On January 22, 2026, Bishop State Community College, the historically Black two-year college in Mobile, Alabama, transitioned to virtual learning at 10 a.m. CST after receiving a threatening email. The disruption affected approximately 4,500 students and 200 faculty and staff. The Mobile Police Department, FBI, and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency investigated the threat, which was part of a coordinated wave that also targeted Villanova, Alcorn State, and Wiley University that same Thursday morning.
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Campus Alert Archive. "Bishop State Community College: Threatening email moves classes online during a multi-campus threat wave." Incident of January 22, 2026. Added May 2026; last updated September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/bishop-state-community-college-hbcu-email-threat-2026-01-22/
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