Bernard Powers, a professor of history at the College of Charleston gave a lecture on slavery Wednesday at a National Park Service event. The National Park Service is trying to make anniversary events over the next four years more hospitable to black people. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/apr/16/blacks-shun-war-events/
The dinner is replete with storytelling and symbolism. To make the holiday more relevant to students and others in the area, the College of Charleston's Jewish Studies Program and Jewish Student Union/Hillel are organizing three separate seders, each with a particular theme, according to Mimi Lewis, Jewish student life coordinator. "Students come from all kinds
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Fifteen College of Charleston students file into a Finance 385 class, set up their laptops, fiddle with Facebook, chit chat, then settle in for a 75-minute lecture on risk management. Everything about the class seems normal, almost. The thing that's different is their teacher is blind. Standing before them is Peter
“So many of the crucial issues that were connected to the Civil War, its origins and consequences, are still with us today,” said Bernard E. Powers, a history professor at the College of Charleston, in South Carolina. “You only have to think about the question of race.” http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2011/0418/150-years-later-Civil-War-still-a-delicate-subject-for-schools
“Even if we didn’t have Civil War events, this weekend would probably be huge,” said Kevin Smith, a researcher in the Office of Tourism Analysis in the College of Charleston’s Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. http://www.thestate.com/2011/04/09/1770582/tourism-booms-before-cannons.html#storylink=misearch#ixzz1JDspnwAD
"This place is absolutely central to telling the story of slavery," said Bernard Powers, a professor of history at the College of Charleston. "I'm still amazed by how many people and their families are rooted here in South Carolina." http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/apr/10/slavery-in-charleston-a-chronicle-of-human/
Edmund Drago, a professor of history at the College of Charleston and author of a book on Confederate children, said while the family’s pride is honest, there are different points of view. “This is really a matter of interpretation,” he said. “Because when you say that you are happy you fired that first shot, for
The Center has collected art and archival materials to document the history, traditions and legacies of African Americans and their influence on society.
Meeting is April 14-15, 2011.
Charleston County high school students will receive real-world job training through a new partnership with the College of Charleston. The college’s Students in Free Enterprise program has launched the Cougar Apprentice Program, a new initiative to teach high school students skills such as how to apply for a job and work in a retail setting.
