South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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The Charleston Symphony Orchestra will perform a holiday celebration at Charleston Southern University on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Family Holiday Pops will be held in the Lightsey Chapel Auditorium at 4 p.m., with doors opening at 3:30 p.m. Principal Pops Conductor, Yuriy Bekker, will lead this family-friendly holiday tradition, featuring White Christmas, Let It Go, …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) – Holiday concerts and art exhibitions highlight December events at Wofford College in December. Other events include a theatre showcase of student-devised original plays. All events listed are open to the public and are free of charge unless otherwise noted. Please check the online calendar at the calandar.wofford.edu for frequent updates. …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy scnow.com) — With the installation of The Cobra Cupboard, Coker College has taken its commitment to helping its students a step further. The Cobra Cupboard provides students in need assistance whether fulltime or a day student. According to Elizabeth Hubbard, content marketing specialist at Coker, nearly “20 percent of students at four-year …
Furman University has been recognized as one of the top 10 overall performers in the 2017 Sustainable Campus Index, claiming the eighth spot in the national rankings among baccalaureate institutions. The 2017 Sustainable Campus Index, a publication of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), highlights top-performing colleges and universities in …
To be so similar, there are a lot of differences between the House and Senate’s versions of Tax Reform, especially when it comes to higher education. Shortly before the Thanksgiving recess, the House passed H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. In the Senate, a similar Tax Reform Bill was adopted by the Senate …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy thestate.com) — On the job for just 93 days as of Friday, Roslyn Artis is not sitting still. The new president of Benedict College has been moving fast to make changes at the historically black college in downtown Columbia, and wants to see a bigger change in the next school year. Artis …
ANDERSON, SC (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) – Beginning this January, Anderson University students are gaining the opportunity to learn the principles of coding and iOS app design through a new minor, helping them build the fundamental skills they need to pursue careers in the growing app economy. Developed by AU’s College of Arts and Sciences and Center …
This week the US House and Senate released separate versions of their tax reform proposals. The House bill has passed through the Ways and Means Committee and is on its way to the House floor. The Senate bill is in the Finance Committee. Before sending a tax reform bill to the President, the two chambers …
GAFFNEY, SC (courtesy limestone.edu) — Limestone College President Dr. Walt Griffin received The Order of the Palmetto from the South Carolina Governor’s Office during a reception and dinner in his honor on Thursday, Oct. 26. The Order of the Palmetto is considered the highest civilian honor in the State of South Carolina. It was first …
