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ASU renames building for civil rights icon

The historically Black university removed former Gov. Bibb Graves' name last year due to his ties to the KKK.
September 20, 2021

Alabama’s government has failed in this crisis

Alabama has failed at crisis management.  If you doubt this, take a drive by Alabama State University or simply look at the photos taken by al.com of the parking lot outside of the university’s Acadome. Look at the massive line of people, many of them elderly, baking in the Alabama summer sun in the middle … Continued
June 26, 2020

ASU names new president of the Entomological Society of America’s Southeastern Branch

ASU’s Dr. Michelle Samuel-Foo is the new president of Southeastern Entomological Society of America. She is a recent newcomer to the ASU faculty, having joined the Hornet Nation in Jan. 2018 as an assistant professor, and is involved in both research and teaching on campus.  Samuel-Foo has been very involved in various entomological-related organizations. She has served two … Continued
March 12, 2020

ASU sure is boring these days

Try this: Do a Google news search for “Alabama State University,” and check out the results.  Boring, right?  What a difference a couple of years of good leadership can make.  I’ve covered ASU for most of my career as a reporter and columnist. My first job in newspapers, when I was still in college, was … Continued
January 13, 2020

ASU’s Christine Thomas, Tanjula Petty keynote speakers at Harvard conference

Alabama State University’s Christine Thomas and Tanjula Petty were selected as keynote speakers at the National Diversity Congress’s “Women in Leadership Higher Education Conference” at Harvard University in November.  Thomas, associate vice president for Institutional Effectiveness, and Petty, interim assistant provost of Academic Affairs, are known around the ASU campus as the “Dynamic Duo” for … Continued
September 10, 2019