South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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DUE WEST, SC (courtesy erskine.edu)– The Board of Trustees of Erskine College and Theological Seminary has announced the appointment of Interim President Dr. Robert E. Gustafson, Jr. as 17th president of the institution. “The Presidential Search Committee is convinced, after observing Dr. Gustafson’s seven months as interim president, that his gifts and abilities perfectly fit …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy carolinapanorama.com) — Honors continue to pile up for Dr. David H. Swinton. Benedict College and Benedict-Allen Community Development Corporation recognized retiring Benedict College President David H. Swinton, for his 23 years of committed service to the community. Dr. Swinton was recognized at a ceremony held on Read Street on Monday, May 15, …
COLUMBIA, SC (guest column courtesy thestate.com) — Luns C. Richardson presided over his last commencement as president of Sumter’s Morris College in May, ending 43 years of service. His tenure as one of the longest-serving presidents in country and his many accomplishments place him among the most prolific educators in our nation’s history. His legacy …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) – On April 21, 2017, Converse College celebrated the investiture of its tenth president, Krista L. Newkirk, JD, on campus in Twichell Auditorium. The 90-minute inauguration ceremony featured a processional including the four living past presidents of Converse College and delegates from 54 colleges and universities across the country; an address …
DENMARK, SC (courtesy episcopalnewsservice.com, carolinapanorama.com, and nasa.gov) — Calling on his students and colleagues to “think differently,” Dr. W. Franklin Evans was inaugurated on April 7 as the ninth president of Voorhees College, exactly 120 years to the day when educator Elizabeth Evelyn Wright opened the school for children of former slaves that grew into …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy ciu.edu) — Applause thundered in Shortess Chapel on April 18, as students, faculty, friends and family gathered to honor and thank outgoing CIU President Dr. Bill Jones for his leadership, vision and service to CIU over the last 10 years. Jones is moving to the chancellor position at CIU on July 1 …
ANDERSON, SC – Anderson’s plans for the first School of Physical Therapy in the upper half of South Carolina will get a boost in June with the addition of the founding chair of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, Dr. Martha (Marty) Hinman from Abilene, Texas. Dr. Hinman has been a physical therapist for over …
Congress passed the FY 2017 (through September 30, 2017) omnibus appropriations bill on May 4, 2017. The budget agreement, which staved off a potential government shutdown, clearly made student aid funding a priority. Highlights include: Reinstatement of Year-Round Pell Grants. Maintaining the maximum Pell Grant at $5,920. Level funding for the SEOG and Federal Work …
SPARTANBURG, SC (courtesy wofford.edu) — As part of Wofford College’s ongoing efforts to expand educational access for underrepresented students, the college has joined the American Talent Initiative (ATI), an effort to substantially increase the number of talented low- and moderate-income students at the nation’s top-performing undergraduate institutions with the highest graduation rates. Wofford joins 67 …
