Alabama State University Supporters Rally over Budget - Phillip Rawls, Associated Press

Alabama State University students and supporters rallied in the rain outside the Statehouse on Thursday to make sure a big budget cut is restored to their university. “Let’s let them know we have no fear and we will fight for our institution,” university President Gwendolyn Boyd told the crowd. The education budget passed by the state Senate for the upcoming school year would cut ASU by more than $10 million, or one-fourth of the amount it got this year. Other universities would get about the same amount they are receiving this year or slightly more. Boyd told supporters Thursday to go inside the Statehouse and raise their voices for fairness. http://diverseeducation.com/article/61075/