South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Greenville Business Magazine has announced Anderson University is ranked the No. 5 South Carolina Top Work Place and won the Large Employer award for Best Work Life Balance. In selecting Anderson University for these honors, Greenville Business Magazine cited positive feedback that employees submitted in a survey. This is the …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy allenuniversity.edu) — The Benedict-Allen Community Development Corporation (Benedict-Allen CDC) continues to impact Columbia residents as it strives to tackle affordable housing for those who need it most. The non-profit organization marked its 25th anniversary with a virtual celebration with an abundance of community support on April 22. U.S. Secretary of Housing and …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU on April 14 joined the federal lawsuit, Bishop of Charleston, a Corporation Sole, dba Diocese of Charleston v. Adams, to strike down post-Civil War “Blaine Amendment” language from the South Carolina Constitution. The suit was filed by attorneys at the Liberty Justice Center, a nonprofit, public-interest litigation center that fights to …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU 2021 Legislative Champion Rep. Gary Simrill and more than 90 SCICU students celebrated the successful 2021 student letter-writing campaign during the April 13 Virtual Statehouse Day gathering. “Gary Simrill has successfully tackled the major issues facing South Carolina by working with both sides of the aisle,” said SCICU President and CEO …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Members of the S.C. General Assembly once again had their mailboxes filled by thousands of thank-you letters from SCICU students during the 2021 legislative session. S.C. Senators and Representatives received nearly 7,200 student letters thanking them for their continued support of the S.C. Higher Education Tuition Grants program. These need-based grants are …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU is pleased to recognize the 20 winners of the 2021 Excellence In Teaching awards and their achievements in the classroom and campus communities. “The 20 SCICU member institutions share a deep commitment to student achievement,” said SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez. “The SCICU Excellence In Teaching Award recipients embody that …
Good news from the BEA — Last week the S.C. Board of Economic Advisors reported the General Assembly would have considerably more resources at its disposal for the next fiscal year (2021-2022) than previously projected. In January, the BEA anticipated additional revenues of $440.2 million, but at its April 8 meeting the BEA upped that …
Title IX — The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights announced on Tuesday that, responding to the president’s executive order, it would review the Title IX regulations put in place last August. It is doing so as part of implementing President Biden’s March 8 Executive Order on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination …
Melita Heyward, chair of the Allen University Business department, is the university’s 2021 SCICU Excellence in Teaching award recipient. She joined the Allen faculty in 2014 and was appointed business department chair in 2019. Heyward earned an MBA and a Bachelor of Science degree in computer information systems, both from Francis Marion University. Heyward brings …
