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MADE in SC to grow advanced materials education, research, economy statewide

Sep 19, 2017 02:27PM ● By Kathleen Maris

With the EPSCoR grant, MADE in SC is committed to hiring 17 new researchers over five years at five institutions.

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Newberry College breaks student enrollment records

Sep 19, 2017 01:57PM ● By Kathleen Maris

The new record represents a 20 percent increase over Newberry’s previous enrollment of 381 new students in fall 2016.

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MTC dental hygiene students volunteer for mission work in Columbia

Sep 13, 2017 01:58PM ● By Kathleen Maris

More than 800 patients received an estimated $600,000 in free dental care from about 100 volunteers from across South Carolina and other states.

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Newberry College ranks among nation's best in higher ed

Sep 12, 2017 02:42PM ● By Kathleen Maris

For many years, Newberry College has ranked in the Top 50 for Best Colleges in the South, but the private liberal arts college ascended into the Top 20 last year, where it has retained its place in the 2018 rankings among the region’s upper echelon.

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Rhames Thrives On Optimism of New Graduates

Sep 06, 2017 02:11PM ● By Emily Stevenson

Rhames says he has loved his journey so far and enjoys the role he currently plays in helping students young and old become more competitive in our global society.

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Higher Education System Grapples with Complex, Three-Legged Monster

Aug 31, 2017 08:30AM ● By Emily Stevenson

Schilz says the Commission’s overarching duty is to identify threats to the long-term stability of the state’s higher education system. The abatement situation threatens the integrity of the system’s collective funding model.

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USC Law School Hopes New Building Raises Bar

Aug 01, 2017 02:56PM ● By Emily Stevenson

“The expectation is the students will engage each other more,” Wilcox says. “A lot of the learning of law comes from the interaction between students.”

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Virtual One-on-One Instruction for Autistic Students

Feb 01, 2017 06:19PM ● By Makayla Gay

Karl Smith Jr. learned to both tie his shoes and read using software products called DT Trainer and Activity Trainer designed by his father.

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Communities In Schools: Keeping Students on the Right Path

Jan 02, 2017 08:40PM ● By Makayla Gay

Many students in the Columbia area depend on a program called Communities In Schools (CIS) of the Midlands to help them stay the course in their studies.

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