South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy Allen University Facebook page) — Allen University’s Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Team defeated Claflin University and others and is advancing to the national championship tournament in Torrance, California March 28-April 1. Dr. Fayaz Kabani and the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge team, comprised of Trevaris Brown, senior biology major, Ezekiel Hokett, junior mathematics …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Voorhees College founder Elizabeth Evelyn Wright was recently inducted posthumously into the South Carolina Hall of Fame Class of 2020 with Dr. Leo Twiggs, first African-American to receive a doctorate in art education from the University of Georgia, and Darius Rucker, multi-platinum, Grammy-award-winning country singer and frontman for the band …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Anderson University and Greenville Technical College have formed a partnership designed to further enhance the transfer opportunity of students from GTC to Anderson. The partnership is intended to serve students by providing program support and services through a seamless transfer pathway that prepares and acclimates students desiring to matriculate at …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – I am going to tell you the story of an indomitable young woman. She refused to be contained by the many obstacles she encountered in her efforts to found a school, succumbing only to the limitations her own body imposed.* Throughout her life her determination and …
We have some good news from the General Assembly — the House version of the state budget was approved by the Ways and Means Committee and is very supportive of independent higher education: Fully funds the Tuition Grant Commission request for $1.1 million in recurring funds. Adds $600,000 from the CHE Needs-Based Aid program. Fully …
The Executive Budget – After considerable progress in Congress toward increasing federal financial aid, President Trump has submitted his FY2021 budget request, and it includes similar deep cuts as he proposed last year. As you review the following summary, keep in mind that these proposals are most likely “dead on arrival” in Congress: Hold Pell …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu, postandcourier.com, and wistv.com) — SCICU’s two single-gender member institutions, Columbia College and Converse College, will make history fall semester 2021 with the addition of co-ed residential undergraduate program options. Columbia College President Carol Moore and Converse College president Krista Newkirk both cite research indicating declining admissions interest in women-only institutions. “Fewer …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse is embracing its 55-year history as a graduate degree-granting institution with a name change from college to university effective July 1, 2021. Phyllis Perrin Harris, ’82 alumna and Chair of the Converse Board of Trustees, stated that the Board’s duty is to make decisions based on the best interests …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Within the U.S. Marine Corps, the saying goes “leave no man behind.” Recent Southern Wesleyan University human services graduate Robert Colbert appreciates caring faculty and staff members who – in a similar sense – were there for him as he worked to complete his educational journey. “I had a stroke …