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 adult ‘boomerang kids’ moving home to their parents

The BBC talks with Jenna Abetz, associate professor of communication, about adults moving back home with their parents.

 

Shepard Fairey on art, skateboarding and the culture of change in Charleston, S.C.

The Washington Post mentions the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art in a story about artist Shepard Fairey.

 

12 Black Leaders to Know: Tamara Butler

The Post and Courier has a profile of Tamara Butler, executive director of the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History.

 

Commentary: Help complete road map for the tri-county’s future

Kendra Stewart, director of the Joseph P. Riley Jr. Center for Livable Communities, writes an opinion piece in The Post and Courier.

 

How prepared is Charleston for a major earthquake?

Charleston City Paper interviews geology professors Norm Levine and Vijay Vulava about earthquakes.

 

7 Emotional Biases Derailing Your Financial Plan

Mary Chapman, a financial planning instructor, talks to TheStreet about financial plans.

 

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