uscpress.com - Education Policy & History https://uscpress.com/ University of South Carolina in Focus https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410215/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…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 My Tour through the Asylum https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410347/My-Tour-through-the-Asylum
The life story of a South Carolina champion of education and his transformation from segregationist to integrationist

Immortalized in the writings of his most famous student, best-selli…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 From the Desk of the Dean https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410316/From-the-Desk-of-the-Dean
Deans and former deans map the recent past and contemplate the immediate future of liberal arts and sciences education

For those who have devoted their lives to teaching, learning, and…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 A Gamecock Odyssey https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410256/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…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 Steady and Measured https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410252/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…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 From Educational Experiment to Standard Bearer https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410226/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…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 Struggling to Learn https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410103/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…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 Creating the South Caroliniana Library https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410084/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…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 Wil Lou Gray https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410091/Wil-Lou-Gray
In Wil Lou Gray: The Making of a Southern Progressive from New South to New Deal, Mary Macdonald Ogden examines the first fifty years of the life and work of South Carolina's Wil Lou Gray (188…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 At Home in the Heart of the Horseshoe https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410349/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…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800