South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu and medium.com) — Dear MacKenzie Scott, Your extraordinary commitment to help high-impact organizations that have been historically underfunded and overlooked is inspiring. The need for such investments cannot be overstated, and the impact cannot be understated. I recognize that you have been doing your own research to identify such organizations, and …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) – After 167 years of providing outstanding educational opportunities for women on campus, Columbia College has fully integrated men into their residential experience. August 19 was a monumental day, as men moved into their new home in Hudson Hall at Columbia College. After months of preparation, more than a year of …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Dr. David Croteau, dean of Columbia Biblical Seminary at CIU, is one of 42 contributors to the new NIV Grace and Truth Study Bible. Croteau provided the study notes for the book of Galatians. The general editor is Dr. Al Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Mohler calls …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Chloe Young ’22, Child and Family Studies major and Arts Management minor, began interning at Paint Love, a nonprofit in Atlanta, Georgia, in November 2020. The Paint Love organization works to provide extraordinary arts programming to youths facing poverty and trauma. The unique combination of the Child and Family Studies …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Dr. John A.E. Harris was officially installed as McDonald-Boswell Assistant Professor of History at Erskine’s 2021 Formal Opening Convocation August 31 in Lesesne Auditorium. In an address entitled “The Year Ahead—Some Advice from an American President,” Harris introduced his topic with humor, speaking about what professors do in their …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — Daniela Mesa ’17 is working toward her Ph.D. at Purdue University. But that might not have come to pass without the support – financial, relational and academic – that she received at Furman. Mesa is a first-generation college student who received a scholarship as part of a $600,000 National Science …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — Angel H. Malone, currently the director of the Office of Career and Technical Education with the South Carolina Department of Education, was recently named as Superintendent of the Limestone Charter Association. Limestone University officially announced the creation of the Limestone Charter Association in July. The new Limestone Charter Association will …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu) — Morris College has received a $50,000 endowment from Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Inc. in partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF) for establishing an endowed fund or scholarship. The endowment is part of the sorority’s nationwide effort to support historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). For three consecutive years, …
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — Newberry College’s esports program has found a new head coach in Ruben Benitez. Benitez previously served as a coach at Uptime Esports in Hanover, Mass., a youth esports club. Before that, he was an esports coach and “League of Legends” team captain for Georgia Southern University, where he earned a …