State Rep. Juandalynn Givan represents the neighborhood where the college sits in Birmingham.
The lawmaker who created a loan program to save Birmingham-Southern College says she’s “disgusted” at recent efforts to deny funding to the school.for the small liberal arts college. The school said Wednesday that its application for $27 million of that funding has been denied by state treasurer Young Boozer --
Then, after Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill, Boozer went to Attorney General Steve Marshall to seek an advisory opinion on the constitutionality of the loan program. In August, Marshall denied his request and Boozer finally launched the application on the treasury’s website. In the meantime, officials plan to continue normal operations, including recruitment for the class of 2024.
“These institutions are businesses that went bust and there was no plan of action,” she said. “We saw further decay and dilapidation in the community, further blight.”“I’m very disheartened with the corporate community in Birmingham,” Givan said. “I’m very disheartened with the city of Birmingham. I’m very disheartened with the county commission. Because this is Birmingham-Southern.
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