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

The Post and Courier and Charleston Chronicle report on CofC launching a website that explores the College’s history.

How a 1970 staging of Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ helped change Charleston’s culture

The Post and Courier talks with archivist Harlan Green about the opera Porgy and Bess.

 Higher education institutions issuing refunds to help relieve COVID-19 financial burden

WCSC reports on how South Carolina colleges are expecting to lose millions of dollars because of the coronavirus pandemic.

SC Peace Corps volunteers forced to return home early due to coronavirus

College of Charleston alumni talk to The Post and Courier about their time in the Peace Corps.

SC colleges launch, promote student relief funds to help offset coronavirus costs

The Post and Courier reports on CofC’s efforts to help ease students’ financial burdens caused by COVID-19.

CofC students adjusting to online learning

WCIV reports on students adjusting to their new virtual classrooms.

 A battle between David and Goliath in South Carolina Senate race

Jewish Insider interviews political science professor Gibbs Knotts about a senate race in South Carolina.

College of Charleston professors making masks for medical university

Grant Gilmore, the director of the College’s Historic Preservation and Community Planning Program, talks to WCIV about using a 3D printer to make masks for the Medical University of South Carolina.

College of Charleston to host virtual COVID-19 town halls on Tuesday and Wednesday

WCIV previews CofC’s virtual town halls regarding the College’s response to COVID-19.