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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
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January 13, 2020
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Donald Watkins was indicted on Thursday; he’ll never be convicted

Let me tell you a story. A true story. In the spring of 2014, as Alabama State University found itself mired in controversy stemming from an ongoing forensic audit and investigation, Birmingham attorney and former ASU trustee Donald Watkins stood at a university board meeting and told trustees of a fantastic opportunity to form a … Continued
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November 30, 2018

Quinton Ross in ASU’s final four for President

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State University’s search for a new President gets personal on Thursday. The school has selected four finalists to fill the role and those candidates will be on campus to meet with various groups – and, presumably, students – on Thursday. A university spokesperson said Wednesday that all meetings … Continued
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August 24, 2017
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The worst thing Robert Bentley did

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A few weeks ago, the Alabama House Judiciary Committee dropped a report detailing a bunch of awful things former Gov. Robert Bentley did. There were tales of affairs, of intimidation, of misusing power, of misusing State resources, of acting above the law and of flaunting his overreach of power. … Continued
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May 3, 2017
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The Steve Harvey-ASU contract seems fair

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter For the life of me, I can’t comprehend the trouble with the Steve Harvey contract at Alabama State University. In case you don’t follow the daily happenings at Alabama’s oldest historically black college, last Friday, ASU’s board of trustees spent a significant portion of a meeting blasting Steve Harvey, … Continued
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March 7, 2017

ASU Board votes to fire Boyd

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Gwendolyn Boyd tenure at Alabama State University is officially over. ASU’s Board of Trustees voted 8-6 on Friday, following a nearly six-hour meeting, to terminate her contract. Boyd was in her third year at the school and finishing up the first year of a three-year contract extension granted … Continued
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December 16, 2016

Sources: ASU board to fire Boyd on Friday

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State University Board of Trustees has the votes to fire embattled university president Gwendolyn Boyd on Friday and will do so unless Boyd negotiates her resignation prior to the meeting, two sources close to the trustees told The Alabama Political Reporter. The sources also said that attorney … Continued
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December 14, 2016

Sources: ASU trustees plan to terminate Boyd

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State University Board of Trustees are expected to terminate university president Gwendolyn Boyd at meeting Monday afternoon, several sources close to the board have told APR. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a majority of the board’s 14 trustees have become dissatisfied with the … Continued
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November 14, 2016

ASU Trustees Suspend President, Will Attempt To Fire Her

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State University board of trustees has suspended school president Gwendolyn Boyd, taking the first step in the termination process. The trustees voted 8-6 to place Boyd on immediate administrative leave and will hold a public hearing to fire her on Nov. 14. Boyd, in her third year … Continued
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November 4, 2016

Bentley Appoints Pam Ware to ASU BOT

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter It has been a shocking two weeks for the students, faculty, and alumni at Alabama State University (ASU).  First came emergency meetings to address the finances at the Montgomery historically Black university.  Then came the University’s SACS accreditation being put on a six month probation, because of alleged inappropriate … Continued
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July 30, 2014