21 03, 2014

Digging Charleston

By |2014-03-21T14:28:13-04:00March 21, 2014|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Digging Charleston

Don’t get him started. But if you do, ask Jim Newhard what makes Charleston so special for archaeological students, be prepared for a long laundry list of answers: Charleston is the site of some of the earliest European colonization of the New World. It enjoys the influence of the Caribbean. Its slave trade figures within

21 03, 2014

Inside the Academic Mind: Ryan Milner

By |2014-03-21T13:31:36-04:00March 21, 2014|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Inside the Academic Mind: Ryan Milner

Having joined the faculty only two years ago, Ryan Milner is fast becoming one of the students’ favorite communication professors. We caught Professor Milner in a free moment and asked him to share his interest in new social media tools, the future of communication and his love of video games. HOW DID YOU GET INTO

21 03, 2014

Stout Chemistry

By |2014-03-21T13:30:21-04:00March 21, 2014|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Stout Chemistry

The idea, not surprisingly, came from a student. “Why don’t you teach a chemistry class about beer?” the student asked chemistry professor Jason Overby. After giving it some thought, Overby conceded it was a good suggestion. And so the Science of Brewing – Chemistry 183 – was born. This fall, Overby offered the course for

21 03, 2014

Heroes Among Us

By |2017-02-10T08:10:07-05:00March 21, 2014|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Heroes Among Us

He didn’t want to leave Charleston. He knew he had to write something (publish or perish, as they say), but he had a young family to take care of and he really just wanted to stay close to home. Besides – it may be a long way from his ancestral and academic roots in Ireland

21 03, 2014

Work of Art

By |2017-02-10T08:10:31-05:00March 21, 2014|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Work of Art

Mark Sloan, director and senior curator of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art   When you’ve got names like Pablo Picasso, Jasper Johns and Shepard Fairey coming to your birthday celebration, you’re kind of a big deal. You’re so big, in fact, that you’ll need an entire year just to fit everything in: