The South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC) is pleased to announce its annual Board of Directors Scholarship Program. This program awards $2,500 scholarships on an annual basis to graduating high school seniors who are residents from counties chosen by lot by the Association. Since Ric…
The Boeing Company and Allen University announced a new $1.5 million partnership to establish the Boeing Institute on Civility at Allen University. The Boeing Institute will be a national hub for teaching and provide programming aimed at advancing civil discourse in America and across the globe.
Voorhees College alumna Sharon Bennett was recently sworn in as a councilwoman for St. Matthews District Six.
The right to vote in America is a hard fought and sacred privilege. I respect the right of every individual to vote their conscience in every local, state and national election. Our vote is indeed our voice. It is our opportunity to express our views on issues that matter to us. As I reflect…
South Carolina State University is partnering with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) to offer free drive-thru COVID-19 testing to the university and Orangeburg community. Testing will be available every Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. …
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), announced today that it will seek to cautiously and prudently move forward with the 2021 winter and spring sports schedule. The SIAC men's and women's basketball schedule will begin on January 10 and will feature a 12-14 game conferenc…
Allen University has received an initial endowment of $50,000 from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® in partnership with the AKA Educational Advancement Foundation®. The donation comes on the heels of the sorority’s recent third annual HBCU Impact Day initiative where more than $1.5…
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Claflin University’s commitment to student success and offering academic programs that prepare graduates for the 21st Century workforce provided the impetus for a partnership with the University South Carolina (UofSC) that will expand academic and career opportunities for students aspiring c…
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SC State University officials have confirmed 21 new cases of coronavirus on campus. All of the cases are student-athletes. One week ago, university officials suspended organized practices and placed student-athletes under quarantine after a member of the Athletics Department tested positive …
After recently launching the Tigers Gladly Invest in Voorhees Education (G.I.V.E) Campaign, Voorhees College announces actress and singer Jo Marie Payton will be the official campaign chairperson.
Coach Cabral Huff has officially joined the Voorhees College family as the new head men’s basketball coach as he aims to continue the tradition of “Voorhees basketball.”
Voorhees College was recently selected as a 2020 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) and awarded $99,860.00 to facilitate Barbadian/African American Connections, a cultural study in Barbados.
Claflin University’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences received a $12,000 Bridge Emergency Relief Grant from South Carolina Humanities. Funding for Bridge Emergency Relief Grants was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief a…
Attorney Lesyllee White and her brother Orlando White, II, children of longtime supporters and former employees of Voorhees College, recently donated their parents’ home and historic portraits to the institution.
Voorhees College recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine to provide an opportunity to enter and diversify the physician workforce.
If the painting that hangs on the wall behind Washington Post syndicated columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Eugene Robinson during his interviews on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” looks familiar to people affiliated with Claflin University, there is a good reason.
Voorhees College alumnus Demetrius Cleveland was named Coach of the Year by Coca-Cola and the Atlanta Public School system for his efforts with the Bunche Middle student-athletes.
College students: Are you ready to dig into a promising business idea or launch a social enterprise? Develop and pitch your innovative idea (virtually) in the first-ever SC Innovates Pitch Competition. The SCInnovates Statewide Student Pitch Competition is now open.
SC State University Head Football Coach Oliver “Buddy” Pough is wrapping up a Tailgate Tour of South Carolina state parks this weekend at Sesquicentennial to launch a marketing initiative designed to draw more African Americans to the great outdoors. The collaboration between the South Carol…
Dr. Alicia Davis recently made history becoming the first African-American woman and first woman to be elected for the district three Barnwell City Council.
South Carolina State University (SC State) has been awarded a $50,000 grant for the preservation of Wilkinson Hall through the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Grant Program, which is funded by the National Park Service (NPS). The grant will fund additional forensic analy…
Longenecker & Associates Inc. (L&A) recently donated $10,000 to South Carolina State University, which will fund engineering scholarships for students. L&A and SC State have signed a strategic agreement with the aim of preparing SC State students for careers in the Department of …
The U.S. News and World Report recently ranked Voorhees College as a Best Public, Regional College in the South in the Top Colleges and Universities for 2021 list.
Voorhees College announces the launch of the Tigers Gladly Invest in Voorhees Education (G.I.V.E) Campaign in recognition of the national Giving Tuesday, which will be December1, 2020.
Voorhees College joins ten other institutions as a 2020 national awardee of the Teacher Quality Partnership grant (TQP) competition funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Plans are underway for Benedict College’s 2020 Homecoming Celebration. Due to Covid-19, all of this year’s events will be virtual.
