uscpress.com - Education Policy & History https://uscpress.com/ Invisible No More https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891566/Invisible-No-More
Since its founding in 1801, African Americans have played an integral, if too often overlooked, role in the history of the University of South Carolina. Invisible No More seeks to recover that…]]>
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South Carolina State University https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891416/South-Carolina-State-University
The turbulent history of one of South Carolina's historically black colleges and its significant role in the civil rights movement

Since its founding in 1896, South Carolina State Unive…]]>
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The Power of the Plan https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891470/The-Power-of-the-Plan
The history and future of the unique partnership between the City of Columbia and the University of South Carolina

State universities are more than just places of higher learning, more…]]>
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The NCAA and the Exploitation of College Profit-Athletes https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891501/The-NCAA-and-the-Exploitation-of-College-Profit-Athletes
A well-constructed and reasoned debunking of the mythology of amateurism in for-profit NCAA athletics

For the last 60-plus-years, as the revenue-generating capacity of Power Five footba…]]>
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Creating the South Caroliniana Library https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891525/Creating-the-South-Caroliniana-Library
The South Caroliniana Library, located on the historic Horseshoe of the University of South Carolina campus in Columbia, is one of the premier research archives and special collections reposit…]]>
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Struggling to Learn https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891536/Struggling-to-Learn
A poignant personal narrative about the history of Black education in South Carolina

The battle for equality in education during the civil rights era came at a cost to Black Americans o…]]>
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From Educational Experiment to Standard Bearer https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891603/From-Educational-Experiment-to-Standard-Bearer
An exploration of the University of South Carolina's trailblazing approach to the first-year experience

As an innovative educational experiment, University 101 was designed to support s…]]>
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A Gamecock Odyssey https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891620/A-Gamecock-Odyssey
Meet the coaches, athletes, and notable characters that laid the foundation for today's Gamecock Nation.

The summer of 1971 was especially hot in Columbia and not just because of the w…]]>
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Steady and Measured https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891618/Steady-and-Measured
Reassesses the career of Benner C. Turner, the polarizing African American president at South Carolina State during the civil rights era

Travis D. Boyce considers the full sweep of Benn…]]>
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At Home in the Heart of the Horseshoe https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891389/At-Home-in-the-Heart-of-the-Horseshoe
A pictorial and narrative tour of a historic landmark at the center of the university's original campus

The University of South Carolina was founded in 1801 on a modest parcel of land n…]]>
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