South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
We’ve got mixed news and downright bad news regarding Congress and student aid. Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the Labor-HHS-Education budget bill. The good news is they recommend increasing the maximum Pell grant by $250 to $7,645. The bad news is they cut Federal Work Study and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) by …
Who gets overtime? Who wants it? The U.S. Department of Labor has released a proposed rule on overtime pay for nonprofit and corporate employers. On college campuses some employees may get paid more but they’ll feel that they’re worth less. Currently an employee making less than $35,568 is classified as “non-exempt,” meaning they must keep …
State revenues remain healthy The S.C. Board of Economic Advisors (BEA) met this week and continued their bullish assessment of South Carolina’s economy and hence revenues from taxes and fees. Fiscal Year 2023, which ran through June 30, ended a little better than the BEA expected. Because of challenges from factors such as inflation and …
Fall sports are here! Football fields, cross country courses, volleyball courts, golf courses, and more sports arenas are extra busy at SCICU’s 21 member colleges and universities located from the S.C. mountains to the sea! Scroll to see sports photos from SCICU’s 21 member campuses. Learn more about fall sports and other news for each …
SCICU salutes the businesses that participate in the SCICU Business Partner program. For September 2023, we are spotlighting BlueCross BlueShield of S.C., CBIZ, and Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd. Please see the links below to learn more about these partners. The SCICU Business Partner directory lists all partners currently participating in the program. Emma Reabold, SCICU vice …
Sadly, with the sudden passing of S.C. Senator John L. Scott, the state has lost a dedicated public servant who understood the value of a college education and fought to make it accessible for anyone. In honor of Sen. Scott below is his “Legislative Spotlight” published in the SCICU Newsletter last November. You’ll see how …
COLUMBIA, S.C. – August 23, 2023 – S.C. Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) is pleased to announce the receipt of a $25,000 grant from Power:Ed to foster increased participation in the SCICU Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research Program by students attending SCICU’s five member historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) — Allen University, Benedict College, Claflin University, …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – I hope you all have enjoyed the summer. As you read this, students are making their pilgrimages back to campus for the upcoming fall semester. Once they arrive on campus, what helps them stay on campus? Surely, we can point to the work of our …
Over the summer the Supreme Court of the United States handed down one of the most impactful higher education rulings in decades. SCOTUS held that Harvard and the University of North Carolina violated the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by considering race in their …
