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Last minute substitution — The SC House passed legislation prohibiting the state or a locality from enacting a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for any employee, independent contractor, nonemployee vendor, or student. The bill originally included private businesses in the prohibition, but minutes before the vote, the bill was amended to require private employers who impose …
The ceiling is lifted — Thanks to some legislative horse trading, the debt ceiling has been raised by $2.5 trillion, removing the risk of the U.S. defaulting on its debt. While such a bill typically would require 60 votes to override the presumed Republican filibuster, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell agreed to a one-time …
Winning multiple national championships? Check! Breaking records? Check! It’s a championship-winning, record-breaking year on SCICU campuses! Click on the names of your favorite colleges and universities to read the latest sports news. Allen University Anderson University Benedict College Bob Jones University Charleston Southern University Claflin University
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy Facebook pages – Allen University and WACH) – On December 13, Allen University President Dr. Ernest McNealey and other South Carolina higher education leaders joined Senator John Scott (D-Richland) in a news conference announcing the formation of the South Carolina Institutes of Innovation and Information (SCIII), a collaboration of South Carolina’s seven …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Dr. Jameica Byers Hill, chair of Wofford College’s department of chemistry and a faculty athletics representative, began a two-year term as chair of the national NCAA postgraduate scholarship committee on Sept. 1. She was an FCS representative on the seven-member committee the past two years and was a unanimous choice …
DEMNARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has approved a Voorhees College master’s program. The Master of Education in Teaching and Learning degree, approved at the SACSCOC annual meeting in December, will launch in January 2022. Classes for the program are scheduled to begin in March. …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) recently appointed Spartanburg Methodist College President Scott Cochran to serve on its Council of Presidents. “I’m honored to be asked to join the Council of Presidents. I look forward to contributing to the mission of the organization and the future …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — On December 10, 2021, Southern Wesleyan University graduated its first Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) cohort which includes 8 students. SWU established its online Ed.D. in 2018 after receiving approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The first Ed.D. cohort began their studies in May …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — The National Institute of General Medical Sciences – part of the National Institutes of Health – has awarded a $100,000 grant to Presbyterian College and the Medical University of South Carolina for collaborative biomedical research. Dr. Austin Shull, a 2011 graduate of PC, and MUSC colleague Dr. Antonis Kourtidis provide …