South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
Starting Fresh — In President Biden we have a new Chief Executive from a different political party. He brings a new perspective on higher education that will be realized by his own leadership team at the U.S. Department of Education. We also have a new majority in the U.S. Senate. Now it’s up to us …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Kalmia Gardens of Coker University recently celebrated the completion of its new observation platform, which was made possible thanks to generous grants from The Byerly Foundation, Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, The Charles and Elizabeth Coker Foundation, The Charles and Joan Coker Foundation, The Kooken Family Foundation, and The Sonoco …
Voorhees College has named Dr. Ronnie Hopkins, the college’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, as its interim president following the departure of Dr. W. Franklin Evans, who served as the college’s ninth president. Evans became the first Black president of West Liberty State University (West Liberty, W. Va.) on January 1. “I look …
Claflin University, Voorhees College, and over 30 other colleges, universities, and higher education foundations received historic, unprecedented gifts from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott on December 15. Claflin’s $20 million gift and Voorhees’ $4 million award were part of Scott’s $4.2 billion total distributed to 384 organizations. “The pandemic has been a wrecking ball in the lives …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy allenuniversity.edu) — Allen University director of athletics Dr. Jerome Fitch has announced Toccara Tatum as the new head women’s basketball coach. Tatum, a native of North, South Carolina, is bringing her talents home to South Carolina to lead the Lady Yellow Jackets Women’s Basketball program. She comes to Allen University Athletics after …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Message from Dr. Evans Whitaker, president of Anderson University: On rare occasion, I feel it is appropriate to comment to our campus family on current events, for three reasons. This is such an occasion as we are seeing lots of things on social media and in the “news” about what …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Benedict College is proud to announce its partnership with Propel Center, a new global campus headquartered in Atlanta that will support innovative learning and development for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide. Benedict College will collaborate with Propel Center and the entire HBCU community to bring leadership and career …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — Senior vs freshman, age 17 vs 18. Do these sound familiar? This time is both exciting and scary for our young adults and us as parents. They want the freedom to be away from us, but they also are looking for our support. Now is when things become different in …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — NBCUniversal News Group has launched NBCU Academy, a new, innovative, multiplatform journalism training and development program for four-year university and community college students through education, on-campus training and online programming. The initiative includes a curated onsite curriculum for hands-on learning experience with world-class NBCU News Group journalists, funding for accredited …
