South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy woffordterriers.com) — The Wofford College football team has again received the Academic Progress Rate (APR) Award presented by the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA). Wofford is recognized for having the highest APR among Southern Conference football programs with a score 984 for the 2018-19 year. This is the eighth …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy abccolumbia.com) — Allen University will receive $43,897 in historic preservation funds from the National Park Service. The support from the African American Civil Rights History Grant funded by the National Park Service, Department of Interior, will assist Allen in sponsoring programming to promote knowledge about the vital role that African-American newspapers played …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse College announces the appointment of Dr. Chandra Owenby Hopkins as the first Dean of the Converse College for Women, effective July 1, 2021. Converse announced in February 2020 that it would be expanding its undergraduate residential program from single-gender to co-educational, and changing its name from college to university …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy Greenville News and Anderson Independent Mail) — How many modern American enterprises have adapted and lasted almost four centuries? Perhaps only one: higher education. Since its founding in 1636, time and again, American higher education has proven its resiliency and extraordinary value. We’ve faced myriad challenges through the years. In recent years, …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Five years after taking the reins at Presbyterian College, Robert (Bob) Emmett Staton ’68 has announced his plans to retire on December 31, 2020. Staton became PC’s 18th president in July 2015. “It has been one of the greatest privileges of my life to serve my alma mater as a …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – Will we ever shake hands again? Hugging a loved one is now a decision. COVID-19 is forcing all of us to face tough choices. But making difficult decisions is something our campus leaders do every day. They are responsible for the well-being of students, faculty, and …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Benedict College President Roslyn Artis and SCICU trustee Lou Kennedy, president and CEO of Nephron Pharmaceuticals and past chair of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, have been tapped by Gov. Henry McMaster for accelerateSC, a task force charged with leading the revitalization of South Carolina’s economy out of the quagmire caused …
Just when the Federal Update is put to bed, there’s something new to report. CARES Act — Every day seems to bring a new wrinkle in the CARES Act, which directs the U.S. Education Secretary to distribute $12 billion by formula to higher education institutions in the U.S. It also includes an additional $1 billion …
The General Assembly is in COVID-19 limbo. The state’s fiscal year ends June 30, and without action by the General Assembly, theoretically there would be a state government shutdown July 1. The House and Senate tried in April to pass a continuing resolution which would have permitted funding in the new (2020-21) fiscal year to …
