South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy Allen University EIN dashboard) — Allen University is pleased to announce that Dr. W. Franklin Evans has accepted the position of director of the Boeing Institute on Civility and vice president of innovation. In these roles, Dr. Evans will oversee all components of The Boeing Institute on Civility, to include the Waverly …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — There are few Pathologists’ Assistant programs across the nation and only one in South Carolina. On August 11, the Pathologists’ Assistant program of the Anderson University College of Health Professions held a white coat ceremony for the first cohort of students who enrolled in the graduate program this past fall. …
Over the summer the Supreme Court of the United States handed down one of the most impactful higher education rulings in decades. SCOTUS held that Harvard and the University of North Carolina violated the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by considering race in their …
SCICU salutes the businesses that participate in the SCICU Business Partner program. For August 2023, we are spotlighting Dominion Energy, Jenzabar, and Vulcan Materials Company . Please see the links below to learn more about these partners. The SCICU Business Partner directory lists all partners currently participating in the program. Eddie Shannon, SCICU executive vice …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — A group of presidents of diverse higher education institutions from across the country, including Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, president and CEO of Benedict College, have joined together to champion free expression on their campuses at a crucial moment for American democracy. “We are committed to developing critical thinkers who will …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy bju.edu) — Bob Jones University has announced the schedule for the University’s 2023-2024 Concert, Opera & Drama Series. The series will once again bring world-renowned artists to Greenville. The 2023-2024 BJU Concert, Opera & Drama Series includes: Georgia Boy Choir – Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. (Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium) Established in 2009 …
Fall is in the air and SCICU campuses from the S.C. mountains to the sea are full of smiling students! Scroll to see photos from SCICU’s 21 member campuses. Learn more about each campus through their respective campus newsrooms, Facebook pages, Instagram accounts, and Twitter feeds. Allen University — First day of fall semester classes: …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — The Charleston Southern University Board of Trustees unanimously approved and announced the appointment of B. Keith Faulkner, JD, LLM, MBA, as CSU’s fourth president. Faulkner, a 1998 Charleston Southern alumnus, will begin in early October 2023. The selection and announcement followed an extensive nationwide search led by CarterBaldwin—the same executive …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC, 6th District) presented a check to Claflin University President Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack for $17,417,000 from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for construction of an Innovation Center for Computer Science and Biotechnology. Claflin is the first Historically …
