Tag: MILES COLLEGE

Shortly after graduating from Miles College, Hannah Smith went on a cruise to the Bahamas on May 11, 2025. She went to celebrate her graduation but returned home as a double amputee.

Retired Jefferson County Judge Carole Smitherman has been named the new dean of Miles Law School. At the same time, her daughter, Birmingham City Councilor Crystal Smitherman, leads as one of the state's top fundraisers for a city council seat.

Miles College in Fairfield is asking for prayers for a recent graduate who is currently in critical condition in the Bahamas.

A deal between Miles College and Birmingham-Southern College fell through on Monday.

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.