higher education

Commission on Higher Education approves $2.12 billion budget

This approval marks a substantial increase of $135.81 million, or 6.84 percent, from the previous fiscal year.

December 12, 2023

Sewell, Aderholt urge state to issue loan to Birmingham-Southern

State Treasurer Young Boozer denied the college’s loan application in October, citing the college as a “terrible credit risk.”

Jacob Holmes

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November 7, 2023

Legislature passes loan system amid moves to save Birmingham-Southern

The college would shut down without a bailout. 

Samuel Stettheimer

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May 26, 2023

ACHE recommends $207 million budget increase

The Alabama Commission on Higher Education approved a $2.36 billion budget recommendation Friday.

Jacob Holmes

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December 12, 2022

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How to reverse declining confidence in higher education

It is axiomatic that the first step to solving a problem is to admit one exists.

Chancellor Jack Hawkins

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October 20, 2022

Rep. Sewell to host first virtual grants workshop for scholarships, higher education

Sewell will bring together officials from local colleges and universities—and the U.S. Department of Education.

September 20, 2022

Troy University to freeze tuition, continue Clear Cost pricing plan

Troy University will freeze tuition for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year.

April 1, 2022

Birmingham Promise scholarship applications now open for class of 2022

The scholarships can be used at any public two-year or four-year college or university in Alabama.

January 4, 2022

PARCA study shows Alabama’s college-going rate’s continued downward trend

Four-year college attendance held steady while two-year attendance dropped 4 percent.

Jacob Holmes

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November 10, 2021