12 01, 2023

CofC Podcast: Professor Scott Peeples Explores Edgar Allan Poe’s Lowcountry Haunts

By |2023-01-26T09:05:12-05:00January 12, 2023|Academics, All News, CofC Podcast|Comments Off on CofC Podcast: Professor Scott Peeples Explores Edgar Allan Poe’s Lowcountry Haunts

On this episode of 'Speaking Of … College of Charleston,' Scott Peeples, interim chair of the Department of English and Poe scholar, takes us on a tour of some of the Lowcountry landmarks associated with Edgar Allan Poe.

15 11, 2022

CofC Podcast: Alumna Sheds Light on ‘Storied & Scandalous Charleston’

By |2022-11-30T14:43:16-05:00November 15, 2022|All News, Alumni, CofC Podcast|Comments Off on CofC Podcast: Alumna Sheds Light on ‘Storied & Scandalous Charleston’

On this episode of 'Speaking of ... College of Charleston,' alumna Leigh Jones Handal '81 talks about the truth behind some of Charleston's most famed and notorious history detailed in her new book 'Storied & Scandalous Charleston, a History of Piracy and Prohibition, Rebellion and Revolution.'

27 10, 2022

Yes! I’m a Feminist Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

By |2022-11-14T10:57:59-05:00October 27, 2022|All News, Campus Life|Comments Off on Yes! I’m a Feminist Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program’s 10th annual Yes! I’m a Feminist fundraising event will return to an in-person celebration on Nov. 4, 2022, in the Stern Center Garden.

11 10, 2022

CofC Podcast: The Frightening History of Witchcraft and Sleep Disorders

By |2022-10-28T12:08:15-04:00October 11, 2022|Academics, All News, CofC Podcast, Students|Comments Off on CofC Podcast: The Frightening History of Witchcraft and Sleep Disorders

On this episode of 'Speaking of ... College of Charleston,' history professor Jason Coy and Francesca Gibson, a double-major in history and psychology, explore a time in history when people believed in and feared witchcraft.

20 09, 2022

CofC Alumni Making a Difference with Environmental Organizations

By |2022-10-11T09:38:01-04:00September 20, 2022|All News, Alumni|Comments Off on CofC Alumni Making a Difference with Environmental Organizations

Two College of Charleston alumni have helped establish nonprofits that are bringing the community together to take action on climate change and biodiversity loss.

7 09, 2022

Professor Rewrites History of Early Modern Philosophy to Include Women

By |2022-09-23T15:04:10-04:00September 7, 2022|Academics, All News|Comments Off on Professor Rewrites History of Early Modern Philosophy to Include Women

Philosophy professor Deborah Boyle is a pioneer in the study of women philosophers in early modern philosophy, and her contributions have started a whole new conversation among scholars across the globe.

25 08, 2022

Socratic Scholars Program Empowers Students to Lead Challenging Dialogues

By |2022-09-14T11:02:43-04:00August 25, 2022|Academics, All News, Students|Comments Off on Socratic Scholars Program Empowers Students to Lead Challenging Dialogues

Eight students spent the last two years leading discussions on tricky topics of philosophical relevance through the Socratic Scholars program.