Tag
Alumni and supporters of Birmingham-Southern College have until April 30 to display their school pride through a BSC car tag. Read more
PNC Bank Provides $10 Million Grant for City Students Through Birmingham Promise Program
Birmingham Promise received a $10 million grant from PNC Foundation to promote postsecondary success for city of Birmingham school graduates, the largest grant of its kind since the Promise program was created in 2019. Read more.
