Haley wants schools to work harder to keep graduates in-state, and she says school administrators need to work more closely with businesses to get graduates jobs. Haley suggests that when a university president submits his budget request, lawmakers should ask themselves some basic questions: “What is the graduation rate? What are we doing to make sure
Perhaps no performance venue in Charleston is relied on more than the College of Charleston’s Sottile Theatre. It’s central location, large size, flexibility, comfortable seating, old-fashioned aesthetic and dedicated crew make it ideal for all kinds of presentations, from symphony concerts to film screenings and special lectures. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20121014/PC16/121019606/1006/welcome-to-the-hemp-house-sottile-theatre-gets-heavy-use-while-gaillard-is-closed-for-renovation
That was the challenge the College of Charleston Foundation faced with the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St., a Neoclassical double-house construction for one of the city’s wealthiest British merchants. Its first and third floors currently are used as offices, but the grand second floor is used for public gatherings. Until just recently, only those
About a half-dozen fifth-graders crowded around a makeshift track to see how far the toads and frogs would hop. Their assignment at the College of Charleston on Monday was to figure out the best jumper, but educators hoped students would remember much more than the academic lesson. “We want them to have a better sense
Michael Lee is an assistant professor of communication at the College of Charleston. He said he studied every debate in the last 20 years, and this one stuck out. "Obama walking too close to Mitt Romney, Romney walking too close to Obama. It signified aggression. This is the most aggressive presidential debate I can remember," Lee
In Charleston on the day of the drill, College of Charleston earthquake experts will lead lectures and walking tours of damage from the earthquake in 1886. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/17/southeastern-states-join-national-earthquake-drill/1636445/
He is more than an artist, said Mark Sloan, director of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art. He’s a visionary whose work pushes boundaries and probes big questions. It’s not meant to serve as an explicit blueprint for a sane new world, Sloan said. It is ZanFagna’s way of channeling profound concerns. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20121021/PC1201/121029984/1003/don-zanfagna-visionary-artist-reimagines-way-we-live-pulse-dome-series-on-display-at-halsey-institute
Steve Koonin, president of Turner Entertainment Networks, will talk with students about creativity and media trends.
An Italian professor finds inspiration and adventure in the Arctic cold.
He leans back in his chair and considers the question. His office is quiet. Library quiet. Sanctuary quiet. Christian Coseru sees himself sitting there in his chair, the morning sun framing his figure against the window. He sees himself slowly raise his hands from the armrest, his fingertips fashioning a form reminiscent of the pointed
