South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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Furman University has been recognized as one of the top 10 overall performers in the 2017 Sustainable Campus Index, claiming the eighth spot in the national rankings among baccalaureate institutions. The 2017 Sustainable Campus Index, a publication of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), highlights top-performing colleges and universities in …
To be so similar, there are a lot of differences between the House and Senate’s versions of Tax Reform, especially when it comes to higher education. Shortly before the Thanksgiving recess, the House passed H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. In the Senate, a similar Tax Reform Bill was adopted by the Senate …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy thestate.com) — On the job for just 93 days as of Friday, Roslyn Artis is not sitting still. The new president of Benedict College has been moving fast to make changes at the historically black college in downtown Columbia, and wants to see a bigger change in the next school year. Artis …
ANDERSON, SC (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) – Beginning this January, Anderson University students are gaining the opportunity to learn the principles of coding and iOS app design through a new minor, helping them build the fundamental skills they need to pursue careers in the growing app economy. Developed by AU’s College of Arts and Sciences and Center …
This week the US House and Senate released separate versions of their tax reform proposals. The House bill has passed through the Ways and Means Committee and is on its way to the House floor. The Senate bill is in the Finance Committee. Before sending a tax reform bill to the President, the two chambers …
GAFFNEY, SC (courtesy limestone.edu) — Limestone College President Dr. Walt Griffin received The Order of the Palmetto from the South Carolina Governor’s Office during a reception and dinner in his honor on Thursday, Oct. 26. The Order of the Palmetto is considered the highest civilian honor in the State of South Carolina. It was first …
CENTRAL, SC (courtesy swu.edu) — Southern Wesleyan University’s Board of Trustees has elected SWU alumna Sue Rickman as their new chair. Rickman succeeds Dr. Charles Joiner, who retired from the board after 45 years of service; 13 of those years spent as the chair. Joiner was voted Trustee Emeritus. Rickman is a retired educator who …
SPARTANBURG, SC (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse faculty member Dr. Neval Erturk and alumna Candy Moore ’93 have been selected as National Role Models by Minority Access, Inc., an organization dedicated to improving diversity in education, employment and research. Erturk and Moore were honored Oct. 1 during the organization’s 18th annual Role Models Conference in Washington, …
SPARTANBURG, SC (courtesy wofford.edu) – Wofford College has received a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to revitalize its general education curriculum, providing more creative and collaborative approaches to the student experience. “This generous support from The Mellon Foundation will allow Wofford’s faculty to pilot the new concepts they have been developing, then …
