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:
‘Not even hurricanes do this’: Coronavirus wrecks South Carolina hotel industry
USA Today talks to Wayne Smith, professor and chair of the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, about the impacts of COVID-19 on tourism.
Coronavirus crisis will cost Charleston tourism more than $1B in 2 months
Daniel Guttentag, the director of the college’s Office of Tourism Analysis, talks to The Post and Courier about financial problems caused by COVID-19.
Destin, Hilton Head, Red River Gorge: How coronavirus is affecting your favorite vacation spots
Cincinnati Enquirer quotes hospitality and tourism professor Wayne Smith in a story about vacation hot spots.
350 years ago, Charleston’s first settlers carved a new colony in a pristine wilderness
The Post and Courier interviews geology professor Norman Levine about early life in Charleston.
SC preparing to remove coronavirus restrictions, reopen businesses: ‘End is in sight’
The Post and Courier talks with hospitality and tourism professor Wayne Smith about Charleston’s tourism recovery from COVID-19.
College of Charleston Opens Virtual Career Center
Charleston Regional Business Journal reports on ways the Career Center is helping CofC seniors get ready for the job market.
WCIV-TV and The Moultrie News report that the College of Charleston was named as having the number one MBA program in the United States for job placement.
On Sullivan’s Island, Edgar Allen Poe’s mysterious legacy lives on
English professor Scott Peeples talks about Edgar Allen Poe in a story on the Matador Network.
‘From Oprah to Ellen’: Call Me MISTER celebrates 20 years of fostering Black male teachers
The Greenville News looks at the Call Me MISTER Program, which supports minority male students majoring in education.
We asked local authors how they’re coping with the current international pandemic
History professor W. Scott Poole talks to The City Paper about working during the COVID-19 shutdown.
Nine glimmers of generosity as Charleston works through a crisis
Grant Gilmore, the director of the College’s Historic Preservation and Community Planning Program, talks to The City Paper about using a 3D printer to make masks for the Medical University of South Carolina.
CofC history professor sheds light on past pandemics
History professor Jacob Steere-Williams in quoted in a WCIV-TV story about past pandemics.
College of Charleston launches virtual history website that aims to uncover hidden stories
The Post and Courier highlights a new CofC website that explores the College’s history.
