Presidential scholar to visit Furman
September 17, 2019
In recognition of Constitution Day, Furman University’s Riley Institute and Department of Politics and International Affairs will present “Slipping Toward Monarchy?: The Rising Power of the Presidency” in Hartness Pavilion…
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Converse College names Holly Duncan chief communications officer
September 17, 2019
Converse College announces it has hired Holly Duncan as its new chief communications officer. Duncan is a member of the college’s leadership team, serves on the President’s Cabinet, and helps…
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GSSM’s Spark! and ENGAGE after school programs now accepting applications
September 16, 2019
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is now accepting applications for its outreach after school programs Spark! and ENGAGE. Online applications are available at www.scgssm.org/outreach. Delivered by…
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Ken Ham to speak at STAND Conference
September 16, 2019
Ken Ham, founder and CEO of Answers in Genesis (parent company of the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter), will be the keynote speaker at Bob Jones University’s STAND Conference, an…
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Clemson program prepares women to manage the family forest land
September 16, 2019Clemson University Cooperative Extension is sponsoring a new statewide educational program designed to prepare family forest matriarchs for the reality that they could someday be left to make management decisions…
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New partnership unites SC businesses with exceptional needs students through state tax credit programs
September 16, 2019
Exceptional SC and the South Carolina Research Authority announced Wednesday the formation of Exceptional Connections – a business-education partnership that unites South Carolina’s business community with more than 3,000 exceptional…
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SC Commission on Higher Education launches media campaign to encourage minority males to enter the teaching profession
September 15, 2019
South Carolina is one of only four states to participate in Project Pipeline Repair (PPR), an exclusive initiative of the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) utilizing collaborative partnerships…
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Greenville Technical College and Lander University partner to advance nursing education
September 12, 2019(left to right) Lander University Associate Provost Dr. James Colbert and President Dr. Richard Cosentino join Greenville Technical College President Dr. Keith Miller and Vice President for Learning and Workforce…
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BJU alumni present at Indie Craft Parade
September 11, 2019
Fourteen Bob Jones University alumni have been selected as exhibitors for the tenth annual Indie Craft Parade Sept. 13 – 15 at Timmons Arena on the campus of Furman University. The Makers…
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Clemson’s Hayek Center receives major grant to expand research and undergraduate programs
September 11, 2019Clemson University’s Hayek Center for Business Prosperity has received a four-year grant from the Charles Koch Foundation that could provide as much as $5 million to the center. The Hayek Center, founded…
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Bank of America recognized as one of Greenville Technical College’s Unsung Heroes
September 11, 2019Bank of America and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation were recently recognized by Greenville Technical College as Unsung Heroes, joining the ranks of organizations and individuals honored over the…
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UofSC sets new record with $278.6 million in research and sponsored awards funding
September 11, 2019
University of South Carolina faculty have again broken their previous record-high external funding by garnering $278.6 million in research and sponsored awards in fiscal year 2019 (July 1, 2018 through June 30,…
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New report highlights South Carolina’s achievements in computer science education
September 11, 2019
Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance, released the 2019 State of Computer Science Education report. The report shows South Carolina continues to be on the cutting edge in…
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Writers of Ribbons of Scarlet to speak at Converse College’s Author Talk on October 2
September 10, 2019
Converse College is hosting two of the writers of Ribbons of Scarlet, Kate Quinn and Laura Kaomie at its upcoming author talk on October 2. The free community event begins…
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UofSC is No. 1 nationwide for first-year student experience
September 9, 2019
The University of South Carolina has the top first-year student experience among the nation’s public universities, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual undergraduate rankings released Monday (Sept. 9). The…
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Wofford among U.S. News best national liberal arts colleges
September 9, 2019
College also among best values, top performer in social mobility Wofford College remains one of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges and among the best values in higher education, according…
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SC jobseekers and businesses continue connections to SC Works
September 9, 2019
