Alabama A&M puts forward $52M bid to buy Birmingham-Southern College

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Birmingham-Southern College campus (Bham Now)

Alabama A&M University has put forward an offer to purchase Birmingham-Southern College for approximately $52 million, confirmed by multiple media outlets, including WHNT-19 in Huntsville. 

According to several reports, the former college would be used as a standalone campus under the A&M umbrella if a deal is accepted. The HBCU land grant university would also seek to retain BSC’s credentialed faculty and staff.

Several colleges interested in buying BSC

Alabama A&M is not the only institution of higher learning interested in buying the liberal arts school property. 

When the news broke in late April about A&M’s intention to purchase BSC, Senator Rodger Smitherman, who represents Birmingham-Southern College (BSC)  told Bham Now several schools and a consortium are also working to purchase the school. 

“Miles College, Alabama State and a consortium of HBCUs are also vying to purchase the school as well.”

Senator Rodger Smitherman

The 192-acre college, which has 45 buildings is slated to close on May 31st.

This story is developing.

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Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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