.RandallWoodfin: 'With a relatively small investment, saving BSC would signal that Alabama values education, that one size does not fit all, and that there is room on this state’s educational landscape for colleges large and small, public and private.'
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin talks to reporters on Jan. 10, 2023.As the mayor of Birmingham, I am deeply troubled by the potential loss of Birmingham-Southern College – a private liberal arts college formed in 1918 -- and I am fully supportive of the college’s strategy to conquer its financial challenges once and for all.
While BSC is small compared to Alabama’s state-supported institutions, it has an outsized impact on our city and state in many other ways. Equally important is the fact that BSC borders College Hills and Bush Hills, and partners with leadership in those historic neighborhoods to develop opportunities for residents and students to connect thoughtfully and intentionally. Should BSC close, what will happen on those nearly 200 acres? There is no buyer waiting in the wings; no other college sitting ready to move onto the campus and provide the stability that BSC has brought to the western edge of the city for more than a century.
With a relatively small investment, saving BSC would signal that Alabama values education, that one size does not fit all, and that there is room on this state’s educational landscape for colleges large and small, public and private.
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