New Heersink gift to UAB will benefit students in the Wiregrass
A $2.3 million gift from University of Alabama at Birmingham benefactors Dr. Marnix E. Heersink and Mary Heersink will establish three endowed scholarships
Tuskegee University receives $20 million gift
Tuskegee University has received its second $20 million gift in less than four years.
Gadsden State breaks ground on baseball-softball complex
Gadsden State Community College's new $10 million baseball-softball complex should be completed in 2025.
PNC Foundation gives Birmingham Promise $10 million grant
PNC Foundation has given Birmingham Promise a $10 million grant.
Alabama researchers discover ways to extend battery life
University of Alabama researchers look at ways to continue using EV batteries long after they stop powering vehicles.
Spotlight on Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Monroe: Higher Education
Two colleges offer academic and workforce programs across this area.
Birmingham-Southern College closing on May 31
Birmingham-Southern College will cease operations on May 31 following an 18-month effort to obtain bridge funding to put the 168-year-old college on sound financial ground
Shelton State receives $2.8 million grant for health care academy
Shelton State will work with area high schools and Bibb Medical Center on the health care academy program.
Doster begins school construction in Moody
Construction on the new $47 million Moody High School should be complete in 2026.
BL Harbert International wins contract for new South medical school building
The new building replaces a 50-year-old facility on the University of South Alabama campus.