University of South Carolina

Familiar name gets temp job as Univ of South Carolina leader

By Jeffrey Collins May. 21, 2021 01:08 PM EDT

United State Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin poses for photographers as he arrives at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (Kenzo Tribouillard, Pool via AP)

Pentagon chief Austin among speakers to South Carolina grads

By Meg Kinnard Apr. 22, 2021 12:28 PM EDT

Benedict College President Roslyn Clark Artis talks to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster at a news conference in Columbia, S.C., on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, announcing eight new community computer labs. McMaster said that $6 million in coronavirus federal aid dollars would be spent on the labs, which will be located near broadband deserts across South Carolina. (AP Photo/Michelle Liu)

SC gov: $6 mil in COVID-19 money going to free computer labs

By Michelle Liu Mar. 30, 2021 04:01 PM EDT

University of SC president tests positive for COVID-19

Nov. 25, 2020 02:24 PM EST
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen said Wednesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. ...

South Carolina authorities break up huge party amid pandemic

Oct. 19, 2020 12:11 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina broke up a party where at least 2,000 people were gathered without taking precautions to prevent spreading...

Rev. Mario Carminati touches a pictures of his nephew Christian Persico, at a cemetery in Casnigo, near Bergamo, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. As the world counts more than 1 million COVID victims, the quiet of everyday life and hum of industry has returned to Bergamo, which along with the surrounding Lombardy region was the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. But the memory of those dark winter days, and the monumental toll of dead they left behind, has remained with those who survived only to see the rest of the world fall victim, too. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

The Latest: All AZ counties now OKed for partial reopenings

By The Associated Press Oct. 01, 2020 01:36 AM EDT

Dr. Deborah Birx, a high-ranking member of President Trump's coronavirus response team, exits Sid McDonald Hall to conduct a press conference at the University of Alabama Friday Sept. 11, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)

Birx praises Alabama virus response, tells men to wear masks

Sep. 11, 2020 05:13 PM EDT

S. Carolina public health director no longer headed to Ohio

By Michelle Liu Sep. 10, 2020 06:32 PM EDT
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Less than six hours after one of South Carolina's top health officials was reported to be leaving to head Ohio's health department,...

U of South Carolina reports 2nd largest freshman class

Sep. 09, 2020 06:19 AM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina says it has drawn among its largest freshman classes in history, along with increases in enrollment at...

Two University of South Carolina sorority houses quarantined

Aug. 25, 2020 12:28 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina has quarantined two sorority houses after students living there tested positive for...

University of SC announces free COVID-19 saliva tests

By Michelle Liu Aug. 20, 2020 05:51 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina is joining a handful of universities nationwide to implement saliva tests for COVID-19, as part of its...

A parent packs a student's belongings at Ehringhaus dormitory following a cluster of COVID-19 cases on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. The university announced that it would cancel all in-person undergraduate learning starting on Wednesday causing some students to pack and leave. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Colleges grapple with coronavirus as students return

By Bryan Anderson And Michelle Liu Aug. 18, 2020 05:50 PM EDT

Tillman Hall on the campus of Clemson University is seen on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Clemson, SC. Students have spent a week at Sikes Hall, calling for Clemson to be more diverse, including changing the name of Tillman Hall. Clemson trustees voted last Friday to ask the General Assembly to let it change the name of Tillman Hall, a main building on campus named for “Pitchfork” Ben Tillman. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

Clemson warns of $100 million loss with COVID-19

By Jeffrey Collins Jul. 24, 2020 05:23 PM EDT

University of South Carolina says SAT, ACT optional for 2021

Jul. 12, 2020 10:54 AM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Students applying for freshman admission to the University of South Carolina's Columbia campus will not have to submit standardized SAT...

Gov. Henry McMaster speaks during a meeting of the Accelerate SC economy initiative in Columbia, S.C., Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP)

Clemson plans in-person classes; SC to reopen attractions

By Jeffrey Collins May. 20, 2020 01:50 PM EDT

Groups cross Ocean Boulevard on Saturday, May 16, 2020 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.. With hotels, beaches, shopping and restaurants reopening along the Grand Strand, tourist season kicked off this weekend despite coronavirus concerns. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)

Virus means no fall break as shaggy in SC return to barbers

By Jeffrey Collins May. 18, 2020 12:21 PM EDT

Customers eat outdoors at Creek Ratz in Murrells Inlet, S.C. Rules for outdoor dining in South Carolina amid the coronavirus were relaxed on Monday, May 4, 2020. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)

Public schools, University of SC hope for fall return

By Jeffrey Collins May. 06, 2020 05:38 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2020 02:18 PM EDT
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ April 20 The Post and Courier on Gov. Henry...