Students and graduates emotional as Birmingham Southern College prepares to shut down

Students and graduates emotional as Birmingham Southern College prepares to shut down

One graduate calls this an extremely unfortunate situation, as these students already have a lot on their plates.

Birmingham-Southern announces abrupt closure

Denied a lifeline from a tailor-made state loan program, the small, private Christian institution will close in May after years of financial issues. After a year-and-a-half of uncertainty, Birmingham-Southern College will close in May.

Nearly 170-year-old private college in Alabama says it will close at the end of May

Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts college in Alabama, will close at the end of May after running into financial difficulties and being unable to secure a financial lifeline from the state, officials announced Tuesday.

Colleges compete for Birmingham-Southern transfer students

The race is on for schools to acquire students from Birmingham-Southern College after the small liberal arts school announced Tuesday it will close May 31.Among the institutions that made overtures to BSC students were the University of Alabama System, which on Wednesday announced it was offering an “expedited transfer process” to BSC students.

Birmingham-Southern College to close doors on May 31 after financial struggles

In a decisive and somber move, Birmingham-Southern College (BSC), a storied institution in the heart of Alabama, announced it will cease operations on May 31, closing a chapter on its rich history that spans more than a century, as first reported by the Alabama Reflector. This decision came after a nearly 18-month effort to secure financial stability through legislative support ultimately fell short. The college’s Board of Trustees made the diff…

Struggling private Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama says it will close at end of May

Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts college in Alabama, will close at the end of May after running into financial difficulties and being unable to secure a financial lifeline from the state, officials announced Tuesday. The College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to close the longtime institution, officials said in a news release. The announcement came after legislation aimed at securing a taxpayer-backed loan for the 168-yea…