Miles College said in a statement Tuesday that there has been a “pause” in their efforts to acquire the campus of the former Birmingham-Southern College. But the liberal arts school, an HBCU, indicated that it was still open to purchasing the property a day after the trustees of of BSC announced that the purchase agreement

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The trustees of Birmingham-Southern College said in statement Monday that a purchase agreement with Miles College to purchase the campus of the shuttered liberal arts school expired at 3 p.m. on Monday.

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but a statement from BSC says the deal ended at 3 p.m. The schools signed a joint letter of intent for Miles College to acquire BSC on June 19, and a purchase agreement was executed Sept. 25. A closing date was scheduled for Oct. 25.

Officials with Birmingham-Southern College say the purchase agreement of their campus by Miles College has expired.