CLEMSON, SC – September 24, 2008 – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Naren Vyavahare, Hunter Endowed Chair and professor of bioengineering at Clemson University, more than $1.5 million…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 24, 2008 – Silent-film organ accompanist Dennis James will return to Columbia to play the musical score for Cecile B. DeMille’s 1929 film, “The Godless Girl,”…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 24, 2008 – The University of South Carolina department of art’s Young Artists Workshop will offer seven Friday-afternoon classes from Sept. 26 to Nov. 14 for…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 23, 2008 – Southern Wesleyan University celebrated its move to the northeast area of Columbia with a dedication, ribbon-cutting and open house on Sept. 21. The…

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CLEMSON, SC – September 23, 2008 — Two successful values-based business leaders will discuss strategies for meeting the leadership challenges of the 21st Century. John Allison and Will Marre will participate…

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RIDGELAND, SC – September 23, 2008 – LaQuandra Stevenson, third grade teacher at Ridgeland Elementary School in Jasper County, has been named as a recipient of a Javits-Frasier Teacher Scholarship…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 23, 2008 – The University of South Carolina’s Walker Institute for International and Area Studies will launch a public lecture series on the future of U.S.…

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Messages developed by Greenville’s Erwin-PenlandCLEMSON, SC – September 22, 2008 – A new awareness campaign at Clemson University urges students, alumni and others to keep their “other you” in check by…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 22, 2008 – Greenville Middle Academy became the fourth South Carolina middle school in six years to be named as the nation’s top school for leadership excellence…

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GREENVILLE, SC – September 22, 2008 – Brad Pochard, a 2001 Wittenberg University graduate who has spent the past seven years working in the university’s admissions office, has been named…

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CLEMSON, SC – September 19, 2008 – Four men will join the Clemson University Real Estate Foundation board of directors.The board elected Frank A. McLeod III of Columbia to a…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 19, 2008 –  Dr. Mark Smith, a Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina has been elected president of the Historical Society,…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 19, 2008 – Reed Curtis, president of the Graduate Student Association at the University of South Carolina, earned “Best in Region” honors for his presentation, “Economic…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 19, 2008 – A new library of special collections at the University of South Carolina will be named for former U.S. Sen. Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings. University…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 17, 2008 – The Lancaster County School District is one of 96 recipients across the nation – and the only district in South Carolina – to receive…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 17, 2008 – Georgia State University sociologist Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield, author of “Doing Business with Beauty: Black Women, Hair Salons, and the Racial Enclave Economy,” will…

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COLUMBIA, SC – The Midlands Education and Business Alliance’s Midlands Middle College held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, to celebrate the start of its third successful…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 16, 2008 – The Princeton Review has named Southern Wesleyan University as a Best Southeastern College in the 2009 edition of its annual college guide “The Best…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 16, 2008 – The impact of the Russia-Georgia Conflict on the region, the world and U.S. foreign policy will be the topic of a panel discussion Sept.…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 15, 2008 – Dr. Patrick Scott, English professor and director of Rare Books and Special Collections for the University Libraries at the University of South Carolina, has…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 12, 2008 – Seven South Carolina public schools have received Healthy Schools awards for their efforts to promote wellness among students and staff, State Superintendent of…

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GREENVILLE, SC – September 12, 2008 – Because Furman University history professor Lloyd Benson managed to take his students on a guided tour of Boston and New York City without…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 11, 2008 – Southern Wesleyan University is celebrating a move to the northeast area of Columbia. The university’s Columbia Learning Center is now located in Pinnacle Point…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 11, 2008 – BMW Manufacturing Co. has pumped more than $8.8 billion into South Carolina’s economy, leading to the creation statewide of 4.3 jobs for every job…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 10, 2008 -South Carolina students rode a wave of progress in Proficient and Advanced scoring across the board in 2008, the last year of PACT administration…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 9, 2008 – Eboni Nelson, assistant professor in the University of South Carolina School of Law, recently received the John Templeton Foundation Academic Scholarship Award from the…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 10, 2008 – One hundred and forty-six seniors in 50 South Carolina public high schools have been named semifinalists in the 54th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.  They…

