College of Charleston “In the News” is a weekly round-up of news articles featuring College faculty, staff, students or alumni. Recent media coverage of The College includes:

College of Charleston researchers look at how well code-school grads fare

 The Post & Courier speaks with professors Quinn Burke and Jim Bowring about their research on coding bootcamps.

Charleston’s new bike share program to hit the road by year’s end

 The Post & Courier has a story about Charleston’s impending bike share program and its inclusion of the College of Charleston.

5 Questions: Education scholar Jon Hale

The Post & Courier interviews history professor Jon Hale about his civil rights research and new book.

What White Catholics Owe Black Americans

Religious studies professor Mathew Cressler has published an article in Slate.com concerning race relations.

CofC degree dispelling ‘starving artist’ stigma

The Charleston Business Journal has a story about the College’s arts management program.

Several news organizations wrote about the College suspending all alcohol-related social activities for fraternities and sororities:

The Associated Press

The Washington Times

Time Magazine

The Post and Courier 

CofC grad’s granola bar company came from peanut allergy woes

WCIV-TV interviews College of Charleston graduate Amos Bartlett about the allergy-safe granola bar he created.

Invasion of the ants 

 The Charleston City Paper interviews biology professor Brian Scholtens about a new species of invasive insects.