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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — “Elevation and Transformation” is more than a catchphrase at Claflin University. It describes how Claflin’s exceptional academic programs, curricular innovation, and prodigious research have equipped students with the knowledge and skills necessary to launch successful careers in the global workforce of the 21st century. It also reflects Claflin’s growing reputation …

CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — The first engineering students to graduate from Charleston Southern in May will also have the distinction of completing the first engineering senior project. The engineering capstone series is designed for seniors to plan and complete a project in two semesters demonstrating the skills and theory they have learned. The four …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Benedict College is pleased to announce the successful reaffirmation of its accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The 10-year reaffirmation was officially disclosed during the Commission’s December 2022 annual meeting. This stellar achievement culminates a three-year process in which the college participated in …

ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Growing up in the South Carolina Upstate, Clay Bolt can’t recall a time in his life when he wasn’t fascinated by nature. Observing crayfish in his Anderson, South Carolina, backyard or hunting for salamanders with his grandfather who lived nearby in the mill village of Newry were formative experiences in …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy allenuniversity.edu) — Allen University will host area high school students for Youth Day on Saturday, Jan. 28. Beginning at 12 noon, the university will offer informational sessions and campus tour for all attendees. Students are also invited to stay for basketball games with the Allen University women’s and men’s teams hosting Edward …

DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — The Voorhees University Choir is preparing to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Easter Sunday, April 9. Voorhees and four other HBCU choirs will combine to form a mass choir. Choir members and Rachel Jones, the choir director, will depart Voorhees April 6. They will be immersed …

CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Presbyterian College’s commitment and service to first-generation students have earned the school an exciting accolade. The Center for First-Generation Student Success has designated PC as one of the country’s “First-Gen Forward” institutions, which acknowledges higher education institutions for their commitment to first-generation student success. “The First-Gen Forward designation is a …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Dr. Rick Christman has been appointed acting president of Columbia International University by CIU’s Board of Trustees. Christman, who has been serving CIU as executive vice president for three years, takes the leadership of the university in place of President Dr. Mark A. Smith who is recovering from a blood …