Folds of Honor is celebrating a record year of educational scholarship awards, made possible by supporters across the country. For the 2026–2027 academic year, the organization awarded more than 13,000 scholarships valued at nearly $60 million...
University of Phoenix announced a new academic agreement with York Technical College that supports building pathways from community college coursework to higher education degree opportunities at the University. The agreement allows eligible...
Legacy Early College (LEC), Greenville’s largest Title I school, broke ground Thursday, Nov. 5, on its new campus in West Greenville. Scholars, families,donors and community leaders gathered at the 55-acre site at 504 West Marion Road to mark...
Becky Jo Davis Clark is the 2026 recipient of the Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) Foundation’s Philanthropist of the Year award. Officials from the Foundation note that this is their highest and most prestigious honor reserved for...
Patrick Wechter has been named interim director of Clemson University’s Sandhill Research and Education Center in Columbia, effective Nov. 1, 2026. Wechter succeeds Kathy Coleman, who had served as Sandhill’s director since 2015. “I am grateful...
Erskine College announced that it will offer a multidisciplinary Master of Arts in International Studies degree, beginning in fall 2027. The program is designed to be completed in one year with courses offered primarily online.
Lead sponsorship expands after-school and summer opportunities for Spartanburg children.
The GE Vernova Foundation today celebrated the official launch of Engineers of Change in Greenville, with the first students beginning programming this fall. The launch event brought together GE Vernova leadership, local government officials,...
Passionate about the future of Converse University, philanthropists Gillian and Mike Goodrich are donating $2 million to support the institution’s mission and strengthen its impact. A long-time supporter of Converse, Gillian White Goodrich ’68 has...
The Ritedose Corporation has forged a new partnership with Newberry College to provide targeted leadership training and professional development opportunities for select Ritedose employees through the college’s Organizational Development and...
Higher Education's Campus Improvements Higher education is getting a makeover. Across the state millions of dollars are being invested into infrastructure and campus improvements designed to make South Carolina's universities and colleges larger,...
South Carolina is spending $10 million to help more teachers pay off or erase their student loans.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Oct. 5, 2026) - Legendary Exits, a Greenville-based exit planning and growth advisory firm for business owners, today launched a free assessment and 28-day email course to help business owners prepare for life after the...
While South Carolina State University is the least compliant with the state's "program productivity" standards, it’s far from the only public university offering degrees with little-to-no participation.
Erskine College was recently awarded a $3 million grant through the Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program. The award, called the Erskine Forward grant, will provide support in a wide variety of areas, with funds made...
South Carolina teachers have a new opportunity to refinance their student loans at a 2-percent fixed rate and, in some cases, receive loan forgiveness in return for teaching in the state’s public schools. The new programs offered by South Carolina...
High-dollar upgrades to athletic facilities remain essential to fans, team personnel, players and prospects, even in an era where sponsorship contracts and court-mandated revenue sharing for players has reshaped the sport.
For 30 years, the South Carolina Charter Schools Act has stood as one of our state’s most consequential public education reforms. Public charter schools are public, tuition-free schools that give families additional options and educators room to create distinctive programs within a framework of public accountability. Generations of South Carolina students have benefited from those […]
Furman University has announced that it is bringing together the Center for Innovative Leadership (CIL), graduate studies, and Furman’s institutes into one hub: The Furman Innovation Lab (iLab). The iLab prepares organizations and individuals to...
The Meyer Center for Special Children recently celebrated the opening of its first inclusive 4K classroom with a ribbon-cutting at its Rutherford Road campus, recognizing Pacolet Milliken, LLC, whose $200,000 grant made the program possible. Six...