“We have withstood hurricanes and invasions, but can we withstand sea level rise?” asked Mitchell Colgan, chairman of the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences at the College of Charleston. “No matter how you want to argue it, sea level rise is coming.” In fact, sea level rise is already here. The sea level rose
Dr. Jerold Hale would like to see humanities and social sciences play a central role in every major academic initiative on campus.
Meeting is July 18, 2013.
Twelve months of research led to an improved design for easy accessibility to the most relevant and frequently used information. The homepage highlights the strengths and uniqueness of our university to an external audience, while making it easier for the campus community to update.
College of Charleston Magazine and the CougarNation booklet (which is mailed to all accepted students) earned CASE Circle of Excellence Gold awards, signifying they are the best in the nation in their respective categories.
We asked Sandy Slater, an assistant professor at the College of Charleston who has specialized in colonial history, to give us her list of the state’s top five American revolutionaries. They may not all be from Charleston, or even South Carolina, but their actions and decisions had a big impact on the Lowcountry
“There’s no such thing as a benefit without a cost,” says Dr. Frank Hefner, an economics professor at the College of Charleston. Hefner says large manufacturers consider land availability, natural resources, and labor force when selecting a new location. He says when all of those don’t quite come together, incentives tip the balance.
A 2009 graduate of North Hunterdon High School has discovered a planet — and a Canadian brewery has named a new ale after it. Lebanon Township native Thea Kozakis credits her father’s interest in the night sky and an astronomy class she took as a high school sophomore with sparking the curiosity that led her
The forum runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Dock Street Theatre and is free and open to the public. Speakers include these historians and authors: Joseph T. Glatthaar, Thavolia Glymph, Robert N. Rosen and Stephen R. Wise. College of Charleston history professor Bernard Powers will lead a discussion with the audience.
“We haven’t been on the bottom to look for artifacts and that’s what we’re trying to do. We feel very strongly this area would have held populations of people,” said Scott Harris, College of Charleston geology professor.
