On July 28, the university announced the hiring of J. Rex Tolliver as the vice president for student affairs and academic support and Michelle Dodenhoff as the vice president of development. Both are planning to start on Aug. 22, pending board approval on Aug. 19.
Opening in Five Points at 711 Saluda Ave., the new Boyd Community Innovation Center will look to grow the number of entrepreneurs in Columbia.
Anti-abortion and abortion-rights activists gathered outside the Statehouse July 7. Anti-abortion activists called for stricter abortion laws while abortion-rights activists called for the repeal of the six-week abortion ban.
Seven years after the historic October 2015 floods, the city of Columbia is still improving infrastructure and disaster preparedness measures.
South Carolina teachers face many hardships living on an average salary of $38,000. Many have had to balance other jobs to pay for expenses, resulting in burnout in most cases.
The board of trustees is USC's governing body and works to make decisions on issues such as the university budget and policies.
Michael Amiridis begins his term as the 30th president of USC with goals of improving research and bettering student experience.
After being away from USC for the past seven years, new President Michael Amiridis said he felt like he was returning home to the horseshoe, a place for him that not only portrays history, but also reminds him of raising his own family in Columbia.
While students dove into the Thomas Cooper Library Fountain to celebrate the women's basketball national championship this spring, they were unaware of the fountain's other resourceful inhabitants — frogs.
Planned Parenthood held a protest at the Statehouse on June 24 as the overturn of Roe v. Wade changes the future of abortion in South Carolina.
With the elimination of the constitutional right to abortion likely, South Carolina's six-week abortion ban will go into effect and many other restrictions are likely on the way.
After a shooting at Redpoint occurred on June 5, USC students living at Redpoint describe the moments leading up to the altercation and the ones that followed after.
Finishing before the fall 2022 semester, Carolina Food Co. has renovated Russell House to include a new dining hall among other retail locations for students.
The board of trustees met on June 10, 2022 to discuss the designated funds budget, current ongoing projects and updates to academic programs on campus.
Recent mass shootings can be sensitive subjects that make it difficult to maintain a safe balance between knowledge and mental wellness. USC faculty gives suggestions on how to safely navigate the topic.
The Columbia has three rivers — the Broad, Congaree and Saluda. Thanks to help from local governments and the River Alliance, people now have easy access to all three.
March for Our Lives rally brings together Columbia community to urge lawmakers to end gun violence.
