Judson College releases statement saying college not closed, remains operating organization

Daphne Robinson, the president of Judson College, sent a letter addressed to the school’s alumni Friday morning, saying the college is not closed and remains an operating organization in spite of not holding classes considering that July 2021.

The letter came in response to an short article posted Thursday evening about the passing of a bill Thursday evening which would establish the Distressed Institutions of Greater Education Revolving Loan Plan Fund which would deliver help to struggling public and private colleges in the state. The short article, posted to AL.com, stated Judson College was closed in 2022 and did not ask the state for assistance, in contrast to Birmingham Southern College.

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“The system, authorized by means of 2027, is intended to assistance Birmingham-Southern, but could theoretically assist other struggling colleges in Alabama,” the AL.com short article stated. “It is not clear irrespective of whether any have asked the legislature for assist. Officials say Judson College, which closed in 2022, did not ask for state assistance.”

Robinson mentioned the college sent a response to the media outlet claiming that final sentence was incorrect.

“Please note this statement is incorrect,” Robinson stated in her response, which was then forward to the school’s alumni. “Judson College has not closed. It ceased holding classes productive July 2021, but it remains an operating organization. Also, Judson College did attain out to representatives from the state in search of monetary help.”

According to the letter, the college had written correspondence and some verbal conversations with quite a few state officials such as individuals from the Governor’s workplace, the Alabama Property of Representatives, the Alabama Senate, ADECA, and State Finance.

Robinson mentioned Judson College is continuing to seek monetary help from the state and hopes to hold meetings with state lawmakers and representatives from the Governor’s workplace.

Judson College nonetheless has an active site but no news has been posted considering that August 2021 when the board of trustees voted to close the 183-year-old institution.

Robinson clarified the college is not at present in any bankruptcy proceedings.

“SB278 is so new that Judson is attempting to navigate by means of it to figure out if there is a advantage to the College,” Robinson mentioned in an additional statement Friday afternoon. “The objective in emailing our alumnae right now was to assure them that Judson did seek state help and request AL.com to right its story.”