Alabama HBCUs Ready to Welcome Birmingham-Southern College Students

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Students from Birmingham-Southern College (BSC), which is closing May 31, looking for a school to attend in the fall should consider an area HBCU, say officials at those institutions. “Any [BSC] student interested in transferring to Miles College will receive our free application fee, expedited review, transfer credit evaluation, and a new student transfer fee waiver,” said Miles College President Bobbie Knight. “Our transfer admissions team will work diligently with each student to offer the best competitive financial aid package including the Bridge scholarship based on available funding and eligibility.” Miles, an Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Fairfield AL, is not far from BSC, which is on the west side of Birmingham. Kenneth Mullinax, Director of Media Relations at Alabama State University in Montgomery said, “We are awfully sorry to hear another liberal arts school having to close its doors especially one of the great caliber and reputation such as Birmingham-Southern. However, Alabama State is more than welcoming to students who are looking to further their education. … Our campus is very new and modern. Whatever it takes them to get them to come, we are very interested. We are...