South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu and greenvilleonline.com) — As the COVID vaccine begins rolling out across the United States, Cathy Stevens, director of the White-Riley-Peterson Afterschool Policy Fellowship at The Riley Institute, implores Americans to consider getting the vaccine for the sake of people with compromised immune systems, like her daughter, Halle, 10. “As many have …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — Individuals incarcerated in S.C. Department of Corrections (SCDC) facilities will soon be able to receive bachelor’s degrees at no cost through a historic partnership with Claflin University. In April 2020, Claflin University was selected as a U.S. Department of Education Second Chance Pell Experimental Site, which continues an initiative that …
COLUMBIA, S.C. – SCICU campus legislative coordinators from across the state gathered for their first-ever virtual kickoff for the annual student letter-writing campaign on Dec. 9. “Our previous years’ in-person kickoff meetings were high-energy gatherings of legislative contacts from SCICU member campuses,” said Jeff Perez, SCICU president and CEO. “COVID-19 may have changed the venue …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu and nps.gov) — Allen University, Benedict College, Claflin University, and Voorhees College have been selected for the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. Launched in March 2020, this national network connects sites across the country that provide education, interpretation, and research related to the Reconstruction Era – the period following the American …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Wofford College recently celebrated the service of four trustees who rotated off of the college’s board while welcoming new members elected by the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Thomas L. Bower III, R. Howard Coker, Dr. English C. Flack, and B. Shawan Gillians are the college’s new …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Funding for the Voorhees College TRIO Student Support Services Program (TRIO-SSSP) grant has been renewed through the U.S. Department of Education for $1.4 million over the next five years. TRIO refers to the three types of programs: Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Student Support Services, which existed within the reauthorization …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Spartanburg Methodist College announces the appointment of Kris Neely as interim provost effective January 2021. Neely will take over for Dr. Mark Gibbs, who has served as provost since January 2019. Dr. Gibbs will follow his passion and return to the classroom as a professor of religion and philosophy. “Mark …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Forty-two Division II member schools are recipients of the Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence, presented to member schools earning an Academic Success Rate of 90% or higher. The Academic Success Rate is the percentage of student-athletes who graduate within six years of initial collegiate enrollment and includes virtually all Division …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Dr. K. Nolon Carter, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, died on Saturday, Dec. 5. He was 95. Dr. Carter joined the PC faculty in 1951 and retired in 1987, after 36 years of teaching at PC. One of the first two professors to receive a named chair, Dr. …
