Alabama State University

Alabama State To host Voting Rights Center

The Associated Press — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:22:08 +0000

The board of the Alabama Public Historical Sites and Parks Improvement Corporation has authorized $1.2 million in bond money for a landmark voting rights center in the capitol city.

A new facility at Alabama State University will be home to the last stop on the route memorialized as the Voting Rights Trail, officials said Tuesday.

Finance Director Marquita Davis told Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey and House Speaker Mike Hubbard the center had been funded in 2001, but the project didn't get off the ground.

Alabama State Trustee Kathy Sawyer Resigns Post

The Associated Press — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:09:15 +0000

Officials say Alabama State University trustee Kathy Sawyer has resigned from the institution's board.

The Montgomery Advertiser reports (http://on.mgmadv.com/VlnTTq ) that Sawyer submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Robert Bentley on Jan. 13.

She stated in her resignation letter that she was unable to fulfill her responsibility "in a manner that benefits both the university and me personally."

Emails Reveal Spat Involving Former ASU President

The Associated Press — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:24:01 +0000

The week prior to being placed on administrative leave, former Alabama State University President Joseph Silver got into a public disagreement with two administrators about the university's annual Turkey Day Classic parade.

Emails obtained by the Montgomery Advertiser show that Silver sent an email to the trustees saying he arrived at the Thanksgiving Day parade to discover that cars had been provided for other administrators to ride in the parade, but not him.

Alabama State Board To Consider President's Fate

Ryan Vasquez — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:03:46 +0000

Alabama State University's board of trustees will meet Friday to consider the fate of embattled president Joseph Silver.

The Montgomery Advertiser reported the developments after it obtained an email sent from one trustee to the board chairman.

Silver has been on leave since Nov.

Legislators Seek Money Records from Alabama State

The Associated Press — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:37:02 +0000

Three legislative leaders on education issues have asked Alabama State University for records of all contracts and payments to public officials or their immediate families.

2 With Ties to Suspended Ala. State President Cut

The Associated Press — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:38:45 +0000

(Information in the following story is from: Montgomery Advertiser, http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com)

Two Alabama State University employees with ties to suspended university President Joseph Silver are out of their jobs.

University vice president Danielle Kennedy said the vice president for business and finance, Edward Patrick, and the senior assistant to the president, Joyce Outler, no longer work for Alabama State because the board of trustees did not approve their hiring.

Patrick and Outler previously worked at Clark Atlanta University, where Silver was provos

ASU Trustees Delay Action on Suspended President

The Associated Press — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:26:26 +0000

Alabama State University trustees say they won't decide the fate of the school's suspended president because his mother died.

Joseph Silver's mother died Thursday night. Trustees had planned to discuss Silver at their Friday morning meeting.

Silver contends he was suspended after raising questions about financial matters at the Montgomery school, including concerns about undisclosed contracts. Silver tried to fire two top university officials.

ASU officials have denied any financial wrongdoing at the school.

ASU Attorney: Silver Sent E-mail Firing Officials

The Associated Press — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:14:20 +0000

A lawyer for Alabama State University says suspended President Joseph Silver sent letters by email telling two top administrators they were being fired.

Attorney Kenneth Thomas said the emails were sent Monday to executive vice president John Knight and communications director Danielle Kennedy during a meeting where a committee of the board of trustees placed Silver on paid administrative leave.

Thomas said the emails were sent at 5:37 p.m. and 5:38 p.m. Monday. Silver has said he fired Knight and Kennedy.

Silver Says He Did Not Get Cooperation At ASU

Ryan Vasquez — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:09:27 +0000

Suspended Alabama State University President Joseph Silver said he did not receive cooperation from top university officials concerning the school's finances.

An executive committee of the board placed Silver on paid administrative leave Monday after Silver tried to fire executive vice president John Knight.

Panel Votes to Place New ASU President on Leave

The Associated Press — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:52:25 +0000

The Alabama State University Board of Trustees voted Monday to place the school's new president on paid administrative leave.

The Montgomery Advertiser reports the panel recommended that Joseph Silver be placed on leave immediately. The circumstances that led to their decision were not immediately clear.

The full board will meet Thursday at 1 p.m.

Historically Black Ala. Colleges Get Big Grants

The Associated Press — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:36:13 +0000

The U.S. Department of Education is awarding millions in grants to historically black colleges in Alabama.

The five-year grants will affect curriculum and teaching programs, campus building improvements and the purchase of scientific equipment.

The department said the Alabama grants include nearly $4 million for Alabama State University, $3.2 million to Alabama A&M University, nearly $3 million to Lawson State Community College, and $2.3 million for Tuskegee University.