Archive | May, 2011

Popular histories of the early Republic have seen a boom over the past decade or so, with nearly every Founding Father enjoying a new biography and a number of best-selling authors adding their takes on the era. But one moment in the revolutionary epoch has remained a historical “black hole,” in the words of College […]

The inaugural class of the College of Charleston’s new fast-track master of business administration degree is about to finish the program, but not before a trip to China to learn about the business climate and culture there. Alan Shao, dean of the college’s business school, said the 13-month accelerated MBA program, which was launched last […]

A recent study by two College of Charleston grad students working with the Nature Conservancy has confirmed that the insect-eating birds, which nest in the bottoms, not only depend on the fields for the bugs they eat, but will go for miles from field to field looking for mass hatches of particular bugs, what are […]

Southern Jews may not readily come to mind when considering the Civil War. After all, they were a tiny minority. Yet Jews in the South contributed directly and indirectly to the Confederate cause. Some owned slaves. Others fought alongside their Christian brethren against the bluecoats. Jewish merchants were active in sustaining the agricultural economy that […]

Alex Hennessey, also known as Broadway star Patti LuPone’s “favorite rehearsal pianist,” sits at Starbucks one morning, thoughtfully sipping coffee. One could definitely say the award-winning, classically trained pianist and composer has “the world on a string.” A recent summa cum laude graduate of the College of Charleston, Hennessey, 22, has a degree in music […]

College of Charleston’s visiting professor Jay Ball knows the rules of good theater. Which is why he knows how to break them properly. “I was tired of ritualized theater and decided to throw the rules of good theater out the door. I said, ‘Let’s do Dada for the hell of it,’” Ball explains. Under his […]

These short plays aren’t just homework assignments, either. Theater professor Todd McNerney maintains that the caliber of the scripts selected for Under the Lights is very high. “For a period of 15 years, a College of Charleston student playwright has been either the winner of, or a finalist for, a major regional or national award,” […]

There will also be an exhibition at the Halsey, which Director and Senior Curator Mark Sloan likens to “a visitor’s center, a Whitman’s Guide to Kcymaerxthaere.” Along with general information about the project, the Halsey will exhibit scaled-down replicas of some of Demetrios’ work and associated Namibian embroideries. http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/an-ambitious-artist-links-charleston-to-his-living-novel/Content?oid=3391396

College of Charleston graduate Brittany Johnson wrung everything she could from her college experience. The computer science major from Sumter worked as an undergraduate researcher with the Cyber Infrastructure Research and Development Lab for the Earth Sciences for three years. That work provided her with the opportunity to attend several national and state research conferences […]

The College of Charleston’s School of Business is working with Greenville-based tire-manufacturer Michelin North America to develop a professional development program focused on global logistics and transportation. Eventually, the School of Business plans to turn the program that emerges from the partnership into a comprehensive logistics professional development program open to any business, education or […]