To honor the victims of last year's tragedy at Emanuel A.M.E. Church, Charleston developer Michael Bennett established the "Mother" Emanuel A.M.E. Endowed Scholarship for minority students from the Charleston peninsula to attend the College of Charleston. The scholarship will be awarded for the first time this fall.
"The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas," by Anand Giridharadas, is the 2016–17 book selection for The College Reads! – the College's campuswide common reading program.
As an admissions counselor at the College, Kenyatta Grimmage shares his personal experiences of a tough childhood to relate to minority students who might have to overcome similar obstacles.
Andrea Creech, a senior who is double majoring in biology and Hispanic studies, is spending the summer studying at Yale University as part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Exceptional Research Opportunities Program. Creech’s research will focus on type 2 diabetes.
Named after CofC alumna Tabetha Boyajian '03, Tabby's Star is considered the "most mysterious star in the galaxy" – and you can join the community of stargazers helping astronomers figure it out. Could this megastructure be evidence of aliens?
Beth Sundstrom and Andrea DeMaria, co-directors of the Women's Health Research Team, are featured in a Science for the People podcast and as Charlie Magazine's 50 Most Progressive for 2016.
FitCatz is an aquatic and motor therapy community service program designed to help children with disabilities become efficient movers.
The Society for Cinema and Media Studies invited computer science major and mathematics/film studies minor Elaina Cole to present her research on 1980s teen films at their undergraduate conference in Boulder, Colo., this week.
The College of Charleston's Campus Recreation Services provided a two-month Bridge Run Training Program for staff, faculty and students. Participants had access to their own coach/trainer. The program also provided group runs and three timed runs that assessed their progress.
The spring 2016 issue of College of Charleston Magazine arrives in mailboxes this week. With celebrations of the College's history, alumni, academics, students and all things CofC, readers have a lot to look forward to. Here's a taste of what's to come!
