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7 02, 2012

CofC offers new MBA focus in hospitality revenue management – Charleston Business Journal

By |2015-03-25T10:27:53-04:00February 7, 2012|Campus Life|Comments Off on CofC offers new MBA focus in hospitality revenue management – Charleston Business Journal

The two-year-old MBA program at the College of Charleston’s School of Business is expanding to include a focus on hospitality revenue management. The new focus came after increased attention into revenue management for the hospitality industry. In 2010, Susan Thronson said in Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International’s 2010 special report, “Revenue management has continued

2 02, 2012

Casino opponents: Gambling would lead to more crime – Miami Herald

By |2015-03-25T10:27:54-04:00February 2, 2012|Campus Life|Comments Off on Casino opponents: Gambling would lead to more crime – Miami Herald

Though its scope was impressive, that study does have critics, including College of Charleston Associate Professor of Economics Douglas Walker. Walker said the fundamental flaw with its crime increase projections was that it did not correctly factor in the droves of tourists attracted by some casinos. “That’s going to overstate the crime rate,” said Walker,

1 02, 2012

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: 3 events highlight area celebration – Charleston Post and Courier

By |2015-03-25T10:27:54-04:00February 1, 2012|Campus Life|Comments Off on BLACK HISTORY MONTH: 3 events highlight area celebration – Charleston Post and Courier

Gullah exhibit The pioneering scholarship of Lorenzo Dow Turner, a linguist who helped link West African communities to the coastal Southeast of the United States, is the subject of a traveling exhibition presented by the College of Charleston's Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. Black youth The documentary "Woke Up Black" by

1 02, 2012

Charleston County School District’s plan to bring minority students up to speed- Charleston City Paper

By |2015-03-25T10:27:54-04:00February 1, 2012|Campus Life|Comments Off on Charleston County School District’s plan to bring minority students up to speed- Charleston City Paper

Fran Welch, dean of the College of Charleston's School of Education, Health, and Human Performance, has been keeping tabs on the school district for years, and she has seen black male students dropping out at disproportionate rates. According to national data, test scores of black students who spend a year with a black teacher tend