The series is an initiative of the USC Press to highlight the work of professors and researchers of Black studies, focusing on the unique junction between cultural studies and social justice through a scholarly lens. Light and Legacies, the first book in the series, was published on April 20.
This year, 20 faculty and staff members from five different schools or colleges and one system institution will receive awards for their service to their peers, students and communities.
In 2023, the Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning is celebrating the leadership program’s 10th anniversary.
Michael Sagas will take the helm at the university’s College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management on June 15.
One town hall will be for faculty and academic staff, and the other will be for graduate and professional students. Both will be on April 7.
Jahleel Johnson gains confidence, insight as part of prestigious youth exchange program
Recent graduates Brett Nilsen and Sean Powers came to the McNair Institute with a dream. They left USC with the opportunity to participate in one of the world’s largest startup investor programs.
Professor Bobby Donaldson works to deepen understanding of South Carolina’s pivotal role in the national movement
In partnership with CIEL, music instructor Jeremy Polley has secured a relationship with one of the world's largest independent music festival promoters.
Continuing Education and Conferences will soon partner with Princeton Review, one of the nation's leading test preparation services. This prestigious partnership provides students with an opportunity take advantage of the organization's data-driven results.
About 150 first-generation, first-year students attend the College of Engineering and Computing each year, and a three-week residential experience during the summer is designed to support first-generation students' transitions to university life.
Living-learning communities are one of the many opportunities offered by USC to provide students with a meaningful undergraduate experience. Incoming students can apply for or be invited to one of seven faculty-led living learning communities, which create an intentional space for students to engage passions ranging from health science to music to engineering, all within their own living spaces.
As a new faculty member at USC, Stanley Ling hopes to use simulations to address fundamental questions about physics that are still troubling engineers — those questions that have not been resolved by repeatedly reproducing physical results in a laboratory.
The university will offer a Certified Supply Chain Certificate training program beginning in early 2023. The certificate program is an opportunity for individuals working in the supply chain industry to increase their knowledge and expertise in the field of supply chain management.
The Boeing Co. has provided the University of South Carolina with a $1.5 million gift to establish the James E. and Emily E. Clyburn Endowed Chair of Public Service and Civic Engagement Fund. This endowed chair, awarded to associate professor Bobby Donaldson, will allow the university’s Center for Civil Rights History and Research to further its programming and outreach initiatives within the university community and across the state.
New University of South Carolina Press Director Michael McGandy has a strong editorial vision — one that builds on the press’ recent growth, reflects his own industry experience and is predicated on publishing books that matter.
Elizabeth Orehovec will become the University of South Carolina’s new assistant vice president for enrollment management and executive director of undergraduate admissions, effective Oct. 16.
The University of South Carolina's new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, Donna Arnett, discusses her leadership approach and outlook for South Carolina.
Thomas Hodges has been selected as dean of the University of South Carolina College of Education, effective Oct. 15. Among his priorities are further strengthening the college’s internal culture, increasing outreach across the state and diversifying the state’s teachers to better reflect the demographic makeup of South Carolina.
As the director of the Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning, Charlie Pierce is ready to expand his reach at the university and make opportunities for engagement more equitable and accessible for all students. He envisions an expansion of what he will be able to do to support experiential and integrative learning on campus.
Innovative technology and design, academic advancement and his students are things John Gerdes is passionate about. As the new faculty principal of the Rhodos Fellows living learning community, Gerdes hopes to build a supportive atmosphere that encourages curiosity and supports the creativity of his students.
The University of South Carolina has been ranked the No. 1 “Best for Vets Colleges 2022” by the Military Times. The ranking, which covers 311 public and private institutions, serves as the gold standard among the veteran and military community in terms of higher education.
The University of South Carolina has the top first-year student experience of any public college in the country and the best international business program, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual undergraduate rankings.
As president of ALISE, Lucy Santos Green hopes to advance diversity and inclusion in the field of library and information sciences.
David Banush, dean of libraries and academic information resources at Tulane University, has been named dean of UofSC's University Libraries, effective Nov. 1.