Faculty Senate chairman Augie Grant has referred to the motion as "probably the biggest change in faculty governance made since creation of the Faculty Senate."
USC faces higher than previously expected enrollment because of recent basketball achievements.
With a $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, three USC professors hope to find new ways to help students pursue careers in math and science.
Pastides is one of 183 university presidents and chancellors to sign the Tuesday letter, and one of two in South Carolina.
Tom Reichert, former head of advertising and public relations at the University of Georgia, will take over as dean of the University of South Carolina College of Information and Communications.
As part of the Methodist Student Network's group of 17, Olivia Halvorson helped 400 Malawians receive brand new pairs of glasses.
After over a year of construction, the $80 million facility is slated to open for summer classes on May 30.
Students living in residence halls spent much of the aftermath of the historic October 2015 flooding in Columbia dealing with a lack of city water service.
As the academic year comes to a close, look back at our top stories from the past four years.
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will deliver special remarks at one of the University of South Carolina's commencement ceremonies, according to a press release from the university.
Voters peppered three presidential candidates with questions inside the USC School of Law auditorium on Feb. 18, 2016, at a town hall hosted by CNN.
Hundreds of people gathered at the Horseshoe on Feb. 6, 2015, to remember professor Raja Fayad who was shot to death by his ex-wife, Sunghee Kwon, the day before in the Arnold Public Health Research Center.
Governor Nikki Haley emerged with Lieutenant Governor Henry McMaster in tow at 10 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2014, to the tune of supporters chanting “four more years.”
In October 2013, first-year management student Martha Childress was paralyzed by a stray bullet while waiting for a taxi in Five Points. With graduation in sight, she has an important message for her fellow students.
The largest student-run organization at USC, Dance Marathon is known for spreading its message with bright colors and loud music.
The first weekend of October 2016, College of Charleston students evacuated their campus and settled for a long weekend at USC to wait out Hurricane Matthew.
Harris Pastides had been USC’s president three weeks when the first cut came in 2008.