College of Charleston Hispanic Studies Professor, Carl Wise, Ph.D. spent part of his summer doing research at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. He was awarded a highly competitive Folger Research Fellowship for his book project, Baroque Theologies in the Theater of Antonio Mira de Amescua, which will be published in late 2014. The
Dash's " Daughters of the Dust" was the first full-length film by an African-American woman with general theatrical release in the United States. She will be teaching two classes as part of the African American Studies Program at the College of Charleston.
As part of his sustainability class, Stefan Koester conducted research and led the effort to install energy-saving systems on all of the College’s 60 beverage vending machines. This is expected to save the College an estimated $2,500 per year in energy costs.
Joe Carson is collecting planets. And not just your everyday, garden-variety planets either. New planets. Little more than a year ago, two students discovered a huge, gaseous blob of a planet in a distant galaxy while doing research with Carson, a College of Charleston astrophysics professor. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130808/PC16/130809473
Assistant Professor Joe Carson is a member of an international team of scientist who recently discovered a new planet. Orbiting a sun-like star, this newly-discovered planet is the least massive ever to be imaged around another star.
The Princeton Review named the College of Charleston as one of the “Best 378 Colleges” nationwide in the 2014 edition of its annual college guide. The College of Charleston “exemplifies progressive traditionalism” and “is all about liberal arts; the education is well-rounded and intriguing,” according to the Princeton Review. http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/48510-college-of-charleston-receives-accolades-from-princeton-review?rss=0
Of course, there’s more to the data than meets the eye, said Von Bakanic associate professor of sociology at the College of Charleston. In terms of social mobility, it’s much easier to go up one or two steps than to make a move from the bottom to the very top of the economic ladder, she
Sarah Rivas has attended Comic Con International for the past four years, and this year, she had the opportunity to ask Joss Whedon about an essay she wrote about one of his shows in her freshman English class.
“The next election is a midterm, and in a lower turnout situation, the Republicans are going to do a little better,” says Gibbs Knotts, who recently left the state to teach at the College of Charleston. “It’s almost like the backlash could be muted somewhat.” http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/08/02/208059824/could-north-carolina-lead-a-red-state-resurgence
The Class of 2014 has 42 incoming students, a 24% increase in enrollment over the Class of 2013. Students have already completed three online business foundation courses developed by Harvard.
