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Please click below to read news about your favorite independent college or university in South Carolina: Allen University — Allen University receives HBCUgrow LEAD Marketing Gold Award Anderson University — AU Creates COVID-19 Relief Fund to support students Benedict College — Benedict College awarded a $500,000 National Park Service grant for preservation of the historic …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy responded quickly when the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) issued an urgent request to academic institutions for personal protective equipment on Friday, March 20. As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates, a top concern for those in the healthcare field is access to …
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — Newberry College’s entire class of December 2019 nursing graduates has passed the NCLEX-RN nursing licensure exam the first time. This is Newberry’s third 100% first-time pass rate since May 2018. “We could not be prouder of our fall cohort of nursing graduates,” said Dr. Susan Ludwick, chair of the Department …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy Coker Univ. Student Success Center FB page) — Knowing that internet access is critical for students in online classes, Coker University’s Student Success Center has compiled a resource list for free/reduced price internet services being offered by major carriers. The resource also includes descriptions of the favorable terms available for students through …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — After years of consideration and analysis, Columbia College has decided to expand its undergraduate residential program from single-gender to coed in fall 2021. The President and Board of Trustees cited a decade long decline in College enrollment, a nationwide decrease of interest in enrollment at women’s colleges, and studies that …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — A lively group of classical educators, some accompanied by their children, gathered in the Bowie Arts Center on the Erskine College campus Feb. 28 to hear from two leaders of the classical education movement in the United States. Dr. Christopher Perrin, cofounder of Classical Academic Press and director at …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — Two new collections of microtonal music – music played with tones that exist in the spaces between notes like C and C sharp or E and F – have a new home at Furman University. Composer Johnny Reinhard, founder of the American Festival of Microtonal Music (AFMM), has donated his …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — To ease the burden of students from other higher education institutions who are now remotely learning away from campus, Limestone College has implemented a program to help keep them connected to the internet. Many college and universities across South Carolina have closed their campuses and moved to virtual classes due …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu) — Dr. Solomon Jackson, Jr., Morris College alumnus and former Board of Trustee member, was honored Feb. 24 in a portrait unveiling ceremony held at the Morris College Solomon Jackson, Jr. Administration Building. Dr. Jackson is widely recognized for his generous philanthropic support of Morris College, the state of South Carolina, …