uscpress.com - Education Policy & History https://uscpress.com/ University of South Carolina in Focus https://uscpress.com/book-post/4424375/University-of-South-Carolina-in-Focus
A vivid portrait of one of the South's most beautiful college campuses

Chartered in 1801 and built upon a twenty-four-acre parcel of undeveloped land east of what is today the South Car…]]>
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The Power of the Plan https://uscpress.com/book-post/4424247/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/4424278/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/4424302/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/4424314/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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Invisible No More https://uscpress.com/book-post/4424344/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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Schooling the Movement https://uscpress.com/book-post/4424345/Schooling-the-Movement
A fresh examination of teacher activism during the civil rights movement

Southern Black educators were central contributors and activists in the civil rights movement. They contributed…]]>
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Come Along with Me https://uscpress.com/book-post/4424458/Come-Along-with-Me
The first Black woman graduate of the University of South Carolina recounts a life of activism and service

Come Along with Me is a compelling memoir of resilience, activism, and breaki…]]>
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Blurred Boundaries https://uscpress.com/book-post/4424433/Blurred-Boundaries
How the COVID-19 pandemic revealed gendered inequities in academic labor—and how to overcome them

Although the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020 proved universally challenging, women…]]>
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A Gamecock Odyssey https://uscpress.com/book-post/4424401/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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