South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy wistv.com and allenuniversity.edu) — It’s a piece of Columbia history, left forgotten for the last fifty years. The Good Samaritan Waverly Hospital served Columbia’s African American community during the Jim Crow Era, a time when the color of your skin dictated what doctors you could visit. In late January, Allen University breathed …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — Limestone College has been named the 2020 “Business of the Year” by the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce and will be recognized during the Chamber’s annual awards dinner on Tuesday, March 10th at the Broad River Electric Cooperative Auditorium in Gaffney. The Cherokee Chamber will also recognize recipients for the …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — Hundreds of people gathered around the steps of James B. Duke Library late January as the Furman University Gospel Ensemble filled the crisp winter air with harmonies to begin Joseph Vaughn Day, honoring the first African American undergraduate student who strode the same steps 55 years earlier. Vaughn ’68 died …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — For the first year of his presidency, Dondi Costin asked questions, listened, observed, prayed, studied, and listened some more. His next step was gathering stakeholders to establish the university’s strategic plan for 2020-2025. He said, “The plan is the work of more than 70 planners representing every pocket of the …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Benedict College invites the public to join in the festivities at its 31st Harambee Festival. The event will kick off at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 28th in the HRC Arena with a talent search, live stage performances, and plenty of family fun. On Saturday, February 29th, the Harambee Festival …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — The cybersecurity field is a new one, emerging alongside the growth of the Internet and ‘digitalization of everything.’ While technology gives us wonderful advantages, it has come at a cost. The same technology that benefits society is used to attack us. From ransomware to network infiltration and data theft, cybercrime …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Coker University has launched its Coker Within Reach initiative guaranteeing at least 50% off tuition for high school seniors from Darlington County or neighboring counties. Residents from Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee, and Marlboro counties with at least a 3.0 GPA applying as a first-time, full-time freshman residential or …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — The inauguration of Claflin University President Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack on March 15-20, 2020 will begin a new chapter in the institution’s illustrious history which spans more than 150 years. The investiture ceremony will be held on Friday, March 20, at 10 a.m. in the Jonas T. Kennedy Health and …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — “Your route isn’t always straight,” Professor of Biology Dr. Al Mina told students during a Jan. 16 presentation for students, part of an ongoing emphasis on vocation and calling at Erskine College. Mina moderated the panel discussion for the evening event in Memorial Hall Auditorium, with the participation of …