https://today.cofc.edu The College Today is the official news site for the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. Find articles and multimedia content featuring our academic programs and people. Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:01:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 https://today.cofc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-tct-favicon-1-32x32.png https://today.cofc.edu 32 32 https://today.cofc.edu/2020/06/17/mother-emanuel-legacy-of-hope-five-years-later/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:34:28 +0000 https://today.cofc.edu/?p=80273 On the fifth anniversary of the tragedy at Mother Emanuel AME Church, CofC Professor Emeritus Bernard Powers talks about how the church has turned darkness into hope throughout history, and how we can hold onto that hope even today.]]> https://today.cofc.edu/2020/06/16/cofc-virtual-town-halls-june-18/ Tue, 16 Jun 2020 15:17:50 +0000 https://today.cofc.edu/?p=80270 The College will hold two virtual town hall meetings this Thursday, June 18, 2020, specifically for faculty/staff and for students/families to update the campus community on the institution’s response to COVID-19.]]> https://today.cofc.edu/2020/06/16/2020-annual-staff-celebration-awards-ceremony-fs/ Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:28:16 +0000 https://today.cofc.edu/?p=80234 The College of Charleston’s annual Staff Celebration and Staff Awards Presentation will be held 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. on June 24, 2020, via Microsoft Teams.]]> https://today.cofc.edu/2020/06/16/cofc-students-map-the-system-competition/ Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:28:06 +0000 https://today.cofc.edu/?p=79914 A group of three CofC students will compete against 31 teams from 16 countries in the global Map the System virtual competition hosted by the University of Oxford, UK.]]> https://today.cofc.edu/2020/06/15/cofc-center-for-student-learning-tutor-advancement-program/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:39:53 +0000 https://today.cofc.edu/?p=80083 The Center for Student Learning earlier this spring celebrated its first-ever cohort of tutors to complete the Tutor Advancement Program.]]> https://today.cofc.edu/2020/06/15/cofc-in-the-news-week-of-june-15-2020/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:14:48 +0000 https://today.cofc.edu/?p=80214 https://today.cofc.edu/2020/06/15/halsey-10-10-exhibition-reflects-on-a-decade-of-art/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:25:36 +0000 https://today.cofc.edu/?p=80134 The Halsey Institute's 10-week virtual exhibition, titled '10 /10 – Reflections on a Decade of Exhibitions,' celebrates the shows and projects it has brought to the CofC campus in the space of 10 years.]]> https://today.cofc.edu/2020/06/12/online-learning-consortium-innovate-virtual-conference-free-to-faculty-staff-fs/ Fri, 12 Jun 2020 20:35:20 +0000 https://today.cofc.edu/?p=80040 The Teaching and Learning Team (TLT) is offering faculty and staff free access to the Online Learning Consortium Innovate 2020 Virtual Conference, June 15–26.]]> https://today.cofc.edu/2020/06/12/cofc-faces-to-know-chrystal-grant-fs/ Fri, 12 Jun 2020 20:18:13 +0000 https://today.cofc.edu/?p=79692 Meet Chrystal Grant '12, administrative specialist in the Department of English.]]> https://today.cofc.edu/2020/06/12/cofc-mfa-program-to-launch-dorothea-benton-frank-writing-series-fellowship/ Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:18:33 +0000 https://today.cofc.edu/?p=79828 Named in honor of the late "New York Times" bestselling author, the Dorothea Benton Frank Writing Series and Fellowship will provide financial and professional support to students in the College's M.F.A. in Creative Writing program.]]>