Seanna Adcox, Associated PressStudentsClemson Chooses Clements of West Virginia University as New PresidentClements succeeds Jim Barker, who announced plans in April to retire after 14 years and become an architecture professor at the school.November 11, 2013HomeBills Would Allow In-State SC Tuition for VeteransLegislators want to make it easier for veterans to go to college in South Carolina by paying tuition at in-state rates, though bills differ on how to do that.March 27, 2013StudentsS.C. State Says Transportation Center Will Be BuiltOfficials at South Carolina State University are adamant that they will find a way to complete the school’s 197,000-square-foot planned transportation center named for U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, even though an audit has raised serious doubts in the minds of state legislators.July 4, 2011Leadership & PolicyS.C. State University Audit: No Missing Funds at Clyburn CenterMismanagement and a lack of planning are largely to blame for construction delays at a troubled transportation research center at South Carolina State University named for U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, according to a state audit released Tuesday.June 21, 2011HomeS.C. Gov. Nikki Haley Angers Black Legislators over Medical School Board RemovalCOLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has angered Black legislators by replacing the only Black member on the Medical University of South Carolina board with a White man.April 18, 2011Leadership & PolicyS.C. Governor Haley Says College Funding Needs RevampingGov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday that South Carolina’s public colleges should be judged on their graduation rates, how many of their students come from outside the state, and their contributions to the economy.January 18, 2011African-AmericanSouth Carolina Manual Drops ‘Negro’ and ‘Scalawag’ ReferencesThe official manual of the South Carolina Legislature no longer references “Negro” or “scalawag” in historical listings of Reconstruction leaders.April 21, 2010Leadership & PolicyLone Black Trustee Retained on University of South Carolina BoardState lawmakers voted to retain the only Black member of the University of South Carolina’s board of trustees Wednesday in a vote that drew attention to the board’s lack of diversity and threatened the school’s football recruiting.April 14, 2010HomeScholar’s Documentary Leads to S.C. Pardon for Tom Joyner’s Great-UnclesResearch by Dr. Henry Louis Gates and a legal scholar uncovered the innocence of four Black men, including two great-uncles of radio personality Tom Joyner, wrongly executed in 1915 for murder.October 14, 2009HomeSouth Carolina State President: With Changes, Diversity and Revenue Will IncreaseThe head of South Carolina State University says he plans to market the historically black school to students of all races as a way to increase enrollment in tight budget times.February 18, 2009Previous PagePage 2 of 2