Coastal Centers Reopening in Wake of Hurricane Dorian Department of Employment and Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey says all of the SC Works centers closed by Hurricane Dorian have now…
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Bob Jones University ranked by U.S. News & World Report
September 9, 2019
In its 2020 Best Colleges Rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Bob Jones University as one of the Best Regional Universities, the sixth Best Value Regional University in the South,…
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Furman climbs five spots in U.S. News national rankings
September 9, 2019
Furman University climbed five spots to No. 46 in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report rankings of the “Best National Liberal Arts Colleges,” released today. Among such universities, Furman…
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Roper Mountain Science Center groundbreaking
September 6, 2019The groundbreaking ceremony for Roper Mountain Science Center’s new Environmental Science and Sustainability Center took place on September 5th. The 28,428 square foot facility is the first new educational building…
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BJU to commemorate 9/11
September 5, 2019
On the eighteenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Bob Jones University will commemorate the 2,977 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, with a display of American flags at the…
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Cuba: A Family Feud that became Presidential Politics
September 4, 2019
After the Obama thaw, is President Trump returning U.S.-Cuban relations to the chilly days of the Cold War? Will Cuba be our friend or foe? The World Affairs Council Upstate…
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Local non-profit to organize Fall River Clean-up
September 3, 2019
Local citizens are coming together to remove litter and debris from the Reedy River as part of this year’s Fall River Clean-up with support from the City of Greenville and…
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Booth recognized for Spirit of the Upstate award
September 3, 2019Retired Tri-County Technical College president honored for regional economic development contributions An Upstate leader in higher education, and an advocate for regional collaboration, was awarded the prestigious “Spirit of the…
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Tri-County’s Foundation board welcomes seven new members
September 3, 2019Seven community leaders have been elected to serve on Tri-County Technical College’s Foundation Board of Directors. The purpose of the Tri-County Technical College Foundation is to support the objectives and…
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Surviving calculus: Darnall W. & Susan F. Boyd Foundation gives $1.25 million to help more freshmen thrive in engineering
September 3, 2019Eighty Clemson University freshmen are participating in a new program that gives them a chance to ease into the challenging math courses that too often derail students’ dreams of becoming…
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Greenville Technical College opens doors for annual Community Fest
September 1, 2019
Community Fest 2019 @ Greenville Tech will be held on Saturday, October 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the college’s Barton Campus. This is a fun day of…
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New equipment grant gives Furman faculty, students a look inside molecules
August 30, 2019
Furman University has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant to acquire a 500 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer for interpreting the composition of molecules.…
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Furman ranked among top-10 baccalaureate institutions for sustainability
August 30, 2019
Furman University has once again ranked among the top-10 baccalaureate universities for sustainability and has tied for second among all universities for sustainability research, according to the Association for the…
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Upward Bound students at Greenville Technical College enjoy Fall Bash
August 28, 2019
Greenville Technical College’s Upward Bound program held a Fall Bash for students and their families designed to provide them with access to healthcare, dental care, and financial resources. The event…
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Tim Bowen honored with Tri-County’s Presidential Staff Medallion
August 26, 2019
Tim Bowen earned the highest award given to staff at Tri-County Technical College at an annual fall convocation. Bowen, who has served as director of Tri-County Technical College’s Anderson Campus…
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Sherman College Gathers Leaders in Chiropractic for 16th Annual IRAPS
August 23, 2019
Sherman College of Chiropractic will host the 16th Annual International Research and Philosophy Symposium (IRAPS), a peer-reviewed conference on vertebral subluxation research and the philosophy of chiropractic, in Spartanburg, SC,…
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Marie Benedict Author Talk to be held at Converse College on September 9
August 22, 2019
The public is invited to join author Marie Benedict as she discusses her acclaimed new novel The Only Woman in the Room at Converse College on Monday, September 9. The…
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Riley Institute at Furman announces afterschool and expanded learning policy fellows
August 22, 2019
