SELMA, Ala. (AP) - The new president of historically Black Selma University said he wants to get the small school back on solid ground after years of struggles.
President Eddie Hill, Jr told WAKA-TV that addressing the school’s ongoing financial troubles and increasing enrollment are top priorities, and getting the school’s ability to receive federal student aid reinstated will go a long way.
“We have to get students here and we have to get our finances in order,” he said.
The church-affiliated school has struggled with finances and enrollment for years, and its accreditation was placed on probation earlier this year.
Another historically Black school located in Selma, Concordia College, closed in 2018, and officials are trying to avoid a repeat at Selma University.
“I want to … look out this window and see 200 or 300 hundred students running around here enjoying this school and have some pride in it,” he said.
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