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 […]
C of C piano series goes out in style
The 20th season of the College of Charleston’s International Piano Series roared to a splendissimo conclusion Tuesday night. A near-capacity audience gave multiple standing ovations to the 12 pianists who soared through four multiple-keyboard concerti of Bach. Purists might sniff at the use of pianos instead of harpsichords, but the results were musical and dance-like, […]
Business students on ethics
On Monday, the last day of classes at the College of Charleston, a random sampling of students graduating from the School of Business were asked a simple question: What, if anything, were you taught about business ethics? http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/27/business-students-on-ethics/
Tourism (Script)
A study out of the College of Charleston says ships embarking from and stopping for a day in Charleston will have a 37 million dollar impact on the region.
Higher education cost concerns
College of Charleston provost George Hynd said the college has taken many actions to compensate for cuts but that he’s particularly concerned about the impact on faculty members. The college has some great faculty members, he said, who are not being paid well. They are taking on more teaching responsibility and have less time for […]
Working together
Teaching assistant Mary Scott guides the two struggling first-graders through a reading exercise in which they identify simple words, capital letters and punctuation marks. On the other side of the classroom, master teacher Alethia Jefferson listens to 11 students take turns reading aloud. Jefferson asks them questions about the story, and the students use their […]
How tragedy has changed Haiti (op/ed)
Editor’s Note: The Post and Courier has invited Julie R. Grier, a graduate of the College of Charleston Honors College and mental health worker with ties to Haiti, to write an occasional essay about her experiences there from the devastation to daily life in the aftermath. This is the first installment. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/25/how-tragedy-has-changed-haiti/
Taking Credit
The economic climate has had a downbeat impact on the housing tax credits, says Tim Allen, professor of real estate and director of the Carter Real Estate Center at the College of Charleston. “As time goes by, people’s positions change. The issue is not the $8,000 credit but whether I have a job next month.” […]
College of Charleston Receives $4.1 Million Software Grant
The College of Charleston announced today that the school’s Geology and Environmental Geosciences Department was recently awarded a software grant for $4.1-million from Seismic-Micro Technologies (SMT), the world’s leading developer of software solutions for the 3-D visualization and analysis of complex geological datasets. The software and training materials will be linked to the Departments 3-D […]
Put down your pens: SC students run for final exam- Associated Press
A group of South Carolina college students are getting ready to take their final exam with running shoes, not No. 2 pencils. Students in the College of Charleston’s Sport Physiology and Marathon Training leave Friday for Nashville, Tenn., and the Music City Marathon that will serve as their final. Class professor Michael Flynn says 100 […]