CLEMSON, SC — April 2, 2009 – Clemson University Tuesday dedicated the Harris A. Smith Building, home to the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics, where students and researchers…

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CHARLESTON, SC – April 2, 2009 – A survey of South Carolina school districts indicates that more than 5,000 jobs would be eliminated next year due to budget cuts, although more…

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GREENVILLE, SC – March 29, 2009 – Philanthropist and Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank will discuss the value of a liberal arts education in business and other ventures when he…

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CLEMSON, SC – March 30, 2009 –  White-collar crime involves criminals from the suites instead of the streets and presents a challenge for business leaders and law enforcement officials. Harvard Business…

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HARTSVILLE, SC – March 30, 2009 – As the demand for a more tech-savvy workforce continues to escalate in South Carolina, GSSM has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 30, 2009 – During a time when financial news is dominating front pages of newspapers and newscasts, an alumnus of the University of South Carolina has…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 26, 2009 – Erika Sturino, a University of South Carolina student from West Chester, Pa., has been named one of the top 15 students in the…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 26, 2009 – The “In Our Schools” television program this month looks at state efforts to raise achievement in 16 schools with a history of high…

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GREENVILLE, SC – March 24, 2009 – Frank and Susan Shaw of Dawsonville, Ga., have given Furman University a $1 million gift that will primarily support a scholarship fund on…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 23, 2009 – The University of South Carolina’s G. Ross Roy Collection of Scottish Literature, the world’s largest such collection outside of Scotland, will be the…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 20, 2009 – South Carolina’s Department of Commerce and Department of Education are partners in a pilot program to make more affordable housing available for teachers.    Their…

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Funding to Assist in Creating Affordable Housing for Teachers COLUMBIA, SC  – March 20, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the South Carolina Department of Education today…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 23, 2009 – Patricia Moore-Pastides and the McKissick Museum Advisory Council will host the 15th annual spring gala, “Spring for Art!: Wonder and Curiosity,” 7:30 –…

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GREENVILLE, SC – March 23, 2009 – Furman University history professor Monica Black has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to travel and do research in…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 23, 2009 – The life and work of physicist Albert Einstein will be the focus of a lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at the…

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CLEMSON, SC – march 23, 2009 –  One thousand high school students from the United States and Brazil will descend on Clemson University’s Littlejohn Coliseum March 26-28 as part of…

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CLEMSON, SC – March 23, 2009 – Imagine the well-known Carolina Peachoid covered in rust, then shrunken and gooey. The Gaffney orangey-yellow I-85 icon — a water tower resembling a…

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CLEMSON, SC – March 23, 2009 –  Executives from Sirius XM Radio Inc. and Mansfield Oil Co. will be recognized at the fourth annual Celebration of Clemson Alumni Entrepreneurs on…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 19, 2009 – More than 400 public schools have earned cash awards recognizing academic achievement, student academic improvement and closing achievement gaps in 2008.   In its…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 20, 2009 – A neurotoxin produced by marine algae is escaping from surface waters off California and invading the deep ocean, according to a study by…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 19, 2009 – In January, she captured the heart of a nation as she sat next to the First Lady during President Barack Obama’s opening address to…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 19, 2009 –   –  As tough economic times bite into almost every budget, the Leadership South Carolina Class of 2009 kicked off its class project…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 18, 2009 – Dr. Tasha Christmas, a teacher with the South Carolina Virtual School Program, has been named the state’s High-Quality Online Teacher of the Year.…

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CLEMSON, SC – March 18, 2009 — Upstate leaders will discuss China’s role in the South Carolina economy at noon Friday, April 3, at the Lazy Goat Restaurant in downtown Greenville. “Promoting…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 18, 2009 – The Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, among the nation’s top-ranked schools for international business, today introduced two innovative programs designed…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 17, 2009  – The South Carolina Department of Education is now accepting on-line applications from agencies and organizations interested in providing supplemental educational services for the…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 17, 2009 – The department of political science at the University of South Carolina will screen the movie, “Boogieman, The Lee Atwater Story,” Tuesday, March 31,…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 17, 2009 –  The University of South Carolina has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. It’s the third consecutive year that…

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 COLUMBIA, SC – March 17, 2009 – The University of South Carolina’s Student Success Center and group-exercise program have won gold Excellence Awards from NASPA, the national organization for student-affairs…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 17, 2009 – State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex today told state senators that federal stimulus funds are critically important to South Carolina schools hit with $365…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 17, 2009 – New Testament scholar Dr. Helmut Koester of Harvard University will give a series of talks on the Apostle Paul’s theology March 26 –…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 16, 2009 – Two school nurses have been recognized for their professionalism and service to South Carolina’s public schools. Jessica Porter, a registered nurse at Oak…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 13, 2009 – New federal money is available for eligible South Carolina school districts and organizations who want to offer a family literacy program. The purpose of Even…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 13, 2009 – The Southern College Health Association has honored Dr. Debbie Beck, director of Student Health Services at the University of South Carolina, for outstanding…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 13, 2009 – Legal order in colonial South Carolina will be the topic of the University of South Carolina School of Law’s first Alumni Distinguished Lecture,…

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COLUMBIA, SC – march 13, 2009 – Princeton University historian Dr. Sean Wilentz will give a public talk March 19 at the University of South Carolina on the recent presidential…

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Parents Have New Option for Students Seeking Individualized Learning Experience Core News Facts: – South Carolina’s newest online high school is now enrolling students. – New option is available for…

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WASHINGTON, DC – March 10, 2009 – President Barack Obama today renewed his support for a merit-based system of paying educators and praised the work being done in this area…

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ORANGEBURG, SC – March 10, 2009 – SC State’s Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station (SRESFS) provides internships for SC State students and recession proof career training for undergraduate students at Historically…

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CLEMSON, SC – March 10, 2009 – Clemson University and community leaders are launching a new program to attract creative entrepreneurs to the South Carolina Upstate. Applications are being accepted…

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SC Association of School Administrators & Carolina First Bank Honor S. C. Schools across the State COLUMBIA, SC – March 9, 2009 – Five schools have been named the 2009 Carolina…

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GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University president David Shi is among 25 higher education leaders who have been invited to attend the annual Forum for Excellence in Higher Education that will…

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CLEMSON, SC – March 5, 2009 – College students who operate businesses while attending school have the opportunity to compete for $3,000 in prizes in the 10th annual South Carolina…

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CLEMSON, SC – March 4, 2009  — Tough economic times are not keeping an unusual group of Clemson University graduate students out of the classroom. In fact, they are benefiting…

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CLEMSON, SC – March 4, 2009 –  A dozen graduate students from Clemson University are fine tuning their athletic skills as they prepare to compete for a cause. Twelve Master…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 4, 2009 – University of South Carolina alumni, facing an increasingly important role as the state’s ongoing budget crisis threatens the future of public higher education,…

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Columbia educator to lead National Association of Economic Educators COLUMBIA, SC – March 3, 2009 – Helen Meyers, president of the SC Council on Economic Education (SCCEE), has been elected…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 3, 2009 –  Five outstanding classroom teachers were named today as finalists in South Carolina’s State Teacher of the Year Program.  State Superintendent of Education Jim…

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COLUMBIA, SC – February 27, 2009 – Dr. Randy Folks, distinguished professor emeritus of international business at the Moore School of Business, will be honored by NASBITE International for contributions to…

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COLUMBIA, SC – February 25, 2009 – The effect was immediate.  As soon as she walked into Washington’s Reagan National Airport today, South Carolina teenager Ty’Sheoma Bethea started drawing stares and comments:…

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