Saint Augustine's University's federal tax debt continues to grow.
The IRS filed another lien against the financially struggling school for $1.1 million.
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It brings the total number of tax liens filed this year against the Raleigh-based HBCU to nearly $10 million.
School leaders say they're exploring several options to raise cash to catch up on unpaid salaries and pay other unpaid bills, which are the subject of lawsuits.
On Monday, lawyers representing the Saint Augustine’s University Board of Trustees filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Save SAU Coalition and former board members Henry Debnam and John Larkins.
The lawsuit aims to remove the board of trustees. It also accuses the board of not following bidding procedures for construction projects, violating bylaws and breaching their implied duties.
The university is in the process of fighting for its accreditation.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission voted in December 2023 to remove Saint Augustine's from its membership as an accredited university.
Saint Augustine’s appealed the decision, but found out in February it lost the appeal. The university requested to enter arbitration. While in arbitration, the school maintains accreditation, but is scheduled to find out what happens later in July.
Boulware has also rejected a proposal to combine Saint Augustine’s with Shaw University, another HBCU in Raleigh.