South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – I am going to tell you the story of an indomitable young woman. She refused to be contained by the many obstacles she encountered in her efforts to found a school, succumbing only to the limitations her own body imposed.* Throughout her life her determination and …
We have some good news from the General Assembly — the House version of the state budget was approved by the Ways and Means Committee and is very supportive of independent higher education: Fully funds the Tuition Grant Commission request for $1.1 million in recurring funds. Adds $600,000 from the CHE Needs-Based Aid program. Fully …
The Executive Budget – After considerable progress in Congress toward increasing federal financial aid, President Trump has submitted his FY2021 budget request, and it includes similar deep cuts as he proposed last year. As you review the following summary, keep in mind that these proposals are most likely “dead on arrival” in Congress: Hold Pell …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu, postandcourier.com, and wistv.com) — SCICU’s two single-gender member institutions, Columbia College and Converse College, will make history fall semester 2021 with the addition of co-ed residential undergraduate program options. Columbia College President Carol Moore and Converse College president Krista Newkirk both cite research indicating declining admissions interest in women-only institutions. “Fewer …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse is embracing its 55-year history as a graduate degree-granting institution with a name change from college to university effective July 1, 2021. Phyllis Perrin Harris, ’82 alumna and Chair of the Converse Board of Trustees, stated that the Board’s duty is to make decisions based on the best interests …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Within the U.S. Marine Corps, the saying goes “leave no man behind.” Recent Southern Wesleyan University human services graduate Robert Colbert appreciates caring faculty and staff members who – in a similar sense – were there for him as he worked to complete his educational journey. “I had a stroke …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Wofford College is exhibiting “From Botticelli to Tintoretto: Italian Renaissance Art from the Tobey Collection and Bob Jones University Collection” through Sunday, May 17, on the upper level of the Richardson Family Art Museum in the Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts. A gallery talk by Dr. Nelda Damiano, …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Dr. Xiqiang Zheng, associate professor in mathematics and computer science, was recently awarded a Henry C. McBay faculty research fellowship (the year 2019 solicitation) from the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to support his research on computer simulation for CT image segmentation using morphological operations on hexagonal lattices. The fellowship …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Spartanburg Methodist College’s faculty voted in January to make psychology the fifth concentration available for students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree at the school. Psychology joins business, English, history and religion as subjects that students can study to earn a four-year degree from SMC. Students concentrate on two of …