The Graduate Open Alliance is thrilled to be marching in the second annual Charleston Pride Festival Parade! Last year, there were thousands in attendance, and the GOA was featured in a news article in The Post and Courier. It was a huge success, and this year promises to be even bigger and better. There will be a…
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Are you graduating this Friday? Listen up.
For some of our students, graduation is a year in the making. For others, it may have taken five years to complete the requirements for a master’s degree. Regardless of how long it has taken for students to get to this point, the earning of your master’s degree is a highly commendable achievement. On behalf…
Applying to Graduate School
Last week, I shared some tips on how to find a graduate school that fits your personality and your academic goals. This week, I cover the general timeline in applying to any graduate program. Below is a basic foundation of everything that needs to be done, stretched over twelve months. This is mostly to keep…
Rally for Higher Education
This is a cross-post of Isaiah Nelson’s email to the College of Charleston student body. If you have questions, please send an email to scrallyforhighered@gmail.com. Students: Did you know that the State of Georgia spends roughly $20,000 per college student in its state, while South Carolina spends $5,000? Did you know that the College is…
The New GRE
If you haven’t heard by now, you may want to listen up. The GRE General Test is getting a makeover starting August 1. Testers will now be able to go back and change answers, skip questions, and use a calculator embedded within the program. Answers to quantitative questions will not simply be one of four…
Application deadline for the M.A. in History
If you are working on your application for the Master of Arts in History program, your have just a few more weeks to submit the rest of your materials. The deadline for Fall and Summer admissions is Tuesday, March 1. The Citadel Graduate College and The Graduate School of the College of Charleston offer this…
Always in motion is the future. – Yoda
It’s Friday afternoon, and your week isn’t over yet. You, like many other graduate students at the College of Charleston, plan on attending the Graduate Student Association for its monthly meeting in room 409 of the Stern Student Center. The Executive Board will call the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m., but you plan to…
Graduate Open Alliance Meeting
You’re invited to attend the first monthly meeting of the Graduate Open Alliance (GOA) this Sunday at 7:00 PM in Stern Center Room 409. In case you aren’t aware, the GOA advocates for diversity on campus, and it’s open to all enrolled graduate students (both degree- and non-degree-seeking) on campus. We seek to promote all kinds of…
Storm Make-Up Option
Class schedules were disrupted from the storm that rolled through the Lowcountry on Monday, January 10. To make up for the cancellation of classes, the college presented faculty with the option to make up those classes on Saturday, January 29. The schedule for Saturday will mirror the typical Monday schedule, and the Library will be…
MPA Candidates: Apply for Graduation
Public Administration candidates planning to graduate this May have a big deadline coming up soon. You must apply for graduation through the University of South Carolina. The USC application and Program of Study, as well as the College of Charleston graduation application must be completed no later than 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 25. The…
