Author Archive | Mike Robertson

“What you are going to get is a bunch of tar balls,” said Phil Dustan, a College of Charleston biology professor who has studied the effects of oil-drilling on downstream coral in the Gulf. “And that stuff is going to be around for a while.” http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/may/04/goo-may-hit-area-beaches/

Dorinda Harmon, director of transfer and adult student admission at the College of Charleston, said the Keystone program is for students who are among the first generation in their families to attend college; from lower-income families; or from a minority group. The program helps students to get familiar with the college and its services before […]

With the help of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston, MUSC decided to commission South Carolina photographers to portray their fellow citizens at work and play – the resulting portraits, it was thought, would provide the faculty and the students at the institution some sense of the people they serve. […]

“I suspect they will not go forward with criminal charges”, says College of Charleston Political Science Professor Jeri Cabot. She brings up the point that many government heads travel just like Governor Sanford did. Some critics believe McMaster who’s also running for governor should have turned the investigation over to another party. http://www.wciv.com/news/stories/0510/731908.html

Miami Herald’s Business News program speaks with Doug Walker, author of The Economics of Gambling and associate professor at the College of Charleston. Video by Miami Herald Studio. http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DmXLKbJolfTQ&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f1:v0:i0:lt:e0:p0:t1272829181:&cd=dwf3piVjaE8&usg=AFQjCNGQuPVkGzWH8zmQqPfqL2_UhEqA5A

Primerica Inc.’s board of directors has elected longtime educator P. George Benson to its board of directors. Benson, 63, has been appointed to serve on both the audit and compensation committees, the company said in a news release Monday. Benson has been the president of the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. since February 2007. […]

Trying not to seem too self-assured, the College of Charleston’s School of Business has been semi-quietly inviting friends, officials, community leaders and board members to a May 7 launch party for the school’s MBA program — just in case. The S.C. Commission on Higher Education’s Academic Affairs and Licensing Committee gave approval to the College […]

We’re not only losing the economy, but middle-class jobs and community development. An entrepreneur who made wonderful contributions to the College of Charleston has moved his production to Vietnam, lives in Vietnam and, thankfully, still supports the College. We’re losing our leadership as the nation stays buried in pollster politics. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/29/use-vat-to-replace-corporate-income-tax/

Today I talked to a Phil Dustin, a marine biologist at the College of Charleston who said if the leak isn’t contained soon there is a chance the North Carolina and South Carolina Coastline could see the effects here. Chances are slim, but currents could push oil toward our beaches.

Broadwater said the school faces some financial challenges, but added that most higher education institutions face similar challenges in the current economic downturn. He also said he has had informal discussions with College of Charleston President George Benson about ways in which the two schools might collaborate to create a center of excellence for preservation […]