Voorhees College President and CEO Dr. W. Franklins Evans recently signed an individual Memorandum of Understanding agreement with Savanah River Nuclear Site (SRNS) to increase career opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) students.
The Minority Coaches Association has named Allen University’s Coach James one of the top NAIA coaches in the country. Coach James is entering his seventh season at Allen University his first four years he was the head women's basketball coach in which he led the Lady Yellow Jackets to Associ…
South Carolina State University announces the offering of two graduate-level online programs in the field of education leadership. Graduate students can now enroll in the Education Specialist (Ed.S) and Doctorate in Educational Administration (Ed.D) programs online at SC State.
Morris College has been awarded an educational assistance grant of $1,679,210 by the U.S. Department of Education.
As part of our series on South Carolina’s HBCUs and how they responded to the Coronavirus outbreak, we interviewed Dr. W. Franklin Evans, president of Voorhees College. Dr. Evans was also one of the few college presidents nationwide with first-hand experience with the Coronavirus.
The Carolina HBCU Virtual Career Talent Showcase is a premier diversity recruiting and interviewing event, attracting students from throughout the Carolina region. It will be held October 20 from 1-5 p.m.
Richland One’s annual college fair for high school juniors, seniors and their parents goes virtual this year with live and recorded sessions with representatives from colleges and universities around the world. District students and parents are encouraged to register now for the free Virtual…
SC State University has joined The Collective, the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting causes that impact the Black community politically and through civic engagement efforts and HBCU leadership organization Xceleader for the #VoteHBCU voter registration competition.
Voorhees College alumna Sharon Bennett was crowned Miss U.S. Plus World Cover Girl and Miss U.S. Plus Intercontinental, a division of Miss U.S. Plus World.
Voorhees College alumnus Anthony Hyland was recently named a 30 under 30 by U.S. Reporter.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® 67th South Atlantic Regional Conference, (SARC) originally scheduled for April 7 – 12 in Charleston, South Carolina will now be held virtually October 2-3, 2020.
For 144 years young women have found Bennett to be the ideal place to foster the constant rhythm of ideas. Each student’s individual need for self-expression and desire for achievement is constantly nurtured. The College offers 24 areas of study in Education, Sciences, the Humanities, and in…
Black filmmakers, artists, journalists and more join Beats to tell powerful stories.
Benedict College and CVS Health today announced the launch of rapid COVID-19 testing on the College’s Columbia campus. CVS Pharmacists and pharmacy employees will staff the testing operation, which will be available at no cost to patients.
Voorhees College was recently awarded a $850,000 grant by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina (BCBS) as a part of their efforts to demonstrate community investment and corporate citizenship to meet the critical financial needs of the institution as result of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Andre Sojourner, SC State University alumnus, helped to develop the latest cookie flavor for the Girl Scouts French-toast-inspired cookies, which are icing-dipped & shaped like mini pieces of toast.
Allen University has been awarded a $900,000 investment from BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina (BCBS-SC). The funding commitment is intended to help with immediate financial needs to ensure sustainability and assist in getting as many students as possible to begin and continue their edu…
Reginald Thompson, a junior psychology major, spent his summer integrating his love of technology and psychology as a member of the 2020 Ronald E. McNair Scholars. The Orangeburg native is among the collegiate scholars who participated in the statewide Ronald E. McNair Scholars program, whic…
It was not long after Claflin University launched its RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in 2016, that Dr. Shannon Smith believed a master's program in nursing was also possible.
In its latest demonstration of community investment and corporate citizenship, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is committing funding to the state’s five, private four-year Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to help with immediate financial needs to ensure sustainabil…
The Voorhees College Baseball Team excels on the field and in the classroom after recently being awarded the Team Academic Excellence Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
The Voorhees College Sigma Theta Chapter Alumni Association of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. honored beloved advisor emeritus William Clayton Marshall with a memorial bench.
With the creation of a new regional office, SC State University 1890 Research & Extension will better serve its clientele in the newly formed Santee-Wateree region office, now based in Sumter. Formerly known as Williamsburg Cluster, the Santee-Wateree region office will continue to serve…
Claflin University Mathematics and Computer Science Department received a $700,000 subaward from the Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organization Sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Administration US Department of Energy. This subaward is being administered over five years. Dr. Ka…
South Carolina State University is currently the only historically black college or university in the state that offers a nutrition program that is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). ACEND is the accrediting agency for educati…
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