Archive | September, 2012

The goal is to re-frame black power and demonstrate its sweeping reach, according to Robert Chase, public historian at the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture and conference co-organizer. For a direct line can be draw between Booker T. Washington, who advocated self-sufficiency, and President Barack Obama, who personifies the […]

In the city where the first shots were fired in a bloody civil war that freed millions of slaves, historians, activists and ordinary folks will discuss the legacy of black power and what it means today. The three-day conference opening Thursday at the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American studies includes appearances […]

The College of Charleston School of Business’ Initiative for Public Choice and Market Process holds a talk this week on political reform, The presentation by Wayne Leighton, professor of economics at Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala and executive director of The Antigua Forum, is part of the “BB&T Free Market Process” speakers series. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20120917/PC05/120919301/1011/political-reform-topic-of-c-of-c-business-school-talk  

Harvey Mudd. The University of Richmond. The College of Charleston. Elon. They may be unfamiliar names to many, but according to Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz, a college admissions counselor and the author of “Admission Possible: The Dare to Be Yourself Guide for Getting Into the Best Colleges,” they are all examples of schools that “have suddenly come […]

Working with salt in this way is a grueling process. During a previous exhibition this year at the Halsay Institute of Contemporary Art in Charleston, S.C., Mr. Yamamoto spent about 100 hours hunched over with his salt-filled plastic bottle to create the installation on site. It took 10 hours a day for about as many […]

College of Charleston Chemistry Professor Wendy Cory is starting the semester with two grants from the National Science Foundation totaling more than $500,000. The grants will fund research into the effect of pharmaceuticals on the aquatic environment. They will also provide rare opportunities for undergraduate students and the community. http://beachcarolina.com/2012/09/13/cofc-awarded-500k-in-nsf-grants-provides-opportunities-for-students/  

Earlier this year, the Green Hearts were approached by College of Charleston as part of a local farm-to-school effort funded by Boeing, to expand their garden and pilot an urban farm at Mitchell. Project manager Olivia Thompson consulted with experienced farm-to-school organizers as well as Lowcountry Local First to design a program. http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/bridging-the-farm-to-school-gap/Content?oid=4156586    

Betsy Baker, an English instructor at the College of Charleston who has taught a detective fiction class, said the genre is one of the most popular in literature. “It’s alive and well … and it is a ridiculously varied genre,” Baker said. “Any time you can get a look at this kind of primary material, […]

Students at the College of Charleston are working on a number of campus-wide projects to promote a green initiative. The Office of Sustainability at CofC is offering students the chance to do some hands-on learning while also going green. The pilot program is called “The Green Roof”. http://www.live5news.com/story/19474031/college-of-charleston-going-green-with-new-projects    

The College of Charleston’s Office of Sustainability is kicking off several campus wide projects that will integrate sustainability into the college community. There are now water bottle re-fill stations on the first floor of Maybank Hall and the first floor of the Tate Center, as a way to encourage students to refill water bottles rather […]