The Riley Institute at Furman University has selected 16 leaders in the field of afterschool and expanded learning to participate in the White-Riley-Peterson (WRP) Policy Fellowship. The new class of…
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GSSM welcomes 144 juniors
August 21, 2019
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) welcomed 144 juniors from across the state of South Carolina. Throughout the middle of August, students moved onto campus to…
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Dr. Ahmad Chaudhry is new Dean of Health Education Division
August 21, 2019
Dr. Ahmad Chaudhry joined Tri-County Technical College July 1 as dean of the Health Education Division. He replaces Dr. Lynn Lewis, who retired earlier this year. Tri-County’s Health Education Division…
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Nine Furman University students selected for Millennium Fellowship
August 21, 2019
Nine Furman University students have been selected for the Millennium Fellowship, a program of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and Millennium Campus Network (MCN). Launched in 2018, the Millennium…
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Upstate Gallery On Main will feauture ‘POP’ encaustic paintings by Jeff Shaller
August 20, 2019
Upstate Gallery on Main, sponsored by the University of South Carolina Upstate, announced “POP,” recent paintings in encaustic by Jeff Schaller. The exhibition opens on Sept. 3 and runs through…
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Emergency Medical Technology named Advisory Committee of the Year
August 20, 2019Tri-County Technical College’s Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) Advisory Committee was recognized for its achievements this year at the College’s fall convocation. Committee members and Program Director Ryan Nix accepted the…
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Associate professor honored by White House turns focus to creating new drugs
August 19, 2019
Plants have helped cure disease and relieve pain since ancient times, and new research at Clemson University could help tap even more of their potential. Many plants hold promising…
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Furman student from Greenville studies zoo animals in South Africa
August 19, 2019
Kate Stuart, a Furman University junior and Greenville resident, spent two weeks this summer in South Africa studying wildlife at Lory Park Zoo in Johannesburg, and through the experience, came…
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Sylvan Learning Upstate wants to know your favorite teachers
August 19, 2019
In the midst of back to school preparations, Sylvan Learning Upstate wants to know who your favorite teachers are, and maybe they can win $500 in classroom prizes for being…
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Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics Foundation announces new board members
August 14, 2019
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) Foundation welcomed the following new members to its Board of Directors: Hamid Aboutorabi, PhD, Director & President, Giti Tire R&D…
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Flexographic Technical Association signs on as inaugural sponsor of Clemson’s VR print training platform
August 14, 2019Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), the premiere destination for flexographic resources, has signed on as the inaugural sponsor for Clemson University’s new virtual print training platform developed by the Sonoco Institute of…
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2019 fall foreign language classes at Upstate International, register now
August 14, 2019
Classes are filling up at Upstate International. There are at least 11 reasons to fall into a new language this year: American Sign Language, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian,…
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SC State returns to University Center of Greenville
August 13, 2019
Students in the Upstate of South Carolina now have the option to take SC State’s undergraduate and graduate courses at the University Center of Greenville (UCG). SC State returns to…
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Chemistry professor Jeff Anker named Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors
August 13, 2019
Clemson University College of Science professor of chemistry Jeff Anker, whose collaborative research exemplifies the creative vision of an entrepreneurial inventor, has been named a Senior Member of the National Academy of…
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Greenville Tech Foundation honors Dodie Anderson, the Jolley Foundation, and Lockheed Martin
August 12, 2019
The Greenville Tech Foundation will honor three major donors and highlight their critical role in helping the college develop qualified students for local employment at the 2019 Workforce Development Salute.…
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Nephron partners with Clemson to meet hospitals’ growing pharmaceutical demands
August 12, 2019Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation is partnering with Clemson University to create a robotic solution for syringe-filling automation to enhance sterile manufacturing in the pharmaceutical production process and keep up with growing…
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David King named Business and Leadership department head at Greenville Technical College
August 8, 2019
Greenville Technical College has named David King department head for the Economic Development and Corporate Training division’s department of Business and Leadership. King will be responsible for continuing education and…
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