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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — Dr. Dwaun Warmack was just miles from the town of Ferguson, Missouri in 2014 when the police shooting death of teenager Mike Brown ignited unrest and sparked national debate about the relationship between the Black community and law enforcement. At the time, Warmack was nearly a month into his new …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Coker University President Natalie J. Harder was a featured speaker at the March 17 State of Education Breakfast, an annual event hosted by the Hartsville Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Harder joined South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman, Florence-Darlington Technical College President Jermaine Ford, Darlington County School District Superintendent Tim …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Columbia College President Tom Bogart has announced the appointment of Dr. Kristine Barnett as the college’s next provost. effective July 1, 2022. Dr. Barnett served in multiple roles at Bay Path University in Massachusetts for the past 12 years, including assistant dean of the graduate school, associate dean of the …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — A Ukrainian-born Columbia International University student is pointing people to the Bible as he describes how faith is bolstering believers in Ukraine in the midst of war. Andrew Moroz is enrolled in CIU’s online Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies (ICS) program and is the pastor of Gospel Community Church in Lynchburg, …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Power:Ed has awarded $25,000 to Converse University’s Trailblazer Expansion Program. The Trailblazer Program is a first-year success program for Converse First-Generation students. The program serves incoming and current Converse students who identify as one whose parent or guardian has not received a four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree. This provides a smooth …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Dr. Charles S. Bryan, Heyward Gibbes Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine Emeritus at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, is scheduled to deliver this year’s Stukes Lecture on Thursday, March 31, at 3 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Based on Bryan’s 2014 book, “Asylum Doctor: James Woods Babcock and the …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — Furman opened Women’s History Month on March 1 with a panel discussion featuring six women faculty members at Hartness Pavilion. Representing a diverse range of academic disciplines, years at Furman and life experiences, the faculty members provided their perspectives on the theme for this year’s Women’s History Month – “Women …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — Limestone University will host a pair of Women in Technology & Sciences (WITS) Conferences on Thursday, March 24, and Friday, March 25, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Limestone’s WITS Conference was cancelled in 2020 and 2021. The keynote speaker at each day’s …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu) — Morris College will continue its free Fast Track program for incoming freshmen during Summer 2022. Began in Summer 2020, the Fast Track summer program allows 42 incoming freshmen the opportunity to earn up to 9 credit hours. The free program, limited to incoming freshmen (excluding transfers), will run June 7-July …