Archive | February, 2012

 Entranced by all the stories about Bigfoot and the Lizard Man? Head over to the in-depth reports at Charleston City Paper to learn more. And then read College of Charleston Magazine’s story about a group who went on the search for the Lizard Man.   http://charleston.thedigitel.com/features/big-foot-and-lizard-man-fact-or-myth-38010-0219    

 Jennifer Baker is a philosopher at the College of Charleston and the author of a recent essay called “Procrastination as Vice.”  She tells Steve Paulson how a philosopher became interested in procrastination. http://ttbook.org/book/jennifer-baker-procrastination-vice

The two-year-old MBA program at the College of Charleston’s School of Business is expanding to include a focus on hospitality revenue management. The new focus came after increased attention into revenue management for the hospitality industry. In 2010, Susan Thronson said in Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International’s 2010 special report, “Revenue management has continued […]

 College of Charleston Provost George Hynd said he is “delighted” with the recognition that the school is among the best values in American higher education. “This recognition confirms what our students, faculty, staff, parents and trustees know — that we provide an exceptional liberal arts education that prepares tomorrow’s leaders in South Carolina and beyond,” […]

“We’re in the fourth year of a lackluster recovery,” said Frank Hefner, an economist at the College of Charleston. “Either everyone’s getting immune to the news and has just accepted this is the way things are now, or there is an increase in confidence. That’s certainly better than a decrease in confidence.” http://www.thestate.com/2012/02/09/2145008/poll-personal-finances-economy.html#storylink=cpy     […]

 Four South Carolina colleges and universities made the The Princeton Review’s list of the 150 Best Value Colleges for 2012: Clemson University, College of Charleston, University of South Carolina in Columbia and Wofford College. The publication selects schools for the list based on excellent academics, generous financial aid and the cost of attendance.  http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/feb/08/4-south-carolina-schools-make-list-best-value-coll/  

 Jeri Cabot, an adjunct political science professor at the College of Charleston, noted only 23 of the nation’s 7,382 legislative seats are not held by a Republican or Democrat — and 16 of those are held by independents who don’t identify with a political party. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/feb/11/experts-doubt-3rd-party-solution/  

 Conseula Francis, director of the College of Charleston’s African-American studies program, said black women generally feel good about themselves and optimistic about their futures. She does. However, there are a lot of pressures: “the pressure to perform, the pressure to live up to expectations, the pressure to lift others up. I think we grossly underestimate […]

“I was born in 1973, when ‘black’ was beautiful and the people around me took that seriously. It is difficult for me to think of myself in any other terms,” said Conseula Francis, director of the College of Charleston’s African-American studies program. “Also, I prefer the term black because it more accurately captures the diversity […]

Alison Piepmeier, director of the women’s and gender studies program at the College of Charleston, says there are very few gender differences that are biologically based. She said that gender roles are something that people have been trained to think of and aren’t part of a person’s biology.   http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/feb/06/lego-builds-conflict/