By Erica Wright
The Birmingham TimesÂ
Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin joined Birmingham Promise, Inc. last week to announce resources to help seniors and their families in Birmingham City Schools (BCS) complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms ahead of a March 1 deadline.
Birmingham City Schools students graduating in May must apply for Birmingham Promise and complete a FAFSA form by March 1 to be part of the tuition assistance program.
 The Birmingham Promise makes college affordable and accessible for students in Birmingham City Schools. Through the program students are eligible to have college costs covered at any public two-year or four-year school in the state. Due to disruptions in the school year from the coronavirus pandemic, FAFSA applications are currently down nationwide.
A resolution was unanimously approved by the the University of Alabama System on Friday, to rename the former George C. Wallace Building to the Physical Education Building.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has removed the name of four-term governor and presidential candidate George C. Wallace from a campus building over his.