When a gay USC professor was doxxed, USC was completely silent. Now, the USC faculty senate has paved the way for the university to take a stand while protecting stakeholders' free speech.
The board of trustees said the Horseshoe will be the location for a statue honoring USC's first admitted Black students since reconstruction in a meeting on Friday. The university also held a ceremony for the renaming of 650 Lincoln to Celia Dial Saxon Hall, a Columbia civil rights activist and educator.
The faculty senate continued debate on faculty voting rights Wednesday. However, faculty members raised concerns that expanding who can vote on proposals could result in uncompensated work.
Going to USC has become more expensive, but it's still a worthwhile investment according to economists.
Faculty senate is debating adopting academic freedom protections called the Chicago Principles. While some are in favor of completely adopting them, others believe that USC should make the protections more inclusive.
Along with parking renovations, USC's board of trustees approved an extension to Athletics Director Ray Tanner's contract and the addition of 3,000 more parking spaces by the end of summer. Tanner will continue his tenure through June 2026 and get paid $1.175 million by the university.
Universities across the country are starting to ban TikTok due to state government orders. However, according to USC, the current TikTok bill at the S.C. Statehouse won't affect student's access to the social media app on campus.
Faculty senate approved changes to the CIC students' business and English requirements, which could change up to 18 hours of students' courses. The body also postponed a vote on a bill that would defend freedom of inquiry for faculty, staff and students regardless of personal belief.
Henry Jolly and Reid Sherard attended their first board of trustees as elected members on Friday and helped approve new programs in a variety of subjects such as cyber intelligence and nursing.
Regular people advertised free marijuana — information. There is still a fight in South Carolina for legal recreational marijuana, though some of the demonstrators believe they are fighting more than a stigma.
American Association of University Professors (AAUP) president Carol Harrison (left) and vice president Mark Minett (right) raise their hands to vote on a proposed amendment during the faculty senate meeting on April 19, 2023, in the Booker T. Washington Auditorium. Harrison spoke on the necessity for universities to prioritize the values they hold students and faculty to.
Nursing Professor and Faculty Senator Abbas Tavakoli helps Parliamentarian Bill Sudduth tally votes in favor of an amendment during a faculty senate on April 19, 2023, in the Booker T. Washington Auditorium. The amendment failed by a vote of 33 for and 41 against.
The University of South Carolina’s Athletic Director, Ray Tanner, states the recommendations to update the surrounding 889 acres around Williams-Brice Stadium on Feb. 7, 2023. The exact plan of what will be built has yet to be fully confirmed, but there is a possibility that the land will be turned into new student housing properties, apartments or restaurants.
The S.C. House of Representatives Education and Public Works Committee discusses Critical Race Theory in the statehouse on Jan. 26, 2022. House representatives debated on the five bills related to the theory along with how they should define the term itself.