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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — Message from Claflin President Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack — Claflin University administrators and members of our Emergency Preparedness Team continue to monitor developments related to COVID-19. Reports that the virus is spreading rapidly both in the U.S. and abroad compels us to examine and make adjustments if necessary to the …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Presbyterian College education majors Ivy Johnson and Katie Thompson recently presented research on diversity, equity and inclusion in education at the South Carolina Educators for the Practical Use of Research Conference in Columbia. “The conference was a great opportunity to share my work and learn from many great researchers about …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — Dr. Kathleen Love, chair of the criminal justice and sociology departments, recently won the William Brian Moody Leader Award from Charleston Leaders in recognition of her achievement in community work. Prior to joining the CSU family in 2017, Love was a member of the North Charleston Police Department for 22 …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Southern Wesleyan University has announced the selection of Dr. April White Pugh as provost. University President Dr. Todd Voss commented that there was “overwhelming” support for making the provost position permanent for Pugh from all sectors of the campus. Pugh has been serving as interim provost since June 2019 and …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy Benedict College Facebook page) — The Founders Day Rally and Luncheon celebrating Benedict College’s 150th anniversary has been moved to August 29, 2020. Dr. Jeffrey Haggray, executive director of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, will be the event’s guest speaker. The rally and luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. at Benedict’s David …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Opportunities for a four-year bachelor’s degree at Spartanburg Methodist College continue to expand, with SMC faculty voting in February to add a sixth concentration – criminal justice – to the program. “SMC is committed to expanding the programs we offer to fit students’ needs,” said Mark Gibbs, Provost and Executive …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Patrick M. Stanton, assistant professor of finance at Wofford College, will spend this summer applying and expanding his current research on microfinance into the Dominican Republic, where he will see first-hand how a nonprofit microfinance institution operates, selects and screens potential borrowers and how those institutions seek to alleviate poverty …
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 …