Finally, after months of uncertainty and seemingly few promising prospects, Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) has entered into a purchase agreement for the sale of “The Hilltop” campus in West Birmingham to Miles College.
Miles College and Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) have signed a purchase agreement for BSC’s 192-acre campus.
Unless Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) has suitors bidding in the shadows, Miles College is the only one left standing in the race to acquire BSC’s West Birmingham campus.
Miles College in Birmingham has reportedly signed a letter of intent to purchase Birmingham-Southern College, which closed on May 31 after legislation to give the financially distressed college a $30 million loan failed to garner enough support in the Alabama House.
Miles College president Bobbie Knight, an outspoken critic of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling against affirmative action admissions programs in public universities, will now sit on the board of directors for the oldest and largest utility in the state.
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) said she was “excited” on Tuesday for Alabama to redraw its congressional district map following a U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) case earlier this month that requires Alabama lawmakers to create a majority (or close to majority) black congressional district.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting death of Rishard Densmore, 21, of Birmingham.