South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
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 …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — On behalf of Coker University and its board of trustees, Angie Stanland, chairman of the board, announced on May 7 the election of Dr. Natalie Harder as the institution’s 17th president. Dr. Harder, chancellor of South Louisiana Community College (SLCC), will begin her term as president of Coker University on …
Please click below to read news about your favorite independent college or university in South Carolina: Allen University — Allen University receives HBCUgrow LEAD Marketing Gold Award Anderson University — AU Creates COVID-19 Relief Fund to support students Benedict College — Benedict College awarded a $500,000 National Park Service grant for preservation of the historic …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Superior collegiate teaching transcends the traditional boundaries of the classroom, as shown by the response of SCICU’s 2020 “Excellence In Teaching” award recipients in moving to remote/online instruction related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 marks the 15th year that SCICU has recognized leading professors from the 20 member colleges and universities, but …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) – Converse College has announced that the Converse Board of Trustees unanimously approved the admission of men into the undergraduate residential cohort beginning in fall 2020, one year earlier than anticipated. The College announced in February 2020 that the co-educational undergraduate residential component would be implemented beginning fall 2021. The Board …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – Imagine a major hurricane that covers the entire state and lasts for weeks, if not months. That is the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on South Carolina. The bold and courageous manner in which SCICU member institutions are responding to the unprecedented threat of COVID-19 …
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, SCICU colleges and universities are changing campus operations to protect students, faculty, staff, and their surrounding communities. Please click on the colleges and universities below to access updated information regarding campus operations: Allen University Anderson University Benedict College Charleston Southern University Claflin University Coker University Columbia College Columbia International …
The big news — $2.2 trillion big -– is the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.” President Trump signed the emergency spending bill into law March 27th. Thanks to a national advocacy effort of institutions and associations, independent higher education was included in the stimulus package, which provides $14 billion for higher education, to …
As with everything else, state government has been impacted by COVID-19. The General Assembly passed and the governor signed into law emergency funding legislation allocating an additional $45 million to DHEC for responding to COVID-19. Following the vote House Speaker Jay Lucas announced that the House would not be in session for two weeks, and …
