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TIGERVILLE, SC (courtesy of ngu.edu) — The Board of Trustees of North Greenville University has elected Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr., to serve as its next president. “The Presidential Search Committee undertook a nationwide search with the assistance of the team of Price Harding, III, a partner and founder of CarterBaldwin Executive Search of Atlanta, …
ORANGEBURG, SC (courtesy of claflin.edu) — Claflin University has been selected to participate in Project Pipeline Repair: Restoring Minority Male Participation and Persistence in Educator Preparation Programs, an initiative of the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO). The project is made possible by a generous three-year grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to engage …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy ciu.edu)– An experienced and respected Christian higher education administrator has been named the seventh president of Columbia International University. The announcement was made following a vote by the CIU Board of Trustees on February 2 to confirm Dr. Mark A. Smith as president beginning July 1, 2017. Dr. Smith comes to CIU …
“I believe that if The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, were here today, he’d be very disappointed in the lack of real change in America as it relates to racial and economic justice,” said Claflin President Henry Tisdale in his keynote message Monday (Jan. 16) at the city of Columbia’s 2017 Martin Luther King Day …
DUE WEST, SC (courtesy news.erskine.edu) — Dr. Robert E. Gustafson, Jr. began his service as interim president of Erskine College and Theological Seminary Oct. 31, 2016. He lives in Greenville with his wife Marjorie Graham Gustafson and is the father of two adult children. He and his wife attend Greenville ARP Church. Educated at the …
ANDERSON, SC — A recent visit from a delegation of The University of Wurzburg-Schweinfurt in Germany, including the president and chancellor Dr. Robert Grebner, resulted in the signing of a partnership between that university and Anderson University. AU has agreements with universities around the world, but this is the first from Germany. The delegation from …
COLUMBIA, SC — SCICU and the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) have entered into an academic collaboration which pairs recipients of SCICU’s Excellence in Teaching Award with SCISA Master Teachers. For 2016-17, the following three parings benefited from professional development meetings and classroom observations: Master Teacher Katherine M. Cannon, Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach …
COLUMBIA, SC — The 122nd SC General Assembly session convened at noon on January 10. This year’s session will be shorter than those in previous years because legislation passed in 2016 moved the adjournment date from the first Thursday in June to the second Tuesday in May. The 2017 session will prove to be historic …
COLUMBIA, SC (Courtesy of columbiasc.edu and The State) – Columbia College President Elizabeth A. “Beth” Dinndorf has announced her retirement effective June 30, 2017. Dinndorf has served as president since 2012. “Columbia College has been an important institution throughout its 162-year history and has a bright future,” said Dinndorf. “I have thoroughly enjoyed serving as …