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GREENVILLE, SC – September 9, 2008 – Furman University president David E. Shi has been named to The Chronicle of Higher Education/New York Times Higher Education Cabinet, a new organization…

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GREENVILLE, SC – September 9, 2008 -Dr. John Wheeler, professor of chemistry at Furman University, has been named the school’s first Director of Integrated Research in the Sciences. Wheeler will…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 9, 2008 – The Alfred P. Sloan Travel & Tourism Industry Center at the University of South Carolina and the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 5, 2008 – The University of South Carolina will launch a monthly farmers market Tuesday, Sept. 16. The Healthy Carolina Farmers Market will operate from 10 a.m.…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 5, 2008 – RISE SC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reforming, improving, and supporting public education, announced yesterday the launch of a major initiative to register educators…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 5, 2008 –  Are you ready to start your business? FastTracSC, which helps foster the creation of new sustainable businesses through training programs, is offering FastTrac® NewVenture™…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 29, 2008 – Southern Wesleyan University is celebrating a move to the northeast area of Columbia. The university’s Columbia Learning Center is now located in Pinnacle Point…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 28, 2008 – The College of Engineering and Computing unveiled a memorial portrait of Cassidy Fae Pendley during a ceremony Thursday, August 28 in the Reading…

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GREENVILLE, SC – August 28, 2008 – Frederick Miller has been named Chief Information Officer and Director of Computing and Information Services at Furman University. Miller comes to Furman from…

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GREENVILLE, SC – August 28, 2008 – Forrest Stuart, who has worked in the financial aid office at Rhodes College for the past eight years, has been named Director of…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 22, 2008 – Eighteen South Carolina high schools have joined the statewide Teen LEAD (Leaders Evolving and Developing) initiative for the 2008-09 school year.  The newcomers…

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Deadline to vote is Labor Day The direct link to the online ballot is http://ed.sc.gov/tools/NameThatTest/. COLUMBIA, SC – August 19, 2008 – State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex announced today that…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 20, 2008 – Forty-nine award winning Palmetto Gold and Palmetto Silver schools are sharing their success stories with others through the South Carolina Department of Education’s…

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COLUMBIA, SC –  August 20, 2008 – As the rates of autism continue to rise, many parents and educators are facing difficulties implementing effective teaching methods for their children and…

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ROCK HILL – August 19, 2008 – State Teacher of the Year Jenna Hallman has launched a blog to bring readers along with her as she travels to classrooms across…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 19, 2008 – Three hundred and thirty-eight EIA Teacher Awards totaling more than $1.2 million have been approved for 47 South Carolina school districts and for schools…

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Freshmen arrive Aug. 22; classes begin Aug. 27 GREENVILLE, S.C. – August 19, 2008 – For the first time in 40 years, Furman University will be following a new academic…

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 COLUMBIA, SC – August 14, 2008 – State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex will join Grammy-winning rockers Hootie & the Blowfish in Charleston on Friday, August 15, during the final…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 13, 2008 – Senior Vice President Laura Stroman Crowther of South Carolina Realtors  (SCR) has been elected to fill a vacancy on Francis Marion University’s (FMU)…

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COLUMBIA – August 14, 2008 –  A special live edition of the In Our Schools television program this coming weekend features a roundtable discussion on funding 21st century public schools in…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 14, 2008 – Thirty individuals and organizations are being recognized for their contributions to South Carolina’s public education system. The State Board of Education will honor…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 12, 2008 – Mike Hanson, engineering technology instructor at Midlands Technical College, has received the Cisco(r) 4R Recognition Award in the category of Relationships. Hanson was…

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GREENVILLE, SC – August 12, 2008 – Thanks to a significant grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco, the Furman University Learning in Retirement Program (FULIR) has been…

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