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TEDxUofSC tickets go on sale today
The tickets are first-come, first-served and will be available beginning at noon. The Oct. 9 event will feature 12 diverse speakers addressing topics centered around a theme of change.
STEM Premier gets $9M investment from K12 Inc.
STEM Premier, a Mount Pleasant-based online platform focused on connecting workers with jobs, garnered a $9 million strategic investment from K12 Inc., an online curriculum provider.
S.C. school districts receive federal aid for displaced students
S.C. school districts will split $304,000 to help educate students displaced by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and the 2017 California wildfires. The districts include Colleton, Beaufort, Anderson 5, York 3 and Clarendon 1.
LaRoche named USC business journalism chair
Michelle LaRoche has been named the university's first Baldwin Business and Financial Chair in Journalism. She is the former development editor for The Wall Street Journal and spent 21 years with Dow Jones Newswires.
Riley reflects on ‘fascinating life’
Dick Riley, former S.C. governor and U.S. Secretary of Education, recalled the 1984 passage of the South Carolina Education Improvement Act during the opening of the Richard W. Riley Collection at the University of South Carolina.
Range of speakers to present at TEDxUofSC
The event, to be held Oct. 9 at the USC Alumni Center, will feature a diverse roster of 12 speakers addressing topics from law enforcement to depression research to smart home technology.
State high school dropout rate inches up in 2016-17
The rate climbed to 2.4% in the 2016-17 school year, up from 2.3% the previous year. An annual report found that male students are more likely to drop out than female students, and that 52% of dropouts occurred by 10th grade.
Bill Clinton to speak at opening of Riley collection
The Richard W. Riley Collection will open at the University of South Carolina on Aug. 6. Riley is a former U.S. Secretary of Education and South Carolina governor.
USC approves 2.9% tuition increase
The tuition bump, which the school said is the lowest percentage increase since 1998, will bring tuition for in-state students at the university's Columbia campus to $6,308. Out-of-state students will pay $16,649.
USC postgrad program ranks sixth in world
SportBusiness International ranked USC's Master of Science in sport and entertainment management program sixth in its annual list of top postgraduate courses, a nine-spot jump from 2017.
SCSU chemistry students study at Oxford
A partnership with Oxford University in England is giving five South Carolina State University chemistry students the opportunity to study at Oxford's Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory until Aug. 10.
USC, MTC take aim at state teacher shortage
A new agreement streamlines the transfer process for Midlands Technical College graduates looking to pursue a bachelor's degree in education at the University of South Carolina.
