WINTER 2020
History Professor is Toppling an Ideology
The research of history professor Adam Domby helped bring down a Confederate statue and is the basis of a new book on the South’s “Lost Cause” narrative.
Mi Casa Es Su Casa in Trujillo
Setting a study-abroad milestone this past summer, CofC's campus in Trujillo, Spain, is an idyllic place for students to become steeped in the Spanish culture.
Professor’s Research Goes With the Flow
Through orbiting experiments, Ana Oprisan is helping to advance space exploration.
Music Professor Composes Epic Homage
Music professor Yiorgos Vassilandonakis returns home to Greece this spring to debut an opera he wrote for the national opera.
Alumnus’s Career is a Field of Dreams
As the cofounder of a large sports event management firm, Gene Hallman ’82 is living every diehard sports fan’s fantasy.
Alumnus Has a Retirement Plan
Marvell Adams Jr. ’00, as COO of a large retirement community company, helps create a vibrant future for the aging.
Alumnus is Leading the Way
August G. “Tav” Swarat II ’89 is adding a zero to his initial scholarship pledge of $25,000 to create better student leaders.
REACH Graduate is Delivering the Goods
A graduate of the REACH Program, Randon Strange ’16 now is a man of letters in the Office of Mail Services at the College.
Sounds of Silence Given Voice in Documentary
The first in the College’s diversity docuseries, If These Walls Could Talk, examines how enslaved Africans built some of the buildings around campus.
Peer Review: ‘Ad Astra’
An astronomy and physics professor takes a look at the accuracy of the astrophysics in the latest Brad Pitt film Ad Astra.
Dog Is My Copilot
To become an Air Force C-17 pilot, equestrian team member Samantha Bledsoe ’19 built up flight hours by flying rescued dogs to new homes.
Professors Explore Primary Matters
A new book by two political science professors takes a comprehensive look at the state's pivotal role as the first Southern state in the presidential primary.
Geology Professor is Dino-Might!
The new curator of the Mace Brown Museum, Scott Persons helped discover what life was like for the biggest T. rex ever found.
Theatre Professor is a Guiding Light
Award-winning lighting designer Jason Lyons has a new “off-Broadway” gig to tout – visiting instructor in the Department of Theatre and Dance.
Music From the Hart
Although orchestras around the world have performed Edward Hart’s music, his latest works with the Charleston Symphony are the ones that hit closest to home.
New Class Has Students All Fired Up
Blacksmithing is alive and well in the Department of Studio Art thanks to a new sculpture course, which has proven very popular with students in its first year.
Bus Restoration Is A Clutch Save
After sitting idle for 40 years in a backyard, the VW bus belonging to an early civil rights pioneer is recovered thanks to efforts by the College.
Student has Game Face on Twitch TV
Followed by close to 50,000 fans online, finance major Sofie Siegel takes them on a nightly romp through the magical world of Final Fantasy.