South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU on April 14 joined the federal lawsuit, Bishop of Charleston, a Corporation Sole, dba Diocese of Charleston v. Adams, to strike down post-Civil War “Blaine Amendment” language from the South Carolina Constitution. The suit was filed by attorneys at the Liberty Justice Center, a nonprofit, public-interest litigation center that fights to …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU 2021 Legislative Champion Rep. Gary Simrill and more than 90 SCICU students celebrated the successful 2021 student letter-writing campaign during the April 13 Virtual Statehouse Day gathering. “Gary Simrill has successfully tackled the major issues facing South Carolina by working with both sides of the aisle,” said SCICU President and CEO …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Members of the S.C. General Assembly once again had their mailboxes filled by thousands of thank-you letters from SCICU students during the 2021 legislative session. S.C. Senators and Representatives received nearly 7,200 student letters thanking them for their continued support of the S.C. Higher Education Tuition Grants program. These need-based grants are …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU is pleased to recognize the 20 winners of the 2021 Excellence In Teaching awards and their achievements in the classroom and campus communities. “The 20 SCICU member institutions share a deep commitment to student achievement,” said SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez. “The SCICU Excellence In Teaching Award recipients embody that …
Good news from the BEA — Last week the S.C. Board of Economic Advisors reported the General Assembly would have considerably more resources at its disposal for the next fiscal year (2021-2022) than previously projected. In January, the BEA anticipated additional revenues of $440.2 million, but at its April 8 meeting the BEA upped that …
Title IX — The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights announced on Tuesday that, responding to the president’s executive order, it would review the Title IX regulations put in place last August. It is doing so as part of implementing President Biden’s March 8 Executive Order on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU is proud to announce Rep. Gary Simrill (R-York) as the Legislative Champion for the annual Independent Colleges and Universities Week, this year April 12-16. Simrill is majority leader in the S.C. House of Representatives and serves as the second vice-chair of the House Ways and Means Committee. He also chairs the …
Students on SCICU campuses across South Carolina are busy penning thousands of letters to members of the South Carolina General Assembly expressing their thanks for the S.C. Tuition Grants program. S.C. Representatives and Senators know that budget time in the Statehouse means student letters. Over the years, members of the General Assembly have grown to …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Beginning with the 2021 session of the South Carolina General Assembly, SCICU is expanding its state advocacy efforts to include issue/topic-focused infographics delivered regularly and directly to state Representatives and Senators. “After reviewing the advocacy efforts of other state’s higher education organizations like SCICU, we decided to develop and launch a data-driven …
